POWERnews October 25, 2018
Reports: Trump Administration Supports GE Over Siemens in $15B Iraq Deal
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding on October 15 to develop power plants in the country with General Electric (GE). The Financial Times on October 18 said the $15 billion deal…
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Now Two AP1000 Reactors in Commercial Operation, Vogtle Makes Progress Too
Unit 1 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong, China, successfully completed a 168-hour full-power continuous operation test, meeting the requirement for commercial operation, State Power Investment Corp. Ltd.…
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Three Newly Approved CIP Reliability Standards for Cybersecurity Will Be Costly
Entities with industrial control systems (ICS) associated with bulk electric system (BES) operations must develop and implement plans that include security controls for supply chain management, the Federal Energy Regulatory…
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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn

BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is using the malware to target industrial networks…

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NRG Renews Emphasis on Retail with PPA-Free Renewables Service
NRG Energy, which recently shed a substantial portion of its competitive generation portfolio and has shifted efforts to stimulate growth of its retail business, has unveiled a simplified renewables procurement…
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Companies Will Collaborate on Blockchain Tool for U.S. Power Market
A subsidiary of grid operator PJM Interconnection has joined with a Switzerland-based group to build and evaluate a blockchain-based tool to help the U.S. power generation industry. Energy Web Foundation…
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West Virginia Coal Plant Will Remain Open Until 2022
FirstEnergy on October 18 said its coal-fired Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia will stay open until June 2022, after earlier announcing the plant would close in January of next…
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ServiceMax Launches New Predix ASM Software for Equipment Operators
Proactive equipment maintenance continues to be a priority for power plant operators. ServiceMax, a GE Digital company that provides field service management software, on October 25 announced it has launched…
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Industry Press Releases
Innovative Mercury Remediation System Has Been Successfully Demonstrated to Reduce Contamination in Power Plant Wastewater

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Charah Solutions Offers Innovative Thermal Process Technology for Fly Ash Beneficiation – MP618™

Controlled Thermal Resources launch environmentally sustainable lithium-geothermal project in California

The Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs to host the Jackson Hole Global Forum: Climate Solutions, Coal Communities, and Economic Diversification

Unprecedented power station asset sale announced

Endress+Hauser Releases Memograph M RSG45 Advanced Data Manager DIN Rail Version