POWERnews September 20, 2018
GE Gas Turbine Blade Issue Concerns Analyst
Lead analyst Stephen Tusa lowered J.P. Morgan’s rating on GE stock after “checks on two initial U.S. installations revealed failures of the first stage blade of GE's H-frame gas turbine,”…
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Vogtle’s Escalating Costs Concern Lawmakers, Stakeholders
The Vogtle nuclear expansion’s “ever-escalating” cost is concerning several members of Georgia’s General Assembly, according to a letter sent to partners building the much-delayed project. Twenty lawmakers from both houses…
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GE’s Reservoir helps utilities store the sun for a rainy day

With GE’s Reservoir storage technology, utilities can capture energy from the sun when it’s sunny, and store it in batteries for when it’s not. So renewable energy doesn’t go away just because the sun does.
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AP1000 Reactor Set for Commercial Operation in China
An AP1000 nuclear reactor at the Sanmen power plant in China will likely be the first of its kind to begin commercial operation, with reports saying the reactor could come…
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EIA Report Says Coal Still King on State-by-State Basis

A report this week from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows coal-fired power was still the major source of generation on a state-by-state basis in 2017, though natural gas-fueled…

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3-D Printed Gas Turbine Technology Marks ‘Game Changing’ Milestone
The world’s first 3-D printed burner for an industrial gas turbine has been in operation for one year with no reported issues. Siemens, which installed the burner for the 32.8-MW…
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Appeals Court Backs Illinois’ Nuclear Subsidies
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on September 13 upheld subsidies offered by Illinois to help struggling nuclear power plants. The court rejected arguments from power producers…
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APPrO 2018 - Innovation and Disruption

The pace of change in the energy sector is speeding up. APPrO 2018 is your best opportunity to hear about current thinking, business plans and commercial opportunities in the Canadian power market, while making key connections at the industry’s networking hub.
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  • Financial strategies for managing in a rapidly changing market
  • Data usage issues for the energy consumer
  • The expanding possibilities made possible by the new aggregators

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Oldest U.S. Nuclear Plant Shuts Down
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey, the oldest operating nuclear plant in the U.S., was shut down September 17. Workers marked the closure with a ceremony at…
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[VIDEO] An Iconic Nuclear Plant Shuts Down
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey, the oldest operating nuclear plant in the U.S., was shut down on September 17, 2018. For more, see “Oldest U.S. Nuclear…
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Renewed Vision Shines Light on Dormant Nuclear Site

A Wind Experiment: The Hornsdale Wind Farm

It's Time for a Macro-Grid Overlay in the U.S.

 

Industry Press Releases
California Gov. Brown Signs Historic Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Bill

X-energy Holds First Public Meeting on Its Xe-100 Advanced Reactor

Leading Japanese Enterprise IT Supplier Macnica Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with AutoGrid to Deploy Flexibility Management in Japan

Argonne’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Renewed for 5 Years

NATIONWIDE BOILER INC. SECURES LARGEST RENTAL PROJECT IN THEIR FIFTY-ONE YEAR HISTORY

France’s first offshore wind turbine produces electricity

Fluor Uses IBM Watson to Deliver Predictive Analytics Capability for Megaprojects