In This Issue
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CoalXuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
A remarkable retrofit at Xuzhou Unit 3 boosted the 320-MW subcritical coal unit’s efficiency to beyond 43.56%—higher than all existing Chinese supercritical units, and even many ultrasupercritical units
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Plant DesignEfficiency a Priority at Caofeidian Coal Power Plant
Coal power may be struggling in some parts of the world, but it’s doing just fine in China. New plants are coming online featuring state-of-the-art technology. Two ultrasupercritical units added at the
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CoalDigitization Drives Efficiency at Turkish Coal Plant
The CENAL TES, or Karabiga, power plant in Turkey is a model for the use of high-performance technology and digital software to power an ultrasupercritical coal-fired facility. Coal continues to be the primary
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CoalKhargone: India’s High Efficiency Leap
Indian power giant NTPC commissioned the second unit of the vast 1,320-MW Khargone Super Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh this March, completing its first ultrasupercritical power plant. The project’s
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CoalSuccess Through Engineered Upgrades and a Focus on Behavior
It sounds kind of strange, but you don’t always know, what you don’t know. That was the case at a Thai coal plant. When it started burning Indonesian subbituminous coal, operators didn’t know how dusty
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T&DElectric Transmission Grid Problems and Solutions
Many of the electric transmission grids in service around the world were designed and built more than a half century ago. While changes and upgrades have obviously been made over the years, the systems were
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NewsPandemic Brings Pause, but Future Looks Bright
The solar power industry has been hammered by the global lockdowns due to the coronavirus, but technology advancements that continue to lower costs point to a rapid recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has not been
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NuclearHow to Build an On-Time, On-Budget Nuclear Power Plant
Building a new nuclear power plant is challenging. Nuclear construction projects always seem to be behind schedule and over budget. Even in the late 1960s and early 1970s—arguably nuclear power’s
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Supply ChainsThe Growing Strain of Power Sector Supply Chain Disruptions
Power sector supply chains, hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are feeling the double whammy of uncertainty posed by a broad U.S. executive order. As was clear at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s
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NewsSouth Korea Forays into Gas Turbine Manufacturing
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) this summer made major strides to establish itself at the core of South Korea’s strategy to become only the fifth country to own an independent gas turbine
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NewsPOWER Digest [August 2020]
Utility Expects New Schedule for Olkiluoto 3 Reactor. Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said it expects to soon receive the revised schedule from the Areva-Siemens consortium for the commissioning of the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR. Fuel loading of the reactor, which was planned for June, has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and other […]
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RenewablesOil and Gas Field Operations Increasingly Reliant on Renewable Power
More oil and gas companies are ditching diesel and natural gas generation for renewables to power field operations, a new study from IHS Markit suggests. The market research company says it has so far tallied
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Connected PlantEquipment Showcase: Instrumentation and Control
The power generation industry is constantly evolving, with advanced technologies becoming more ubiquitous in power plants. Along with this evolution, instrumentation and control equipment continues to be key
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NewsGood Biomass: An Inside Look at Producing Sustainable Wood Pellets
As the world combats a health pandemic, it is simultaneously fighting a drawn-out battle with climate change. As the Paris agreement reaches its fifth year, the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, and other
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NewsOperational Ergonomics Key to Dominion Energy Control Room Upgrade
Dominion Energy, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is among the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy. To help power its communities, Dominion Energy employs 16,200 people to operate its
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Legal & RegulatorySupreme Court Revives Most Uses of NWP 12, Amid Uncertainty
In a one-paragraph, unsigned order issued July 6, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated most uses of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) for pipeline and utility trenching and
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NuclearLicense Renewals Could Modernize U.S. Nuclear; Supply Base Will Need to Keep Pace
Nuclear power plants approaching license expiration are faced with three options: obtain initial license renewal to continue operations (nine U.S. units have not yet received an extension of their initial
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NewsChina Seeks Grid Parity for Renewable Energy
Developers of renewable energy projects in China are ramping up efforts to move their installations forward, after delays from the coronavirus pandemic slowed the government’s plan to have solar and wind
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Connected PlantThe Role of Virtual Power Plants in a Decentralized Power Grid
Virtual power plants are becoming a driving force in the power sector. This article explains how they enable utilities and aggregators to pool production from multiple plants and distributed sources, achieving
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BusinessUnlocking Big Value for Utility Piping Systems
Up to 40% of a power plant’s piping is above-ground utility piping. Choosing the right joining method can help maximize efficiencies and have an outsized impact on overall project economics. The power
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NewsUK Banks on Energy Storage
The market for energy storage is growing quickly in the UK, with investment companies helping develop projects and noting it could help spur the power sector’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Though
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CoalChina’s Economic Recovery Will Be Powered by Coal
Like many countries, China’s economy is recovering from the lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike many countries, China is using coal to do so. This is not the first time China spurred its