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Coal
Types of Coal and Fuel Blending Tips for Coal Power Plants
There are a handful of reasons why coal-fired power plant managers may want to blend fuel, but often the driving factor is economics. While the cost of the delivered coal is an important aspect, there could be
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Energy Storage
Global Market Expanding for Battery Makers
The global market for batteries continues to grow, as demand for battery power accelerates across several industries, from electric vehicles (EVs) to electronic devices, and for energy storage in the power
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Gas
Phnom Penh Power Plant: An Investment for the Future of Cambodia
The Phnom Penh power station supports Cambodia’s decarbonization goals. The 200-MW facility’s 11 dual-fuel engines can operate on heavy fuel oil today, with a goal of using much-lower-emission natural gas
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T&D
Optimism Abounds as Infrastructure Projects Fuel Growth
Soon after COVID-19 first broke into the public consciousness in early 2020, panic filled the streets. I’ll be honest, I was nervous. The U.S. stock market plummeted roughly 35% over the course of about a
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Solar
Debunking Four Solar Energy Myths
Solar energy is already a significant part of the energy supply in the U.S., and it is poised to continue growing in the next few decades. In April, President Biden announced his target for the U.S. to achieve
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Nuclear
Radioactive Contamination and the Environment: Studying the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
More than 35 years have passed since a steam explosion and fires at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant caused massive amounts of radioactive material to be released into the environment. Time seems to have
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O&M
Redesign Can Increase Geothermal Turbine Efficiency
Geothermal power is increasingly cited as a renewable energy resource with a vast potential to make the world’s electricity supply more sustainable. Many areas utilizing geothermal are located where the heat
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O&M
Extending the Strength and Life of Tie Rod Bolts
Turbines are the backbone of power generation, so maintaining top performance of all their moving parts is important for continued, efficient operation. Tie rod bolts that connect gas turbine stages are susceptible to fretting fatigue at the edge of the contact region between the turbine rotors and the tie rod landings. Oxide particles can become […]
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Distributed Generation
A Brave New World of Reliability: ELCC, EIMs, and DERs
Market forces and government policy are driving clean energy deployment across the U.S. at a level that could impact reliability if not carefully implemented. State regulators, independent system operators
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Notebook
POWER Digest [September 2021]
LFP Battery Technology Chosen for Australia Project. Maoneng, an Australian renewable energy company, in August said its proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria state’s Mornington Peninsula