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History
THE BIG PICTURE: The History of Power
During its 135-year history, POWER magazine’s pages have reflected the fast-changing evolution of the technologies and markets that characterize the world’s power sector today. —Copy and artwork by Sonal Patel, a POWER associate editor
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Legal & Regulatory
The U.S.’s War on Coal Is Purported to Be Over—What About the Rest of the World?
The Trump administration unabashedly supports coal, and regulations designed to phase out its use in U.S. power production are being reviewed. But while other nations continue to rely on coal for much of their power, they also are increasing their use of natural gas and renewables, including heavyweight coal users such as China and India. […]
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History
135th Anniversary—The History of POWER magazine
POWER magazine was launched in 1882, just as the world was beginning to grasp the implications of a new, versatile form of energy: electricity. During its 135-year history, the magazine’s pages have reflected the fast-changing evolution of the technologies and markets that characterize the world’s power sector today. The History of POWER is the History […]
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History
135th Anniversary—Excerpts from the pages of POWER (SLIDESHOW)
POWER magazine—the oldest-running trade publication for power generators in the world—has since its establishment in 1882 been a valuable resource for business and technology developments. Here are compelling excerpts from the magazine’s voluminous pages over the 14 decades it has been published. [Scroll down for full content.] Source: POWER magazine archives. All rights reserved. —Sonal […]
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Legal & Regulatory
Improved Emission Controls and State-of-the-Art Ash Handling Extend Gallatin’s Life
It may not be the newest plant in the Tennessee Valley Authority fleet, but the Gallatin Fossil Plant has been retrofitted with some of the latest technology available to the coal power industry. It’s got
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Coal
Rihand: A Model for India’s Coal Transformation
The country’s ever-increasing need for electricity means coal will continue to be a large part of its power generation, and this NTPC facility is at the forefront of expanding capacity while improving its
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Coal
Major Engineering and Equipment Company Builds-to-Own Its First Coal Plant
Given the opportunity to help India’s bread basket alleviate a chronic power shortage, a major engineering, construction, and manufacturing firm built its first 1,400-MW coal-fired power plant in just 54
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Legal & Regulatory
Gas and Electric: How Disparate Industries Are Working Together
Electric generation and natural gas, both important to each other, have differing cultures, vocabularies, and histories, so making them work together has been a challenge. Glut. That word describes the state
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Commentary
Why Recurrent Problems Persist: Getting to the Root Cause
If recurrent problems are occurring at your plant, it could be an organizational issue rather than an equipment design deficiency. There are a number of reasons that root causes are overlooked. Understanding
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Research and Development
Microturbine Market Ready to Expand
Deployment of microturbine energy technology has been slow to develop, but analysts predict growth on the horizon as more businesses use the small units to power their facilities and reduce their carbon