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The CEO of Texas-based CPS Energy said March 6 that the utility wants to generate at least 50% of its power from renewable sources by 2040, part of a plan that includes the addition of 550 MW of battery storage, as it looks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. But the city-owned San Antonio […]

Marking a fresh development for the nation’s futile efforts to resolve a long-standing impasse on nuclear waste, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it could issue a license for Holtec International’s proposed consolidated interim storage (CIS) facility for used nuclear fuel in New Mexico by July 2020 or earlier. Holtec, a Camden, New Jersey–based supplier […]

The Supreme Court for the state of New Mexico affirmed a final order by state regulators to allow Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to replace lost generation from two shuttered units at its 1,800-MW coal-fired San Juan Regional Generation Station with coal and nuclear resources. The case stems from a petition filed by […]

The Connected Plant Game Changer Award recognizes those people who are leading the charge in implementing digital technologies in their field: either in the chemical process industries or in power generation. Nominations are open to individuals who have used tools associated with digitalization to contribute to innovation, solve a problem or make improvements, as well […]

Florida regulators on March 1 approved Florida Power & Light’s (FPL’s) plan to build a new $888 million natural gas-fired power plant, replacing an existing gas- and oil-fueled plant on the same site in Dania Beach that is being retired this year. The utility on Thursday also announced the opening of four new solar power […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more than a dozen significant changes to the Obama administration’s final 2015 rule governing disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) by the nation’s power generators. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on March 1 signed the first of two rules that propose to amend the 2015 rule, saying the changes […]

February 28, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting at the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Forum, taking place March 5-7 in Houston.  The 2018 agenda for the forum features presentations from around the world, presented by the world’s foremost experts on HRSG and related equipment.
Daniel Azukas of Sargent & Lundy is presenting Remaining Useful Life Assessment of

February 28, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting at the International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference, which takes place March 7-9, in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Marc Lemmons of Sargent & Lundy will address the Alberta government rule mandating that power generation from coal-fired sources be eliminated by 2030, with the lost capacity replaced with that

February 27, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting a wide range of papers at the upcoming 2018 Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC). The conference takes place March 5-7 in San Diego, California. The papers will cover current energy and environmental topics:
Exploring Oxidation and SCR Catalyst on Gas Fired Units, presented by Emily Kunkel and co-authored by Raj Gaikwad

No evidence exists that New England local gas distribution companies engaged in practices to withhold natural gas pipeline capacity on the Algonquin system to drive up gas or power prices in the region, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff revealed. FERC on February 27 closed an inquiry after conducting an “extensive review” of the allegations—which […]