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When commissioning a new power plant, requirements for purified water can be large—often more than an unfinished plant can supply. When it’s time to bring in outside help, proper planning can help avoid problems and keep budgets under control. With all the complexity inherent in the commissioning of a power plant, the last thing anyone […]

Now that the political conventions are over and Americans must choose between two presidential candidates, the rhetoric around coal’s future continues to heat up. What neither candidate is telling you, however, is that no matter who is elected in November, no matter what the makeup of the next Congress is, America’s coal age is over. […]

In an abrupt turn, the UK government has signaled that it will carefully consider its backing of a deal to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, England, throwing French firm EDF’s July 28 final investment decision to proceed with construction of the EPR units into flux. Following a lengthy review process […]

EDF’s board of directors made a final investment decision on July 28, giving the go-ahead to construct two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, England. The decision means the company can move forward with the long-anticipated project. Several contracts will need to be executed, including with the British government, China General Nuclear Power […]

A divided Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Thursday approved Georgia Power Co.’s plans to investigate a new nuclear power project in Stewart County, with a time frame around 2030. Approval came in a 4–1 vote, with Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald in opposition. The vote represented a bit of a compromise. The Atlanta-based Southern Co. subsidiary, […]

Power and utility deals through Q2 2016 are already outstripping full-year totals for previous three years.

Westinghouse Electric’s recent purchase of Chicago Bridge and Iron’s (CB&I’s) nuclear construction segment is embroiled in a new legal challenge, as CB&I filed suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery on July 21 over a $2 billion claim related to the deal The dispute is rooted in post-closing “true-up” working capital adjustments related to the […]

More than 18.2 GW of wind power capacity is currently under construction or in advanced stages of development in the U.S., according to a report released on July 26 by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). That’s a lot of new capacity. In fact, it’s equivalent to roughly 25% of all currently installed U.S. wind […]

The U.S natural gas market may be poised for a return to its traditional volatility as record power burn and rapidly growing exports are colliding with flat production, analysts are beginning to warn. After years of growth from hydraulic fracturing, production in April 2016 fell year-over-year for the first time since 2006, according to the […]

While prestigious ARC Advisory Group confirms ABB as number one global DCS supplier, ABB announces Symphony Plus controls installed in 50,000 MW of power plants since 2011 introduction.
ABB has been recognized by the ARC Advisory Group as the global leader in distributed control systems (DCS) and as the number one positioned supplier of DCS.
From the ARC