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Renewables
[UPDATED] Viewpoints on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Abridged
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed carbon rules for existing power plants amassed more than 1.6 million remarks before the public comment period ended on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of what states, regulators, industry groups, and environmental alliances told the agency about its Clean Power Plan. States Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, […]
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Renewables
E.ON to Spin Off Its Power Generation Business
E.ON—a major investor-owned energy supplier that manages facilities across Europe, Russia, North America, Brazil, and Turkey—announced this week that it will embark on a new corporate strategy focused on renewables, distribution networks, and customer solutions, while combining its power generation, global energy trading, and exploration and production businesses into a new, independent company. “We are […]
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Gas
Oil Price Collapse Poses Threats to U.S. Shale Gas Boom
The drop in world oil prices, given added impetus by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) decision on Nov. 27 not to cut production, may pose a threat to shale gas production in the U.S. Crude oil prices have fallen substantially since reaching a peak of around $110/barrel this past July, hitting a low […]
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Partner Content
Is the 5500sc Silica Analyzer on Your Wishlist?
FULFILL YOUR HOLIDAY WISHLIST WITH THE 5500sc SILICA ANALYZER
Have you thought about how you would spend your Hach Holiday Product Bonus? How about a new silica analyzer for your Power Plant?
Here are some suggestions on how to spend $10,000 and get $500 in Hach Holiday Product Bonus:Purchase: 5500sc Silica Analyzer
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Renewables
Top Plant: Solana Generating Station, Maricopa County, Arizona
The Solana Generating Station ( solana in Spanish means “sunny spot”) is built on a 1,920-acre site near Gila Bend, about an hour’s drive west of Phoenix. According to Abengoa, which owns the facility
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O&M
Wind Turbine Generator Maintenance: What to Expect and Why
Over the past few years, wind generation projects have become prominent features of the North American landscape and of the utility infrastructure. In spite of their variable production load onto the grid
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O&M
Coal-Fired Power Plant Heat Rate Improvement Options, Part 2
In recent years several EPRI projects have explored different aspects of heat rate improvements. This article, following Part 1 in the November 2014 issue of POWER , reviews results of implementing heat rate
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O&M
Assessing and Prioritizing Structural Repairs to Material-Handling Systems
Material-handling systems at coal-fired power plants operate nearly continuously in harsh conditions for decades. Temperatures, moisture, overload conditions, and collisions from equipment can take a toll on
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Coal
Tricky Business: Taking Down Old Coal Plants
Austin, Texas, is one of the hottest real-estate markets in the U.S. One of the prime new properties in the Texas capital is Seaholm, a $130 million project on some eight acres of prime downtown land