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O&M
Managing the Changing Profile of a Combined Cycle Plant
With the growing need for operational flexibility across the power industry, the combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) fleet is increasingly being subjected to load-following and cyclic operation. This change in
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Gas
Recent Innovations from Gas Turbine and HRSG OEMs
There is no hotter market in power generation than gas. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. is projected to add just under 60 GW of new generating capacity between 2013 and 2017
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Renewables
The Word for Gas Is “Flexibility”
With the gas-fired power sector in continual flux, blessed by plentiful gas supplies but faced with uncertain fuel costs and competition from intermittent renewable generation, plant owners must make
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O&M
Fuel Flexibility Is the Gift That Keeps Giving
All power plants must continually strive to control operating expenses, but it is particularly important for coal-fired facilities to cut costs these days to stay competitive while meeting ever-more-stringent
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Renewables
HECO Successfully Cofires Biofuel as No. 6 Oil Substitute
All states were not created equal, particularly when it comes to indigenous reserves of fossil fuels. North Dakota is experiencing a boom in oil production, which has increased almost 10-fold since 2005, and
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HR
New Technology Is Key to Recruiting New Power Workforce
It is an exciting time to be a part of the energy industry. New technology is being developed in almost every sector of the business. The coal industry is working on carbon capture and storage solutions
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O&M
MISO Prepares for Hurricane Season
Todd Hillman As hurricane season begins this year, utilities across the Gulf Coast will have a new partner as they work to keep the lights on after extreme weather events. Starting in late 2013, the
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Cybersecurity
Just Hop on the Bus, Gus: 13 Ways to Hack a Power Plant
Forty years ago, musical genius Paul Simon outlined “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” In New Orleans in early April at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference, Mike Firstenberg of Waterfall Security Solutions laid out
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Renewables
The Dynamic Challenge of Integrating Variable Resources
The share of non-hydro renewables in total U.S. power generation shot up to 6.5% in 2013 from 2.4% in 2003, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The past five years alone have been
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HR
Veterans Bring Needed Skills to the Utility Industry
We all know someone who either is, or was, in the military. In fact, many utility industry professionals were once in the military themselves. Personnel learn many valuable lessons in the armed forces