natural gas

A Maryland-based power generation development group said its new 1.8-GW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in West Virginia will include carbon capture technology, as the company continues to expand its decarbonization platform. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) on Dec. 12 said the new CPV Shay Energy Center will be located in Doddridge County, West Virginia. CPV […]

More companies are providing software and automation technology to the power generation sector, particularly as newer forms of electricity production increase their market share. Emerson is among those groups, with its technology providing a single, integrated, secure platform that is independent of plant type or the equipment originally installed at a generation facility. James Fraser, […]

Power generators are exploring how they can retrofit coal-fired power plants to enable co-firing with ammonia, part of their strategy to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). The latest project to look at the concept is led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), which on Dec.  7 announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]

It’s always difficult to select winners from the field of nominations submitted to POWER for its annual awards, and this year was no exception. The Wudongde Hydropower Station was the big winner, while

Tuas Power Generation will upgrade two of the four operating turbines at a gas-fired power plant in Singapore, part of the company’s efforts to make the facility more efficient and support government efforts to decarbonize the country’s power generation sector. Mitsubishi Power, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on Nov. 30 said it received a contract […]

Dublin, Ireland – November 24, 2022 – INNIO today announced that its Jenbacher engine technology has been selected by Winthrop Technologies to power a 60 megawatt (MW) hyperscale data center in Dublin, Ireland. INNIO will deliver 22 containerized Jenbacher engines, which can be converted to operate on hydrogen when the fuel is more readily available. […]

Government officials in the small South American country of Guyana have given the go-ahead for construction of a 300-MW natural gas-fired power plant, a facility that would represent a major expansion of the nation’s power generation capacity. Cabinet members on Nov. 10 approved the project, which President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said will help reduce […]

GREENVILLE, SC –October 11, 2022 – GE announced today the successful completion of the award negotiation phase for the company’s proposed project “Advanced Mixed Mode Combustor for Hydrogen F-Class Retrofit.” GE will receive $6.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to accelerate the […]

East Hartford, Conn., October 11, 2022 – HyAxiom Inc., a leading global fuel cell and hydrogen solutions provider, today signed an agreement with Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) and other parties to power a deep-sea liquefied natural gas carrier with a HyAxiom-developed solid oxide fuel cell to test the technology’s ability to cut carbon emissions from maritime […]

Pilsen, Czech Republic (Oct. 10, 2022) – Pilsen-based steam turbine producer Doosan Škoda Power has signed a contract with the company Elektrárny Opatovice (EOP) to replace a TG3 steam turbine. The continuing upgrade is expected to improve the quality and reliability of heat and power supply and contribute to better environmental conditions. Doosan Škoda Power […]