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India’s Power Ministry, despite the country facing shortages of electricity in recent years and as recently as the past month, said it plans to reduce the amount of power generation from at least 81 of the country’s 173 coal-fired power plants over the next four years. The agency, in a letter dated May 26 that […]

The state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) is responsible for supplying electricity to the Cuban population and the national economy. This is a complex process in which more than 50,000 workers intervene, highlighted Jorge Armando Cepero Hernández, UNE’s general director during a recent press conference. The executive explained that electrical energy is produced with a generation fleet […]

It’s been another news-filled year in the power industry. The following stories were the top 10 traffic-getters posted in 2021 on POWER’s website. Did you see them all as they were released? 10. Mitsubishi Power Developing 100% Ammonia-Capable Gas Turbine Mitsubishi Power is developing a 40-MW class gas turbine that can directly combust 100% ammonia […]

Despite exacting a heavy environmental and financial toll, routine flaring remains a persistent practice in the oil and gas sector. This gas could be captured and used for productive purposes, but a lot of it simply isn’t. While flaring levels are down 5% from 2019, this is still a huge amount—142 billion m3/yr in fact. […]

The grid must accommodate more inverter-based generation and adequately handle the bi-directional flow of electricity, but it must also apply alternative grid configurations and coordinate planning and operations across multiple participants and jurisdictions. That’s the vision Michael Pesin, deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Grid Research and Development division, outlined in […]

As the energy sector transforms and innovates into a decarbonized, digitalized industry, it is crucial that talent pools are available with the right balance of skills and experience to deliver the projects and operations needed for a brighter tomorrow. NES Fircroft, a staffing company dedicated to providing the skilled engineers and technical workforce needed to […]

The initial applications of AI platforms for renewable energy were mainly focused on failure prediction and anomaly detection. While these applications remain important to the industry, the scope of uses of AI in renewables has greatly increased. Early AI platforms primarily used SCADA data for predictions, while modern platforms can ingest and utilize SCADA, event, […]

From hydro to geothermal to nuclear to coal, water plays a crucial role in power generation. And regardless of where you are in the value chain or what type of power plant you operate, Xylem’s industrial water experts can help you master the water cycle in ways that reduce effort, energy and waste. With our […]

If you’ve seen the musical “Cabaret,” you know that “money makes the world go ‘round” in a variety of ways. While it may not indeed make the power and energy sectors “go ‘round,” money does

The policies and policy makers have been set what does this mean for you. With the new party leading the country some of the policies that were put on the back burner will come to the front again and new standards will be discussed with a look into what the industry might be expecting in […]

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2, 2021 — Enverus, the leading global energy data analytics and SaaS technology company, released today its initial suite of solutions for the Power & Renewables market. Built on a foundation of the most comprehensive data and analytics capabilities available, these products enable project and infrastructure tracking with full source documents, investment […]

Today’s competitive environment demands automation solutions that increase plant efficiency and profitability. Control system performance can significantly impact your bottom line. Leveraging automation capabilities through simplified, cost-effective migration to a new technology, while optimizing current investments is a key to success. A well-designed approach coupled with right technologies can help ease out challenges posed by […]

The ultrasonic sensor is the foundation for a reliable gas flow measurement in today’s power plant emissions stacks. Therefore, optimum adaptation of the sensor for a specific application is critical to obtain best meter performance. In this webinar, you’ll learn about innovative sensor solutions for challenging application conditions, as seen in very wet and high […]

Analytics has the potential to deliver an economic impact of between $4 trillion and $11 trillion by 2025, according to McKinsey & Company. It presents a massive opportunity, but also massive confusion. Where to start? How to start? What models to apply where? What types of problems can analytics solve? Advanced analytics can transition power […]

How has the current pandemic accelerated the rate of implementation of digitalization and technologies? For the past 15 months, both the power generation and chemical processing sectors were pushed toward a greater level of remote communications, remote monitoring, and increased pandemic-mitigation protocols. In this webinar, end-users will share their experiences with digital twins, remote operation […]

For energy professionals, data sources are multiplying at a rate that the human mind can no longer keep up with. If you are addressing multiple regions, or countries, you will also be faced with uneven quality and disparate formats. How do you automate the entire collection, processing and some of the fundamental and predictive analysis […]

The economics of power generation has been upended over the past several years. Utilities and power producers have faced increasing challenges, particularly those with aging generation fleets. In addition, the move to renewable and distributed sources of electricity generation has forced them to be more efficient and change their operation profile. However, economic and technological […]

Top quality Ultrasonic Clamp on flow meters are used in all sorts of applications for liquid, gas and steam. One of the applications uses the low flow capability of these meters. Valve leakage is an efficiency deficit. One application in particular is monitoring attemperator spray valve leakage. Use of a superior technology enables Ultrasonic Flow […]

This webinar will discuss current trends in the on-demand power generation space—specifically aero-derivatives—examining a variety of applications in diverse global markets, with an emphasis on the role aero-derivatives play in grid stabilization. In addition, we will look at how on-demand power needs are evolving in response to increased levels of intermittent renewable power sources and […]

HOUSTON, TX, April 21 – The 5th Annual Connected Plant Conference is proud to announce Eastman Chemical as the host Chemical Process Industries (CPI) sponsor. The 2021 event will convene at The Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, August 30 – September 2. Hosted by Chemical Engineering and POWER magazines, the Connected Plant Conference will […]

If you were alive and living in the U.S. during the 1970s, you probably remember waiting in long lines to fill your car with fuel. Yet, gasoline wasn’t the only item in short supply during the “Me Decade”—natural gas was seemingly running out and electricity demand was growing so much that new power plants were […]

COMMENTARY Throughout my career—and also POWER magazine’s long history—thermal power generation has been the greatest source of dispatchable electricity generation. In my view, policymakers have run a very good and smooth evolution of power generation diversity off the rails. The Biden Administration and Democrat Congress policies constitute an anti-American war on carbon. These policies, if […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (March 16, 2021) — AES Indiana, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), announced today it will help ensure all practices and games for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship being hosted in Indianapolis are powered by renewable energy. AES Indiana will purchase renewable energy credits (RECs) and apply them toward […]

The regulatory group that oversees Texas’ deregulated power market has identified eight areas the agency will focus on as it continues to study the state’s response to a mid-February storm that left millions of electricity customers without power for several days. Texas power customers, along with electricity generators and retail power providers, continue to grapple […]

Even in a pandemic, energy innovators are developing blockchain technology to implement powerful changes. From automating crude oil trading to amplifying the impact of renewable energy sources, innovations harnessing blockchain technology are likely to change the energy industry in profound ways. Inventors, enterprises, and investors who act today to obtain patent protection for their early […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) new leadership team is a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of experience across the power sector and academia. The names announced Jan. 21 include Kelly Speakes-Backman, who has served as the first CEO of the Energy Storage Association (ESA) and was a keynote speaker at POWER’s […]

I think most people know that there are a lot of people around the world who don’t have access to electricity. The International Energy Agency has said the number is about 860 million with the majority of

Interest in hydrogen is growing, with demand increasing rapidly. It is clear that the next significant transformation in the energy transition will be based on the hydrogen economy, transforming green

The terms “cloud” and “edge” are used frequently by tech-savvy power industry professionals, but what do they mean and how are they changing plant operations? To get an insider’s perspective, POWER posed the question to Akshay Patwal, strategic business manager with Siemens Energy. Patwal leads the development and commercialization of digital business transformation projects, using […]

Each year, the Connected Plant Conference, presented by POWER and Chemical Engineering, recognizes people who are in the front line of implementing digital technologies in the power and chemical process industries. This year, we congratulate the following winners of the “Game Changer” awards, who will be honored at the Connected Plant Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, […]