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Mozambique includes Coal, Gas and Hydro in Electricity Plan
on October 19, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Expected to cost in the region of $34 million, the master plan seeks to ensure a diversification of energy sources including hydropower, natural gas and coal. […]
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Reports: Trump Administration Supports GE Over Siemens in $15B Iraq Deal
by Darrell Proctor on October 19, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding on October 15 to develop power plants in the country with General Electric (GE). The Financial Times on October […]
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West Virginia Coal Plant Will Remain Open Until 2022
by Darrell Proctor on October 19, 2018 at 2:16 pm
FirstEnergy on October 18 said its coal-fired Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia will stay open until June 2022, after earlier announcing the plant would […]
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Distributed Energy Is Disrupting the Power Industry: Is the Sky Falling?
by Aaron Larson on October 18, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Utilities are faced with many disruptive changes in the power market. Customers are demanding cleaner energy and turning to distributed generation as a […]
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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn
by Sonal Patel on October 18, 2018 at 5:18 pm
BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is […]
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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways
by Sonal Patel on October 18, 2018 at 12:26 pm
The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the […]
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Dominion Files to Extend Operations at Surry Nuclear Plant to 80 Years
by Sonal Patel on October 18, 2018 at 9:27 am
Dominion Energy has filed an application to extend the operating licenses for two 45-year-old nuclear reactors at the Surry Power Station through 2052 and […]
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10-MW Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Demonstration Project Breaks Ground
by Sonal Patel on October 17, 2018 at 2:11 pm
First ground has been broken on a 10-MW pilot of a novel supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) technology, a $119 million project that will refine the sCO2 power […]
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Trump Administration may use Military Bases as Stations for Coal, Gas Exports
on October 15, 2018 at 7:42 pm
In an interview with The Associated Press, Zinke cast it as a matter of national security to ensure U.S. allies have access to affordable fuels. The Trump […]
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Test Your Knowledge: Competitive Maintenance Strategies
by POWER on October 15, 2018 at 5:12 pm
Competitive maintenance uses an analytical process and condition-monitoring tools to select the optimum maintenance strategy for each plant system. For […]
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Competitive Generators Look to the Supreme Court After Seventh Circuit Declines Rehearing on Nuclear Subsidies
by Sonal Patel on October 11, 2018 at 6:38 pm
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a case that challenges nuclear subsidies in Illinois, effectively dealing a blow to a group of […]
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Coal Silo Failures Reveal the Need for NDE Inspection
by Aaron Larson on October 11, 2018 at 3:37 pm
In July 2016, a coal silo collapsed at an Indiana power plant. The root cause was identified as cracking of the cone-to-skirt weld. Warnings to inspect this […]
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Orlando Utilities Commission is Host Utility for POWER-GEN International
on October 8, 2018 at 5:56 pm
In union with OUC’s role as host utility of POWER-GEN International, the utilities Board President Gregory D. Lee will be a keynote speaker on the […]
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Trump picks DOE Policy Leader McNamee to fill FERC Post
on October 4, 2018 at 4:21 pm
If approved, McNamee, who has led DOE’s Office of Policy since June, would replace Robert Powelson on the commission which regulates much of the […]
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Florence Flood Causes dam Breach at Duke Energy Plant
on September 24, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Duke Energy spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said the utility doesn't believe the breach at the L.V. Sutton Power Station poses a significant threat of increased […]
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Suitor for Navajo Coal Plant Drops Bid
on September 21, 2018 at 5:22 pm
The plant's coal supplier, Peabody Energy, launched a long-shot bid to find a buyer to save the 2,250-megawatt plant and the coal mine that has no other […]
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Navajos Travel to New York to Protest Deal for Coal-Fired Plant
on September 12, 2018 at 6:17 pm
New York-based Avenue Capital Group has said it's interested in purchasing the plant and is talking with tribal officials. It's also been pushing an Arizona […]
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Australian Magnate vows to Build 700-MW Coal-Fired Power Station
on September 11, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Palmer, leader of the United Australia Party and chairman of Waratah Coal, announced the new coal-fired plant in an interview and series of tweets Tuesday. In […]
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Ohio-based Utility Closing Coal-fired Plants
on August 31, 2018 at 4:26 pm
FirstEnergy Solutions said Wednesday it plans to shut down its remaining four coal plants by 2022. The three Ohio plants are on the Ohio River in Stratton. Its […]
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EPA Reconsiders Mercury rules for Power Plants
on August 30, 2018 at 7:32 pm
The EPA is looking at whether the 2012 rule on power plant emissions was necessary, among other issues. &nbs […]
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