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Siemens’ CEO: Sale of Turbine Unit Just ‘Media Speculation’
by Darrell Proctor on June 19, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Siemens Chief Executive Joe Kaeser on June 19 said reports last week that the German engineering company was considering a sale of its gas turbines […]
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Analysts: Coal Generation Will Plummet More Than 70%
by Darrell Proctor on June 19, 2018 at 3:11 pm
About half the world’s power will be generated by wind and solar resources by 2050. Generation from coal will drop more than 70% from today’s […]
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EPA Shifts Oversight of Coal Ash to a State for First Time
on June 19, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Scott Pruitt said the move gives oversight to "the officials who have intimate knowledge of the facilities and the environment in their state." […]
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Memo: Siemens ‘Committed’ to Gas Turbines Unit
by Darrell Proctor on June 15, 2018 at 7:20 pm
Siemens still hasn’t commented on reports it could be looking to sell its gas turbine business. But the managing board member responsible for the […]
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Video Viewpoint: What Happens Next in the Trump/FERC Stalemate?
on June 15, 2018 at 2:27 pm
The Trump administration says grid security requires subsidizing coal and nuclear plants, but FERC disagreed. What happens now? […]
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TEPCO Exec: Daini Plant Will Be Decommissioned
by Darrell Proctor on June 14, 2018 at 6:35 pm
A Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) executive on June 14 said the utility is prepared to decommission the four idle units at its Fukushima Daini nuclear plant […]
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PennWell Partners with Folds of Honor Foundation
on June 14, 2018 at 2:44 pm
In commemoration of Flag Day, PennWell Corp. is partnering with the Folds of Honor Foundation to raise money for military families. […]
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Siemens Reportedly Considering Sale of Gas Turbine Business
by Sonal Patel on June 14, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Siemens AG, the parent company of Siemens Power and Gas, is contemplating the sale of its lucrative but lately troubled gas turbine business, according to one […]
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Sanctions Slapped on Russian Entities for U.S. Grid Cyber Intrusions
by Sonal Patel on June 14, 2018 at 12:58 pm
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on June 11 slapped sanctions on five Russian firms and three Russian individuals for several “significant” […]
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Consumers Energy Plans Ending Coal Use, Boosting Renewables Through 2040
on June 13, 2018 at 7:58 pm
Much of that renewable power would come from 5,000 MW of solar to be added throughout the 2020s. […]
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FERC: There Is No Grid Emergency
by Darrell Proctor on June 13, 2018 at 6:42 pm
President Trump wants to provide financial support to struggling coal and nuclear power plants. He’s told the Department of Energy (DOE) to make it […]
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Navajo Generating Station Customer Lands Near-Record Low Solar Contract
on June 13, 2018 at 3:19 pm
The lease comes as various parties are working to prevent the plant's closure.&nbs […]
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Coal-Fired Shiras Steam Plant Mothballed
on June 13, 2018 at 2:21 pm
A gas plant and outside power purchases will be used to replace the plant's capacity. […]
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AI System May Save Coal Plant $1 Million Annually
on June 12, 2018 at 10:11 pm
The AI system from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems was added to Unit 2 at Taiwan Power Company’s Linkou Thermal Power Plant. […]
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GE Will Cut Jobs, End Manufacturing at Virginia Plant
by Darrell Proctor on June 11, 2018 at 11:55 pm
General Electric’s (GE’s) power unit has said it will end manufacturing operations at its plant in Salem, Virginia, next year, with more than 260 […]
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Tests Incorporating AI in Coal Plant Boiler Combustion Tuning Reap Big Results
by Sonal Patel on June 11, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Tests of a boiler combustion tuning system employing artificial intelligence (AI) at a Taiwanese coal-fired power unit verify improvements to fuel economy that […]
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Employees Safe After Tornado Hits Dry Fork Coal Plant in Wyoming
by Sonal Patel on June 8, 2018 at 1:21 pm
Employees at Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s 385-MW coal-fired Dry Fork Station are all safe after a tornado touched down at the plant’s site in […]
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Firm Seeks to Buy Navajo Generating Station
on June 7, 2018 at 9:21 pm
The potential buyer addressed the Central Arizona Water Conservation board.&nbs […]
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Colorado Utility Plans to Retire Coal Plants, Add Renewables
on June 7, 2018 at 2:28 pm
The coal-fired units affected are at Xcel’s 1,410-MW Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo. […]
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Arizona Miners to Rally in Support of Navajo Generating Station
on June 6, 2018 at 1:58 pm
The Hopi Tribe and coal mining groups last month sue the operator of an Arizona aqueduct system to halt the plant's closure. […]
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