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Backed by EPRI, major utilities launch initiative to accelerate economy-wide deep decarbonization

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced this week that they are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. With the increase of decarbonization goals from private companies and governments, existing technology is not enough to achieve these targets. The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) is an international

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A key late stage in the life of the retired San Onofre nuclear plant was completed this weekend, although the next move is uncertain. Crews safely stored the last of 73 spent nuclear fuel canisters in the Holtec dry storage system. Holtec International is contractor in the decommissioning efforts at San Onofre, which was closed by owner Southern California Edison

Can your home battery help power the grid in times of need?

Southern California Edison and Sunrun work together to form one of the largest virtual power plants. How can homes with solar plus battery systems supply energy to the power grid when it needs it the most? With the help of Sunrun and customers, it is one of the questions Southern California Edison expects to answer by creating one of the country’s

Air Pollution Control Equipment Services

When Kennedy said we would send a man to the moon, people were doubtful this could — or should — happen. History may paint a rosier picture, but in 1969, only 47 percent of the public supported the moon landing. They weren’t necessarily on board, but for the teams of scholars, researchers, scientists and engineers working around the clock, failure

Instrumentation & Controls

The new decade presents the energy industry with a host of challenges. The increasing rate of energy consumption, the modernization of the electric grid, the record-setting demand for renewable energy sources, and the need for environmentally-responsible generation in a changing climate will require new and better modes of generation. Today’s power producers are tasked with operating more efficiently and ethically

Coronavirus puts utility resource management in focus

Each year, the U.S. federal government gives states and hospitals approximately $1bn for disaster preparedness. That is more than the entire healthcare budget of many Third World countries. Healthcare experts say if coronavirus, known as COVID-19, a respiratory disease originating in China, spreads widely in the United States one of the biggest challenges will be staffing hospitals. Without a vaccine,

S&C Electric insights on grid resiliency and reliability

S&C Electric has a unique, long-term view on the switching and protection sides of the power grid, having designed and manufactured products for 109 years. …

Coal

The Tennessee Valley Authority has found potential homes for ash stored at a former coal-fired power plant it closed two years ago. Coal ash stored at the forme…

Coal

The energy business consists of several multi-trillion dollar ecosystems that, depending on where you look or who you ask, are slowly evolving, being disrupted,…

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former top executives with South Carolina utilities of defrauding investors about the V.C. Summer Nu…

Barakah plant startup brings nuclear energy to Arabian peninsula

The Arab world’s first nuclear power plant is ready to begin operations. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) and subsidiary Nawah Energy Co. have announc…

Boilers

When I began my power industry career years ago (initially in the chemistry lab of a coal-fired power plant), the criticality of proper chemistry control of ste…

Illuminating the Path to Successful Solar Construction

Navigating the dimly lit road of utility-scale solar requires the collaboration, continuity and experience of engineering-led EPC firms. Within the span of one …

MHPS helping Colombian gas-fired plant expand to 566 MW, combined-cycle

Colombian utility Termocandelaria is ordering steam and gas turbine upgrades for expanding its 324-MW Cartagena power plant. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems an…

Gas

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, which promises to revolutionize power generation worldwide, is expanding by historic leaps and bounds in the U.S. and …