PE Volume 119 Issue 10

Coal

It’s the largest annual forum for the power generation industry.

Nuclear

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a new and advanced technology in the U.S., yet manufacturers must meet design certification requirements similar to those used for large-scale nuclear reactors, with some differences.

Biomass

It’s an unusual sight–a semi truck raised on a ramp to a near-vertical orientation, its windshield pointing toward the clouds like a space ship ready to ascend into the heavens.

Batteries

California may soon become the U.S. leader in energy storage spurred by the 2013 California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) mandate that the state’s three largest public utilities have 1,325 MW of electricity storage in service by 2024.

Coal

Coal fired power plants are dusty places. The handling and transportation of coal creates dust.

News

New SO2 emission regulations in the U.S. and EU require some utility and power producers to retrofit new flue gas desulfurization (FGD) units to existing plants.

Coal

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly called “drones,” will play a greater role in wind turbine inspections, according to a report recently published by …

Over the past three years, the utility industry has become subject to numerous environmental regulations targeting the reduction of pollutants in air and solid …

Renewables

With more renewable energy coming online, and fossil fuel plants facing increasingly stringent regulations, utilities and systems operators are being challenged…

Coal

While the rest of the nation toggles between natural gas and renewables, Georgia maintains a strong commitment to building new nuclear….

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