PE Volume 120 Issue 9

Boilers

Gas turbines have become an increasingly important part of the U.S. power generation mix, especially as regulatory and market trends have made gas turbines much more competitive in terms of price and emissions signature, relative to alternatives such as coal power generation.

Coal

PG&E Files Plan to Shut Down Nuclear Plant A joint proposal was filed in California that lays a roadmap for increasing energy efficiency, renewables and storage while phasing out production at the Diablo Canyon power plant by 2025. Pacific Gas & Electric, along with labor and environmental groups, filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a joint proposal to

Batteries

Boothbay, Maine is the kind of town that still has general stores. And not any ordinary general stores-general stores with screen doors, and front porches, and rocking chairs.

Coal

After more than four years, the last of the Los Vientos wind power projects in Texas has been completed by Duke Energy Renewables.

Nuclear

Nuclear Electronic Monitoring Units CMR Group has launched a new series of electronic monitoring units for the nuclear power industry. The S-Unit range has been specifically designed by CMR for the simple and effective condition monitoring of safety backup diesel genset systems used in nuclear power plants. Designed to be compliant with nuclear energy industry standards and ensure that backup

Coal

As utilities consider ways to store and transport coal combustion residue (CCR) materials, a new approach to consider is the Two-Eurosilo concept, which can significantly reduce operating costs and simplify the movement of CCR to a landfill.

Nuclear

Since 2013, eight U.S. nuclear power plants have announced plans to permanently shut down operations….

Boilers

Inventors and scientists have been fascinated by the concept of turbine engines to create power even before Leonardo di Vinci sketched an early turbine idea in …

Nuclear

I’ve subscribed to the NRC Blog for several years now, and I have to say that the agency does a great job selecting interesting topics and explaining them using…

Boilers

Advancements in gas-fired generation are allowing high efficiency and flexible operation of duct-fired plants for the first time. …

Renewables

A key factor that may be under-appreciated in accounting for the astonishing growth of the solar industry since 2011 is expansion of electricity-generating capa…

Coal

In the rapidly evolving power generation market, many power producers are looking for new solutions to overcome the present challenges….

Coal

About five years ago, when natural gas prices continued to linger at historic lows, I was one of many who predicted a quick return to the volatility once synony…

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