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A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year
Courtesy: Platte River Power Authority (Platte River) After years of upgrade and retrofit projects, and a keen focus on safety and continuous
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Five Reasons Why Power Plant Owners Should Consider Repurposing Their Assets
Aging power plants are not necessarily liabilities. Owners must consider all of their options for both sites and equipment before they inadvertently
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Reducing Operational Constraints and Emissions by Increasing Flexible Energy Capacity
Today, modern network technology can transform commercial and industrial facilities into power sources that generate, store, and trade clean energy,
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Coal Could Have An Important Role In A Hydrogen Economy
Penn State scientists have found that coal may represent a potential way to store hydrogen gas, much like batteries store energy for future use,
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Clean Energy Spending Grows, but Big Investments Continue in Coal and Other Fossil Fuels
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects investment in clean energy technologies, including “renewable power, nuclear, grids, storage,
Western coal producer seeks regulator intervention against BNSF
A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the
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Carbon Capture Key to EPA’s New Power Plant Emissions Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for the nation’s power plants, moving to require
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Carbon Capture Key to EPA’s New Power Plant Emissions Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for the nation’s power plants, moving to require
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Valmet Converting Coal-Fired Boiler to Pellet-Burning at Finland Plant
May 4, 2023 — Valmet announced it will convert Helen Ltd’s coal-fired district heat boiler to bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) combustion to enable
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: An Unconstitutional Interstate Compact?
One of the primary objectives of the powerful anti-fossil fuel lobby over the past two decades has been a federally mandated limit on carbon
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Utilizing Data Is Key for Top Grid, Power Plant Performance
The wealth of data available for today’s power generators is supporting more efficient electricity production, and more reliability and resiliency
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Enduring Value: Entergy’s More Than 100-Year-Old Story
One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler
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POWER Digest [May 2023]
News briefs from the world’s power industry curated by POWER‘s editors. European Grid Operator Secures 22 GW of HVDC Projects European
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Winter Demand for Coal, Gas Falls Across EU Despite Energy Concerns
An analysis from an energy research group shows European Union (EU) countries burned less coal and natural gas for power generation than in prior
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Olkiluoto 3 Finally Online in Finland; Germany Closes Last Three Nuclear Plants
A long-delayed nuclear power plant in Finland has begun producing electricity, ready to provide energy to a region in need of the facility’s