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Growth in Renewables Continues Despite Drop in UK Power Generation

January 3, 2019 admin biomass, carbon brief, Coal, Gas, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, uk, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:27:48 +0000

Renewable energy sources increased their share of the UK’s electricity supply in 2018, with new wind farms and biomass plants helping renewables contribute a record 33% of the country’s power in the past year. Coal-fired units, meanwhile, saw a 25% drop in their output, with coal providing about 5% of the country’s total generation. The […]

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Power Plants

January 1, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Commentary, connected plant, connected plant conference, digital technology, digital twin, emerson, Gas, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, Nuclear, ovation, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Digital technology is everywhere today including in most power plants. Computer hardware and software are changing the way plants are operated and maintained. Many technology experts will tell you that

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In Energy Policy Pivot, France Will Shutter 14 Nuclear Reactors

December 2, 2018 admin biogas, biomass, Business, climate change, Coal, energy policy, Energy Storage, Environmental, France, future energy mix, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Offshore, onshore, policy planning, Renewables, Solar, strategy, Wind

France will shut down 14 of its 58 nuclear reactors by 2035 as well its remaining four coal power plants by 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron said November 27 in a lengthy speech that sought to clarify the country’s future energy direction. According to the World Nuclear Association, France’s nuclear power share has steadily expanded […]

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Interactive Chart: Change in U.S. Biomass Generation (2013 to 2017)

October 5, 2018 admin biomass, EIA, Infographics, interactive chart, news

While the larger conversation about plant economics and mass retirements in the U.S. has been focused on coal and nuclear power plants, the nation’s much smaller biomass power industry is grappling with similar issues in markets where cheap natural gas, wind, and solar generation resources are proliferating. See more at: “U.S. Biomass Power, Dampened by […]

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How Does the Western Energy Imbalance Market Work?

October 2, 2018 admin biomass, Business, Coal

The California Independent System Operator’s Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) is a real-time energy market, the first of its kind in the western U.S. EIM’s advanced market systems automatically find low-cost

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U.S. Biomass Power, Dampened by Market Forces, Fights to Stay Ablaze

October 1, 2018 admin anaerobic digestion, and pyrolysis, biomass, biomass power association, Business, cbea, climate change, co-firing, combustion, Connecticut, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Dominion, EIA, Electric vehicles, Environmental, evs, finance, Fuel, Legal & Regulatory, news, Renewables, supply chains, Technology, waste to energy

Though experts say biomass should continue to play a key role in the U.S. renewable power portfolio for its baseload properties, contributions to forest management, and other reasons, a swathe of uneconomic

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EIA Report Says Coal Still King on State-by-State Basis

September 12, 2018 admin biomass, Coal, EIA, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, natural gas, news, Nuclear, power generation, Renewables, Solar, Wind

A report this week from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows coal-fired power was still the major source of generation on a state-by-state basis in 2017, though natural gas-fueled electricity production slightly outpaced coal overall The EIA’s report, published September 10, said 18 states relied on coal for the bulk of their power generation […]

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California Mandates 100% Renewable Energy

September 10, 2018 admin ace rule, Arnold Schwarzenegger, biomass, Business, California, Carbon Capture, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, jerry brown, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, socal edison, Solar, storage, Trump, Wind

California Gov. Jerry Brown on September 10 signed into law a measure requiring the state to produce all its electricity from renewable sources by 2045. It’s a goal that also has been set by Hawaii and is being discussed by other states. Environmental groups and renewable energy advocates immediately praised Brown’s action. Utilities operating in […]

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Test Your Knowledge: Scaffold Safety

August 1, 2018 admin biomass, Coal, Gas, Hydro, International, Nuclear, O&M, Quiz, Renewables, Safety, scaffold, scaffold safety, scaffolding, test your knowledge, waste to energy, workforce

It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in some way, shape, or form. It is a critical component for many maintenance activities where permanently installed access is not possible or practical. Therefore, the dangers associated with scaffolding should not be overlooked by the industry. Often, plant maintenance personnel […]

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