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Israeli Group Supports Construction of 1.3-GW Gas-Fired Plant. The Israeli National Infrastructure Committee on Nov. 4 approved a plan to build Israel’s largest privately run power plant, saying the facility
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The post China Ramping Renewables, and Building More Coal Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Officials in China in 2017 said the country—the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases—would move away from coal-fired power generation. They promptly canceled more than 100 coal power plant construction projects. But coal remains king in China, which in the past two years has added 43 GW of coal-fired generation capacity, according to a report […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:56:07 +0000
The post Last New York Coal Plant Set to Close appeared first on POWER Magazine.
The last operating coal-fired power plant in New York state could close by mid-February. Somerset Operating Co. on Nov. 15 asked the New York State Public Service Commission to waive the state’s 180-day notice requirement to shutter the 675-MW plant, asking regulators to allow the facility to close as early as Feb. 15, 2020. Somerset […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:41:57 +0000
The post ‘GREEN Act of 2019’ Extends Tax Credits for Renewables appeared first on POWER Magazine.
The Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 19 released a draft tax package for clean energy projects that includes a five-year extension of the 30% solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), along with new incentives for energy storage. The legislation also supports incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), offshore and onshore […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:54:15 +0000
The post 2.2-GW Coal-Fired Behemoth Could Permanently Close This Week appeared first on POWER Magazine.
The 2,250-MW coal-fired Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona will permanently close likely this week, ending a long and bitter fight to keep the plant and its affiliated coal mine open. The plant’s utility owners—Salt River Project (SRP), Arizona Public Service Co., Tucson Electric Power Co., and NV Energy—in February 2017 voted to shut down […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:45:51 +0000
The post EPA Proposes Revisions to Two Obama-Era Rules: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Coal Ash appeared first on POWER Magazine.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued long-awaited proposed revisions of two 2015 Obama-era rules that apply to effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for steam electric power plants and coal combustion residuals (CCR) management by electric utilities. The agency coordinated the release of the two related revisions, which apply overwhelmingly to coal-fired steam power plants, after […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:57:18 +0000
The post States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Attorneys general from 11 states ramped up pressure on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to recognize state policy goals as it makes decisions related to market design, siting of new gas pipelines and storage facilities, and grid reliability. The measure is the latest in a string of recent pushes by states to ensure federally […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:52:16 +0000
The post First Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Power Oil and Gas Platforms Kicks Off appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Siemens Gamesa has bagged a lucrative contract to supply 11 8-MW offshore wind turbines to Equinor’s 88-MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm, a first-of-its-kind project that will power oil and gas platforms 140 kilometers offshore Norway. Equinor—as Statoil, Norway’s state-owned oil company, is now named—announced a final investment decision to build Hywind Tampen on Oct. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:03:58 +0000
The post Small Modular Reactors Have High-Level Support appeared first on POWER Magazine.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry is headed to Brussels, Belgium, to promote small modular reactor (SMR) concepts to European Union (EU) prospects. Perry will be a featured speaker during the “1st U.S.-EU High-Level Industrial Forum on Small Modular Reactors,” which will be held Oct. 21. “The U.S. and the EU share a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:28:15 +0000
The post Protecting DEF from Extreme Cold Is Important appeared first on POWER Magazine.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the winter of 2019–2020 will be filled with bitterly cold weather in the eastern parts of the Rockies and east to the Appalachians. The Northeast should also experience very cold temperatures. For municipalities, public utilities, landscapers, and others that are involved in outdoor work and snow removal, there is always […]
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