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Distributed Energy Is Disrupting the Power Industry: Is the Sky Falling?

October 19, 2018 admin Business, climate change, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Energy Storage, Environmental, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, roy palk, Solar, Technology, Wind

Utilities are faced with many disruptive changes in the power market. Customers are demanding cleaner energy and turning to distributed generation as a solution. One expert suggested power companies must react and evolve their business models to change with the times. During a keynote presentation at the Distributed Energy Conference in Golden, Colorado, on October […]

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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways

October 18, 2018 admin Coal, Environmental, general, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, supply chains, Technology

The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the administration, Politico reported on October 15. The publication reported “four people with knowledge of the discussions” have confirmed that opposition from the president’s own advisers on the National Security Council […]

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DOE Sank Billions of Fossil Energy R&D Dollars in CCS Projects. Most Failed.

October 10, 2018 admin advanced coal technology, Business, CCS, climate change, Coal, DOE, Environmental, finance, fossil energy r&d funding, gas turbine technology, Markets, news, Research and Development, Technology

Nearly half of the $2.66 billion spent by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) since 2010 to develop advanced fossil energy technologies was dedicated to nine carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects—but only three were active at the end of 2017, and only one was at a power plant. In a report prepared for […]

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How Did MATS Affect U.S. Coal Generation?

October 7, 2018 admin aci, analysis, Business, Coal, coal generation, coal retirements, costs, EIA, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Markets, MATS, mercury, mercury pollution, ncc, news, Renewables, toxic release inventory

Industry aggressively fought the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) when the Obama administration proposed it in 2011 and finalized it in February 2012, warning it would precipitate the closure of a swathe of coal capacity nationwide. Six years later, the rule appears to have had a sizable impact on the power sector, but not […]

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EPA Advances Proposed Changes to Mercury Rule

October 7, 2018 admin Business, Coal, courts, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, History, Legal & Regulatory, MATS, news, supplemental finding, Technology, white house

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed it has submitted proposed changes to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) to the White House for review, despite urging by the industry to let the rule stand. EPA spokesperson John Konkus told POWERon October 2 that the agency does not intend to withdraw the existing MATS. It […]

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The Rise of Natural Gas Generation in Europe

October 5, 2018 admin Business, climate change, Coal, Environmental, Europe, Gas, History, iea, International, Markets, natural gas, news, Renewables, supply chains, Technology

Spurred by the shale gas revolution, natural gas’s stunning rise to dominate the U.S. power profile has been echoed by a number of countries, particularly in the Middle East. In Europe, where domestic natural gas production is actually in decline—and consensus is that shale gas won’t likely play a major role on the continent—natural gas […]

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The Gamble to Produce Power from a ‘Killer’ Lake

October 3, 2018 admin Business, Environmental, Gas, International, news, O&M, Renewables, Safety

KivuWatt, a 26.2-MW power plant in Kibuye, Rwanda, was conceived to help reduce risk of an overpressure gas outburst at Lake Kivu. The first-of-its-kind integrated methane gas extraction and production

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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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[UPDATED] Breached Duke Energy Cooling Lake Floods Plant, Enters Cape Fear River

September 23, 2018 admin ccr, Coal, coal ash, duke energy, Environmental, hurricane florence, Landfill, news, sutton

Hurricane Florence floodwaters have breached a cooling lake dam at Duke Energy’s Sutton Plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, releasing water into the Cape Fear River and flooding the footprint of the gas plant at the site, which has been shut down. The company’s latest update signals mounting troubles at the site, where Duke Energy shuttered […]

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