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NRC Issues License for Holtec’s New Mexico Consolidated Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility

May 12, 2023 admin Business, cisf, consolidated interim storage, DOE, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, hi-store, holtec, isp, Legal & Regulatory, NEW MEXICO, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, repository, snf storage

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 17:44:24 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Holtec International a license to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico, despite […]

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How Propane Can Help Decarbonize the Power Grid

April 19, 2023 admin Business, carbon intensity, decarbonization, Environmental, Fuel, news, perc, power podcasts, propane, propane education & research council, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:49:25 +0000

It’s no secret that leaders around the world are searching for ways to decarbonize their electric power grids. While solar panels and wind turbines have been the main options utilized […]

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How Low-E Valves Can Reduce Costly Fugitive Emissions

April 13, 2023 admin Business, climate change, emissions, Environmental, International, news, O&M, Safety, sustainability, swagelok, Technology, valves

Credit to Author: Randy Rieken| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:19:58 +0000

Though discussions of fugitive emissions are not new in power and processing facilities, they remain a focal point of most plants’ operational plans because they can harm profitability if they […]

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EPA Moves to Significantly Tighten Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

April 6, 2023 admin air emissions, Air pollution, Business, Coal, Environmental, EPA, ESP, full coverage, haps, Legal & Regulatory, lignite, MATS, mercury controls, news, regulations, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:22:49 +0000

A proposed rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 5 could considerably tighten the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, with specific repercussions for coal- and oil-fired generation. The proposed rule seeks to significantly update the 2012–finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired […]

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India Commissions First Supercritical Coal Plant Equipped with Air-Cooled Condenser

April 3, 2023 admin air cooled condenser, Business, climate change, Coal, coal power, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, India, International, news, ntpc, sustainability, Technology, thermal cooling, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:11:00 +0000

NTPC, India’s largest energy conglomerate and its largest coal generator, in March commissioned the country’s first supercritical coal-fired plant equipped with an air-cooled condenser (ACC). The effort

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EPA Projects Final ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ Will Result in 14 GW of Coal Retirements

March 16, 2023 admin air quality, Business, Coal, coal closures, csapr, Environmental, EPA, full coverage, Gas, good neighbor plan, Legal & Regulatory, low-nox burners, Markets, NAAQS, news, NOx, over-fire air, ozone, power plants, regulations, scr, smog, sncr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:23:48 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season. […]

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Energy Sustainability: The Emerging and Effective Use of Hydrogen

March 9, 2023 admin clean energy, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, hydrogen, International, net-zero, news, power, Renewables, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Nishant Tiwary| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:39:14 +0000

Climate change and the dangers posed to the environment by increasing levels of CO2 have led to a greater focus on a non-polluting energy source: renewable hydrogen. Described as the “most abundant clean fuel in the universe,” the application of hydrogen as a fuel for transportation, including plans for a hydrogen-powered aircraft in the next […]

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EPA Rolls Out More Stringent Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Coal Power Plants

March 8, 2023 admin bottom ash transport, Coal, coal power, effluent, elgs, Environmental, EPA, FGD, Fuel, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, Wastewater, zero-discharge

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:53:06 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent discharge standards for three types of coal power plant wastewater as part of an update to its Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs). However, the agency also proposed compliance flexibilities, and in a separate direct final rule, moved to extend a deadline to allow more coal plants to […]

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Is a Nuclear Reactor Headed to the Heart of Your City?

March 2, 2023 admin Business, chp, cogeneration, combined heat and power, district energy, Environmental, EPRI, full coverage, microreactor, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:33:33 +0000

It’s not uncommon for nuclear power plants to be sited relatively close to large metropolitan areas (within 50 miles, for example), after all, that is where the biggest loads are, but reactors are rarely placed near the center of large cities. This is mainly due to the risks associated with a meltdown, or even a […]

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A Complex Landscape for the Future of Combined Heat and Power

March 2, 2023 admin 2g, boilers, Business, ccgt, chp, climate change, Coal, cogeneration, combined heat and power, economics, emissions, enbridge, Environmental, fuel cells, full coverage, Gas, gas turbines, Heat, hybrid, hydrogen, irã, Markets, micrograms, news, Nuclear, reciprocating engines, Renewables, Research and Development, siemens energy, Technology, trends, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:18:00 +0000

Few power-generating resources present the combination of workhouse abilities that combined heat and power (CHP) does. But, powered predominantly by fossil fuels, will CHP find its unique footing within the

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