The Importance of Accurate Weather Prediction for Power Operations

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:14:13 +0000

Power companies need precise weather forecasts for a variety of reasons. Several companies specialize in providing the type of weather information utilities need to accurately predict resource availability and

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The Benefits of Remote Monitoring for Transformers and Other Electrical Equipment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:11:15 +0000

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Obtaining real-time operating data on power plant and substation equipment has never been easier. The sensors, transmitters, and systems needed to monitor important parameters are readily available and highly

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How Coal Fly Ash Is Reducing CO2 Emissions and Improving Concrete

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:03:34 +0000

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. One of the key ingredients in concrete is Portland cement. The American Concrete Institute explains that Portland cement is […]

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MHI, Mitsubishi Power Report Breakthroughs for Hydrogen Combustion, Ammonia Burners

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:23:23 +0000

Staff at the central control room at Mitsubishi Power’s T-Point 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant Validation Facility at the Takasago Hydrogen Park in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, celebrate the demonstration of a large frame gas turbine using a fuel mixture of 30% hydrogen, while connected to the local power grid. The gas turbine uses hydrogen produced and stored at the Takasago Hydrogen Park. Courtesy: Mitsubishi Power

Mitsubishi Power has successfully demonstrated partial load and full load combustion of a fuel blend with 30% hydrogen (by volume) in a grid-connected J-series Air-Cooled (JAC) gas turbine. The achievement […]

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Converged Field Area Networks: Modernizing the Grid for a Sustainable Future

Credit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]

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New 225-kV Transmission Lines and Substations Provide Reliable Power Supply to Impoverished Regions of Cameroon

Credit to Author: Brian Rock| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:53:39 +0000

Spanning several regions of Cameroon where 55% of the population live in poverty, grid connectivity is limited and the power supply is unreliable. However, a new project, which will extend […]

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Westinghouse Secures First Customer for eVinci Nuclear Microreactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:10:01 +0000

The eVinci microreactor has very few moving parts, working "essentially as a battery, providing the versatility for power systems ranging from several kilowatts to 5 MW of electricity, delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for eight-plus years without refueling," Westinghouse says. "It can also produce high temperature heat suitable for industrial applications including alternative fuel production such as hydrogen, and has the flexibility to balance renewable output." The technology is 100% factory built and assembled before it is shipped in a container to any location. Courtesy: Westinghouse

Westinghouse’s first customer for its eVinci microreactor—a flagship 5-MWe/13 MWth “nuclear battery”—is poised to be the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization. The commercial laboratory that […]

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Five Energy-Saving Tips for Compressed Air Systems

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:20:34 +0000

Compressed air is vitally important to all power plants. Although in some cases it is used simply for convenience, such as when operating certain pneumatic tools, in other cases, compressed […]

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NRG Energy Replaces CEO in Activist Investor–Influenced Shuffle

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:34:04 +0000

NRG Energy has appointed the chair of its board of directors, Dr. Lawrence Coben, as its interim president and CEO and appointed four new independent directors to its board, signaling a […]

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New Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Offering Hits the Market

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:08:42 +0000

PROENERGY, a global peaking-power solutions provider based in Sedalia, Missouri, released a new 48-MW aeroderivative gas turbine designed to quickly respond to gaps in power supply and demand. The PE6000 […]

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