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Helene’s Historic Devastation Spurs Largest-Ever Mutual Aid Response, Signals Power Sector Reckoning

October 3, 2024 admin co-ops, Electric Cooperatives, emergency response, Extreme weather, full coverage, grid resilience, hurricane helene, mutual aid, news, news and notes, nreca, power infrastructure, power outages, resilience, Safety, storm recovery, Storms, T&D, transmission and distribution, utility sector, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:48:28 +0000

Electric cooperatives across the Southeast describe Hurricane Helene’s devastation as vast and unprecedented, warning that restoring some crucial infrastructure serving the not-for-profit entities’ customers will take a long and arduous […]

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Billions in Federal Funding Earmarked for Power Plant CCS Projects: Here’s a Snapshot

October 3, 2024 admin Business, Carbon Capture, carbon capture and storage (ccs), carbon capture technology, carbon sequestration, clean energy demonstrations, Coal, doe carbon demonstration projects, engineering, front-end engineering design (feed), Fuel, full coverage, Gas, infrastructure investment and jobs act, natural gas combined cycle (ngcc), news, power generation sector, power plant emissions, Research and Development, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:13:00 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled plans on Sept. 27 to inject $1.3 billion into its portfolio of federally funded carbon capture demonstration and large-scale pilot programs by the end […]

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Lignite Coal Power CCS Project in North Dakota Gets First Tranche of $350M Federal Funding

October 3, 2024 admin Business, Carbon Capture, ccs technology, co2 storage, Coal, Department of Energy, engineering, Environmental, full coverage, geologic storage, lignite coal, milton r. young station, minnkota power cooperative, mitsubishi heavy industries, news, project tundra, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:09:54 +0000

Project Tundra, a demonstration project that seeks to capture an average of 4 million tons of carbon dioxide from flue gas from two lignite-fired units at the 705-MW Milton R. […]

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Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence

October 2, 2024 admin energy security, engineering, full coverage, news, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Solar, Solar power, space, space-based solar power, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:33:26 +0000

Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […]

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Jackson Generation Pioneers North America’s First M501JAC Gas Turbines

October 2, 2024 admin Business, combined cycle power plant, digitalization, emissions compliance, energy market trends, engineering, flexible power generation, full coverage, Gas, heat recovery steam generators, hydrogen co-firing, jackson generation, m501jac gas turbines, Markets, news, pjm interconnection, Technology, top plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:53:02 +0000

The Jackson Generation plant, a 1.2-GW combined cycle power plant in Elwood, Illinois, debuted North America’s first M501JAC gas turbines. Developed by J-POWER USA, the facility has emerged as a model for

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Attarat Power Plant Unlocks Domestic Energy Source for Jordan

October 1, 2024 admin Business, full coverage, International, jordan, news, oil shale, Plant Design, power, power plant, top plant, top plant awards

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:49:59 +0000

Oil shale doesn’t fuel a lot of power plants around the world, but in Jordan, it’s a vital option, offering energy security and independence. The success of the Attarat Power Plant in capitalizing on this

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THE BIG PICTURE: Hydrogen Cofiring at U.S. Gas Power Plants (Infographic)

October 1, 2024 admin Business, carbon emissions reduction, clean energy transition, combined cycle gas turbines, DOE, Environmental Protection Agency, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, hydrogen cofiring, hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen-ready projects, Infographics, natural gas power, news, renewable energy integration, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:48:51 +0000

While natural gas power accounted for 43% of total U.S. power generation in 2023, several state and federal policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions are bolstering interest in hydrogen […]

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Best Places to Work in the Power Industry

October 1, 2024 admin awards, benefits, best places to work, Business, full coverage, Management, news, pay, power, power awards, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:47:55 +0000

Earlier this year, POWER partnered with Best Companies Group (BCG), an organization dedicated to identifying and recognizing outstanding workplaces across various industries, to launch our Best Places to Work

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Minimize Risks with Robotic Generator Inspections and Comprehensive Testing

October 1, 2024 admin automation, biomass, Business, Coal, full coverage, Gas, generator, Hydro, inspection, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, power, risk management, robotic inspection, Safety, Technology, testing, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:44:57 +0000

Historically, generator inspections require rotor removal (Figure 3). There’s a significant level of risk during this process due to possible generator damage during the disassembly, and it also requires

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Understanding the Domestic Content Bonus Credit and How to Maximize Incentives for Solar Projects

September 26, 2024 admin Business, full coverage, incentives, news, power podcasts, Solar, Solar power, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:29:33 +0000

In May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) domestic content bonus, part of President Biden’s economic strategy to boost […]

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