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Texas Utility Will Add More Peaking Power

February 3, 2023 admin Business, fast-start, full coverage, Gas, International, lcra, news, Plant Design, power, Power Demand, power grid, reciprocating engines, texas, wartsila, wartsilla engines

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:13:53 +0000

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it will build a new 190-MW peaker power plant in central Texas to provide additional dispatchable power to the state’s electric grid. A peaker plant is one that is typically used only for brief periods during times when the demand for power approaches or surpasses the amount of […]

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Why Constellation Energy, a Nuclear-Heavy Giant, Is Primed for Power Futurity

January 31, 2023 admin Business, constellation energy, Exelon, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, History, news, Nuclear, Policy, SCIENCE, supply chains, Technology, utility spotlight

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Spun out of Exelon Corp. a year ago, Constellation Energy’s competitive generation and customer-facing energy businesses represent a new power company paradigm that conforms to decarbonization. But the company that today holds the largest nuclear fleet in the U.S. will still face a unique array of challenges.

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LNG Floating Terminal Will Supply New 840-MW Gas-Fired Plant in Greece

January 31, 2023 admin copelouzos group, depa commercial, Gas, Greece, International, lng, natural gas, news, power, ppc, regasification

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:39:05 +0000

A joint venture featuring three energy companies is developing an 840-MW natural gas-fired power plant at the Aegean port of Alexandroupolis, Greece. The plant will be linked to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating terminal at the port. It is expected to supply electricity to Greece and also to markets in southeastern Europe. Damco Energy, […]

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The POWER Interview: Abu Dhabi’s Plan for Renewable Energy in the UAE

January 24, 2023 admin Abu Dhabi, barakah, clean energy, Gas, Interview, masdar, news, Nuclear, power, Renewables, Solar, sustainability, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:27:54 +0000

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in the midst of an energy transition, moving away from its nearly exclusive use of natural gas-fired power generation to a strategy based on renewable energy resources. The country has an abundance of natural gas, and it also has significant solar power potential. The UAE also is adding nuclear […]

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Texas Utility Will Close Remaining Coal-Fired Units

January 23, 2023 admin Business, Coal, cps energy, deely, Gas, natural gas, power, san antonio, Solar, spruce, storage, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:07:19 +0000

The largest municipally-owned electric and gas utility in the U.S. will close its remaining coal-fired power units by 2030. The board of trustees for San Antonio, Texas-based CPS Energy on Jan. 23 voted 4-1 to approve a plan to shutter the last two coal-burning units at the J.K. Spruce power plant. The plan, known as […]

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Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- and Gas-Fired Generation in 2023

January 21, 2023 admin China, Coal, Gas, natural gas, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:05:08 +0000

A lobbying group for China’s power generation sector said the country will add about 70 GW of fossil fuel-powered capacity this year, even as renewable energy is set to provide more than half of China’s electricity production in 2023. The China Electricity Council in a report published Jan. 19 said the 70 GW of new […]

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Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- and Gas-Fired Generation in 2023

January 21, 2023 admin China, Coal, Gas, natural gas, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:05:08 +0000

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Energy Storage Being Added to California Gas-Fired Peaker Plants

January 17, 2023 admin avenue capital, California, Energy Storage, flexgen, Gas, middle river power, natural gas, power, software, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:32:32 +0000

A North Carolina-based group that provides battery energy storage and software technology is set to co-locate 420 MWh of storage at four natural gas-fired facilities in California. Durham-headquartered FlexGen Power Systems on Jan. 17 said it would provide energy storage to Middle River Power (MRP), a Chicago, Illinois-based independent power company. MRP was created in […]

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Watch Implosion Topple Florida Coal-Fired Plant

January 14, 2023 admin c.d. mcintosh, Coal, Environmental, Gas, implosion, lakeland electric, natural gas, news, orlando utilities commission, power, video

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 15:11:17 +0000

A six-month-long project to demolish the last coal-fired unit at Lakeland Electric’s C.D. McIntosh Power Plant in Lakeland, Florida, reached a milestone on Jan. 14 with the implosion of the facility’s 260-foot stack and 90-foot selective catalytic reduction unit (video below). Unit 3 at McIntosh, the plant’s last operating coal-fired unit, was closed in 2021, […]

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TVA Will Build Gas-Fired Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Units

January 10, 2023 admin Business, Coal, cumberland, Gas, natural gas, news, Pipeline, power, Renewables, replacement, tennessee, TVA

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:10:04 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has approved retirement of the Cumberland coal-fired power plant, with officials on Jan. 10 saying the utility will replace one of the plant’s two units with a 1,450-MW natural gas-fired combined cycle facility at the site. The TVA has held public meetings over the past few years amid much discussion […]

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