NV Energy Adding Two Gas-Fired Units Near Las Vegas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:20:18 +0000

Nevada utility NV Energy is ready to add two natural gas-fired units to the existing Silverhawk Generating Station as part of the group’s plan to increase the state’s energy supply during the hottest months of the year. The $353 million project, the first phase of an $827 million plan the utility filed with state regulators […]

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

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

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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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Entergy Picks EPC Team for Massive Hydrogen-Capable CCGT Project in Texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:05:46 +0000

A 1.2-GW hydrogen-capable combined cycle power project that Entergy Texas has proposed to build in Orange County, Texas, will be spearheaded by an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) consortium led by Mitsubishi Power, Sargent & Lundy, and TIC. Construction of the $1.19 billion Orange County Advanced Power Station (OCAPS), which received the Public Utility Commission […]

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A Complex Landscape for the Future of Combined Heat and Power

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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South Africa Energy Crisis at Critical Stage as Load-Shedding Continues

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:14:00 +0000

The energy crisis in South Africa has prompted continued calls for government action, and officials in January said an energy action plan announced last year is starting to be implemented. The plan was laid

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POWER Digest [March 2023]

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:10:00 +0000

Pakistan Begins Commercial Operation of 1.3-GW Coal Plant. Pakistan on Feb. 7 began commercial operation of a 1.3-GW coal-fired power plant in the Thar Desert in Sindh province, southern Pakistan. The project

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Ammonia Gas Turbine Combustion Has Economic Potential, GE-IHI Study Suggests

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:43:08 +0000

Ammonia could be a potentially lower-cost alternative fuel for gas turbines in Japan than liquid hydrogen if the full import value stream is considered, suggests a joint study between GE Gas Power and Japanese heavy industry manufacturer IHI Corp. As part of the year-long study, the companies mapped a value stream for hydrogen and ammonia […]

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Dominican Republic Adds to Power Capacity With New Gas-Fired Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:09:59 +0000

The first phase of a new natural gas-fired power plant has been brought online in the Dominican Republic (DR), a project designed to support demand for electricity across the island nation. The SIBA Energy plant, located in Boca Chica in Santo Domingo province, is owned by a consortium led by SIBA Energy Corp. The group […]

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European Project Launches to Demonstrate High-Volume Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:18:42 +0000

Ansaldo Energia and partners have kicked off the FLEX4H2, a four-year project to design, develop, and validate a highly fuel-flexible gas turbine combustion system based on Ansaldo’s sequential combustion technology that will be capable of operating with up to 100% hydrogen. The FLEX4H2 (or Flexibility for Hydrogen) officially began on Jan. 1 and will run […]

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European Project Launches to Demonstrate High-Volume Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:18:42 +0000

Ansaldo Energia and partners have kicked off the FLEX4H2, a four-year project to design, develop, and validate a highly fuel-flexible gas turbine combustion system based on Ansaldo’s sequential combustion technology that will be capable of operating with up to 100% hydrogen. The FLEX4H2 (or Flexibility for Hydrogen) officially began on Jan. 1 and will run […]

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