Minimize Risks with Robotic Generator Inspections and Comprehensive Testing

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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How Pennsylvania Is Fostering A Nuclear Renaissance in the Making

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:31:46 +0000

Pennsylvania has been a hotspot for nuclear power since the advent of commercial nuclear power, which it pioneered with first power from the 60-MW Shippingport Atomic Power Station near Pittsburgh […]

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The first large-scale nuclear power plant in the world began operating in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1957—15 years after Enrico Fermi demonstrated the first sustained nuclear reaction. The Duquesne Light Company of Pittsburgh built and operated the Shippingport Atomic Power Station on a site it owned on the Ohio River until the power plant was retired in 1982. Source: Library of Congress

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Spanish Group Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Network

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:37:25 +0000

A Spanish infrastructure company said it has achieved a “historic milestone” for Spain’s energy industry. Madrid-headquartered Redexis announced has begun injecting hydrogen produced with renewable energy into the country’s natural […]

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Equinor Ends Plan to Export Hydrogen to Germany

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:10:51 +0000

Energy giant Equinor said it will not export blue hydrogen from Norway to Germany due to economics and a lack of demand. Equinor on September 20 said it would discontinue […]

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Experience Shows Wet Compression Is Safe to Use on Gas Turbines

Credit to Author: Drew Robb| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:56:25 +0000

Back in the early 2000s, some controversy emerged about the practice of spraying large amounts of fog directly into the compressor. Some claimed that this led to blade erosion, pitting, […]

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Myanmar Gas-Fired Plant Shut Down Amid Civil Unrest

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:55:33 +0000

Civil unrest in Myanmar has led Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries to at least temporarily shut down operation of the 225-MW Sembcorp Myingyan natural gas-fired power plant in Mandalay. Sembcorp, part of […]

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LS Power Acquiring Renewable Energy Assets in $2.5 Billion Deal

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:45:31 +0000

A New York-based power and energy infrastructure group will acquire more than 3 GW of operating renewable energy assets, along with another 8 GW of projects under development, from a […]

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LS Power Acquiring Renewable Energy Assets in $2.5. Billion Deal

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:45:31 +0000

A New York-based power and energy infrastructure group will acquire more than 3 GW of operating renewable energy assets, along with another 8 GW of projects under development, from a […]

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AES Indiana Switching Last Coal Units to Gas, Adding Solar and Storage

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:50:37 +0000

An Indiana electric utility has announced a $1.1 billion investment in that state that includes switching coal-fired units to run on natural gas, along with new solar power and battery […]

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Forced Outage Parametric Insurance Solutions for CCGTs

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:29 +0000

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants started appearing on a larger scale in the late 1990s and have since then been a very efficient supplier of baseload and lately […]

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