TVA Secures 16 GE Vernova Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Packages for Kingston Replacement

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 12:51:30 +0000

GE Vernova has bagged the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) first order as part of a fast-track project to replace the 1.3-GW Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee with a 1.5-GW modern complex. […]

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The Tennessee Valley Authority has embarked on a fast-track project to replace the 1.3-GW Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee with a 1.5-GW modern complex. GE Vernova will supply 16 aeroderivative LM6000VELOX* dual fuel DLE (dry low emissions) gas turbine and generator packages, which are expected to deliver 850 MW of flexible power when they begin operating in 2028 at TVA’s Kingston site. Courtesy: GE Vernova

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Industry Exec: Data Centers Will Drive Demand for Natural Gas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 14:42:15 +0000

An executive with the TC Energy, a group that is among the largest operators of natural gas pipelines in North America, said electricity demand from energy-intensive data centers will support […]

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FERC: Improved Preparations Mitigated January Winter Storms, Resulting in No Load Shed

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:17:13 +0000

Reliability measures implemented after Winter Storm Uri and Elliott were largely effective at averting distress on the power and natural gas systems during two severe arctic storms that swept across […]

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EPA Unleashes Four-Pronged Assault on Fossil Fuel Power Pollution

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:28:19 +0000

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 25 simultaneously finalized four major environmental rules covering greenhouse gases (GHG), air toxics, wastewater discharges, and coal combustion […]

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Federal U.S. Power Sector Initiatives Went Full Throttle in April: Here’s the List

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:14:09 +0000

The Biden administration has unveiled several sweeping actions over the past month aimed at boosting clean energy deployment, enhancing manufacturing jobs, and reducing pollutant emissions across the power sector. The […]

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EPA Denies Industry Petition to Delist Stationary Combustion Turbines as Hazardous Pollutants

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:58:17 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied an industry petition seeking to delist stationary combustion turbines from the agency’s list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) major source categories regulated […]

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FERC Proposal Would Cut Reactive Power Compensation, a Potential Hit to Independent Power Producer’s Revenue Mix

Credit to Author: Terence Healey| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:48:38 +0000

In a time where capacity revenues are pricing lower and many generation owners find that their facilities are not being dispatched for energy on a consistent basis, reliable revenue streams […]

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Mitsubishi Power Supports New Gas-Fired Unit in Hong Kong

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:35:34 +0000

Mitsubishi Power, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), announced the company has received an order for gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system equipment for Lamma Power Station’s […]

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GE Will Support Major South Korean Coal-to-Gas Conversion

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:57:59 +0000

A coal-fired power plant in South Korea will use equipment from GE Vernova’s Gas Power business as the facility switches to burn natural gas as soon as 2027. GE Vernova […]

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UK Commercial Gas Power Project Equipped With Carbon Capture Unveils Contractors

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:12:23 +0000

Eight engineering, procurement, and construction contract packages have been unveiled for the UK’s Teesside-based Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), a landmark integrated project that could become one of the […]

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NZT Power, a joint venture between BP and Equinor, aims to be the world’s first commercial-scale gas-fired power station with carbon capture technology and will provide flexible and dispatchable electricity to complement the growing deployment of intermittent forms of renewable energy. The project has a proposed capacity of 860 MW and could capture up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured at the plant. Courtesy: NZT Power

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