NRG Will Seek $900 Million in Loans to Build New Gas-Fired Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:43:32 +0000

The interim CEO of Texas-based NRG Energy Inc. said the company plans to apply for up to $900 million in loans from the state in order to finance construction of […]

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Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

Credit to Author: Stan Kaplan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […]

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2. The Climeworks Orca Solid DAC pilot plant in Iceland. The plant receives thermal energy from a nearby geothermal facility. Source: Climeworks

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New 1.2-GW Natural Gas-Fired Plant Announced for Texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:36:21 +0000

A Texas-based energy company has announced plans to build a 1.2-GW natural gas-fired power plant in Lee County, Texas, with construction expected to begin in 2025. Sandow Lakes Energy Co. […]

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Mitsubishi Turbine Will Power New Gas-Fired Plant in Uzbekistan

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:14:40 +0000

A third gas-fired unit planned at a power plant in Uzbekistan will use equipment from Mitsubishi Power, the company announced on Feb. 13. Mitsubishi said the 600-MW Navoi 3 facility […]

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Germany Will Support 10 GW of New Gas Plants, With Eye Toward Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:50:48 +0000

German officials announced a new plan for the country’s power generation, a strategy that includes putting at least 10 GW of new gas-fired capacity up for tenders. Officials on Feb. […]

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Distributed Antenna System Solves Power Plant Communications Problem

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:24:48 +0000

Collaboration was the main success factor in the deployment of an all-carrier enterprise distributed antenna system (DAS) for a Midwest power plant. The Problem A power plant in the Midwestern […]

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Oil, Gas Groups Will Support New Jobs in Hydrogen Sector

Credit to Author: Alejandro Rosell| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:17:44 +0000

A study from a group that recruits workers for energy sector jobs has found that as many as 39% of workers in the nascent green hydrogen industry are coming from […]

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GE Vernova, IHI Developing Novel Ammonia-Capable Gas Turbine Combustor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:08:56 +0000

GE Vernova will collaborate with Japanese integrated heavy industry group IHI Corp. to develop a retrofittable 100% ammonia-capable gas turbine combustion system that would be compatible with GE’s 6F.03, 7F, […]

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TVA Urges Conservation as Cold Snap Sets All-Time Peak Demand Record

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:37:42 +0000

TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located on 1,700 acres on the northern end of the Chickamauga Reservoir near Spring City, in East Tennessee. Each unit has a capacity of about 1,150 MW of electricity. Source: TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has urged conservation as it grapples with record-high power demand amid extremely cold temperatures and near-zero wind chill over its seven-state region in the Southeast. […]

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PJM Urges Delayed Retirement of 840-MW Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Citing Reliability Impacts

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:17:22 +0000

The H.A. Wagner Power Plant, located outside Baltimore, MD, is fueled by coal, natural gas, and oil. It includes an approximately 13-megawatt gas turbine unit, which can serve as a peaking unit. Unit 3 will convert to run on oil by the end of 2023. Courtesy: Talen Energy

PJM has urged Talen Energy to delay its deactivation of two of four units at the 840-MW coal, oil, and gas–fired Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station in Maryland until transmission […]

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