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Officials Give Go-Ahead for UK-Based Fusion Power Project

January 13, 2023 admin al_a, amanda levete, fusion, general fusion, International, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, power, uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:38:50 +0000

A prototype fusion power plant designed by a UK-based architectural and design firm has been approved by local regulators. The South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning committee on Jan. 11 gave the go-ahead to a project led by renowned architect Amanda Levete. Levete’s AL_A group is expected to build the prototype, developed by Canada’s General Fusion, […]

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Co-Firing With Ammonia Project Set for Chilean Coal Plant

December 7, 2022 admin ammonia, Business, carbon dioxide, chile, co-firing, Coal, emissions, indonesia, MHI, mitsubishi heavy industries, mitsubishi power, natural gas, news, Plant Design, Singapore

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:14:50 +0000

Power generators are exploring how they can retrofit coal-fired power plants to enable co-firing with ammonia, part of their strategy to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). The latest project to look at the concept is led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), which on Dec. 7 announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]

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How Monitoring and Diagnostics Centers Benefit the Power Industry

December 1, 2022 admin design, engineering, ge, Instrumentation & Controls, Interview, m&d, monitoring and diagnostics, O&M, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:11:00 +0000

GE has been operating a monitoring and diagnostics center for the power generation sector for more than 25 years. From modest beginnings, the facility now monitors about 1,000 power plants around the world

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Siemens Energy Seals Deal for Hydrogen-Ready Coal-to-Gas Switch

November 17, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, coal-to-gas switching, enbw, engineering, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, GERMANY, hydrogen, hydrogen power, news, Plant Design, Research and Development, siemens energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:45:42 +0000

European energy giant EnBW will pilot switching a 114-year-old coal-fired waste incineration and district heating power plant in Stuttgart-Münster, Germany, to gas-fired technology while ensuring the regionally significant plant will be ready to combust hydrogen “as quickly and completely” as possible. Siemens Energy on Nov. 17 sealed an agreement with the utility for an overall […]

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Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s Possible

November 16, 2022 admin Business, climate change, eel, Environmental, fish, fish mortality, full coverage, Hydro, hydropower, International, natel energy, news, Plant Design, power, power podcasts, Renewables, Safety, the power podcast, turbine

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:46:18 +0000

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Hydropower projects frequently face resistance from environmental groups for a variety of reasons. One of the more common objections to hydro is the high turbine-induced mortality of fish. The passage of fish through hydroelectric turbines can quickly prove fatal—a danger that increases with the size of the fish. Furthermore, if several hydropower plants are located […]

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NET Power’s First Allam Cycle 300-MW Gas-Fired Project Will Be Built in Texas

November 10, 2022 admin acf cycle, allam cycle, Business, engineering, feed, full coverage, Gas, net power, news, occidental, Plant Design, Research and Development, Technology, texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:30:05 +0000

NET Power, developer of the novel Allam-Fetvedt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle, will build its first 300-MW natural gas–fired power plant at an Occidental-hosted site near Odessa, Texas. The “serial number one” project will demonstrate—at utility scale—NET Power’s potentially revolutionary technology, which promises to provide low-cost gas-fired power generation, no atmospheric emissions, no water […]

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Potential Deal Brewing for Second Polish Nuclear Plant Based on South Korean Technology

November 2, 2022 admin AP1000, apr1400, Business, engineering, full coverage, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Plant Design, Poland, South korea, Technology, Westinghouse, ze pak

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:38:56 +0000

Days after Poland chose Westinghouse to supply its AP1000 technology to the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, northern Poland, the government and two Polish energy firms signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to “push ahead” with development of a second nuclear plant based on APR1400 technology in Pątnów, […]

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Fun in the Sun: Cane Island Is a Central Florida Treasure

October 4, 2022 admin cane island, combined cycle, combustion turbine, Florida, fmpa, full coverage, Gas, kua, natural gas, news, O&M, Plant Design, power, power plant, top plant

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:18:00 +0000

You must be a power guy or gal to consider a generating station an attraction. If you are, you won’t find a better place to visit than the Cane Island Power Park. The facility is in a picturesque location

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Harnessing an H-Class for Hydrogen: Long Ridge Energy Terminal

October 3, 2022 admin 7ha, climate change, demonstration, Fuel, Gas, gas turbine, ge gas power, hydrogen, hydrogen blending, long ridge, Plant Design, power, Safety, Technology, top plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Long Ridge Energy Terminal in Hannibal, Ohio, is one of the first power plants in the U.S. to be purpose-built for generating power with hydrogen fuel. But embarking on the pioneering journey that could

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Four Important Ways Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines Are Being Utilized in Power Systems

September 28, 2022 admin aero-derivative gas turbines, aeroderivative, Business, full coverage, Gas, International, mitsubishi power aero, news, Plant Design, power, Power Demand, power podcasts

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:20:30 +0000

Aero-derivative gas turbines are widely used in the power industry. As the name implies, aero-derivative gas turbines evolved from innovations to proven technologies used in airplane jet engines. These gas turbines provide anywhere from 30 MW to 140 MW of efficient, reliable power, and deliver operational savings to energy providers worldwide. According to Harsh Shah, […]

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