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First Hydrogen Burn at Long Ridge HA-Class Gas Turbine Marks Triumph for GE

April 22, 2022 admin 7ha.02, 9ha.02, Business, climate change, decarbonization, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas turbines, ge, ha, hydrogen, hydrogen blending, lm6000, long ridge, Markets, news, Plant Design, Power Demand

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:29:50 +0000

Hydrogen combustion has begun at the 485-MW Long Ridge Energy Terminal combined cycle power plant—a flagship GE HA-class project that is purpose-built to transition from natural gas to hydrogen blends and ultimately be capable of burning 100% hydrogen. While the sprawling multimodal facility in Hannibal, Ohio—which sits on the Ohio and West Virginia border—achieved commercial […]

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How to Complete Successful Power Projects Working with EPC Contractors

April 1, 2022 admin Business, Construction, contractor, engineering, epc, full coverage, International, Management, news, O&M, operations & maintenance, Plant Design, procurement, Safety, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:12:00 +0000

Power companies rely heavily on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to build new power facilities and keep old ones in top condition. However, some projects go smoother than others

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GE-Led Carbon Capture Project at Southern Company Site Gets DOE Funding

February 15, 2022 admin alabama power, basf, Business, Carbon Capture, ccus, climate change, engineering, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, ge, ge gas power, kiewit, linde, news, plant barry, Plant Design, Research and Development, Southern Company, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:42:43 +0000

A GE Gas Power front-end engineering design (FEED) study will receive $5,771,670 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management following successful completion of the award negotiation phase. The funding is focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for power generation applications with a goal […]

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Gravity Base Ballast Provides Tidal Turbines with a Sturdy Grip

March 2, 2020 admin fmgc, gravity base ballast, International, news, ocean/marine, offshore mooring, offshore power, Plant Design, Renewables, Technology, tidal power, tidal turbines, Wind

Credit to Author: Ralitsa Peycheva| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:00:21 +0000

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Offshore wind turbines deliver a strong promise in today’s tough times of climate changes’ debate. The rapid development of the sector favors the need for new gravity concepts. Besides design, ballast is a critical element responsible for the turbine’s stabilization and therefore its success. Its quality, density, and weight, defined by the material choice and […]

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How Much Will Hydrogen-Based Power Cost?

February 27, 2020 admin chp, combined heat and power, cost, Energy Storage, fuel cells, Gas, gas turbine, hydrogen, International, mhps, news, Plant Design, power-to-gas, r&d, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, the hydrogen council

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:00:37 +0000

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Costs associated with 40 hydrogen technologies used in 35 applications, including for heat and power, could tumble dramatically over the next decade as the scale-up of hydrogen production, distribution, and equipment and component manufacturing continues. For some applications, hydrogen could become competitive with other low-carbon alternatives, and even conventional options. Those are key findings from […]

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Fault Ride-Through Using Slip-Capable Torque-Limiting Couplings

February 3, 2020 admin coupling, disk pack connection, fault ride through, hydraulically pressurized, news, O&M, Plant Design, rigid coupling, shear pin coupling, torque limiting coupling, turbine generator, voith turbo

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:44:08 +0000

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As more intermittent renewable energy resources are added to the power grid, generator connectivity during a grid fault becomes ever more important to mitigate the risk of cascading blackouts. An innovative

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Community Solar: Ready for the New Decade

February 3, 2020 admin access for all, Business, climate change, community solar, compensation, Energy Storage, Environmental, finance, International, Markets, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Plant Design, Renewables, seia, size limits, smart program, Solar, solar industry, stoel rives, Technology, xcel energy

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:29:47 +0000

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Community solar refers to local solar facilities shared by multiple subscribers who receive credit on their electricity bills for their share of the power produced. Community solar allows homeowners, renters

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GEH Launches NRC Licensing Process for BWRX-300, an ESBWR-Derived SMR

January 30, 2020 admin Business, bwr, bwrx-300, esbwr, Gas, geh, History, International, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, Plant Design, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:28:11 +0000

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Marking another major milestone for U.S.-based small modular reactor (SMR) development, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it has formally begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300, a 300-MW water-cooled nuclear technology that it claims could be competitive with natural gas power. The company revealed on Jan. 30 that it submitted the first licensing […]

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MOX Nuclear Fuel Loaded in Russian Reactor, More to Come

January 28, 2020 admin Department of Energy, DOE, Fuel, International, mixed-oxide fuel, mox, mox fuel fabrication facility, national nuclear security administration, news, nnsa, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant, O&M, Plant Design, rosatom, Russia, Safety, savannah river, tvel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:45:33 +0000

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Power plant engineers have loaded 18 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies in Unit 4 at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Distinct from traditional nuclear fuel with enriched uranium, MOX fuel pellets are based on the mix of nuclear fuel cycle derivatives, such as plutonium oxide bred in commercial reactors and uranium oxide […]

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The Rise of Distributed Natural Gas Generation

January 24, 2020 admin diesel genset, distributed energy, distributed natural gas generation, distributed power, dngg, fuel cell, fuel cells, Gas, genset, microturbine, natural gas, natural gas genset, news, Plant Design, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:52:08 +0000

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The power sector has increasingly turned to various forms of distributed generation to meet growing power demands over the past several decades. Although solar PV and other renewable technologies receive most of the coverage, they represent only a fraction of the distributed market. Diesel generator sets (gensets) have long been the face of distributed generation. […]

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