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The POWER Interview: What Drove the Gas Turbine Technology Leap at GE Over the Past 70 Years

July 30, 2019 admin alstom, belle isle, Business, efficiency, Gas, gas turbine, ge, General Electric, History, Interview, news, Plant Design, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:34:12 +0000

On July 29, 1949, at 2:15 p.m., General Electric’s (GE’s) first gas turbine at the Belle Isle Station in Oklahoma City began delivering power to Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.’s distribution system. The 3.5-MW GE Frame 3 machine reportedly had an efficiency of about 17%. Since the Belle Isle machine (Figure 1) started up seventy […]

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Positive Developments for Small Modular Reactors

July 29, 2019 admin Business, china national nuclear corp., cnnc, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NuScale Power, Plant Design, reactor, Research and Development, Rolls-Royce, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:05:47 +0000

NuScale Power, Rolls-Royce, and China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC)—three companies working on different small modular reactor (SMR) technology—recently announced positive developments for their respective designs. NRC Makes Progress on NuScale Design Review Portland, Oregon-based NuScale said on July 22 that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the second and third phases of its SMR […]

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Long-Delayed EPR Nuclear Plants Face Further Holdups

June 27, 2019 admin Business, EDF, EPR, flamanville 3, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear plant construction, nuclear power plant, olkiluoto 3, Plant Design, Technology, TVO

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:42:40 +0000

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), owner of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (European Pressurized Water Reactor) nuclear unit that is under construction in Finland, has said fuel will not be loaded in the reactor before the end of August, while it awaits completion of a schedule review being conducted by the construction consortium. Meanwhile, EDF, which is […]

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Industrial Gas Turbine Demand Grows [PODCAST]

May 16, 2019 admin Business, distributed energy, distributed power, Gas, gas turbine, holland energy park, industrial gas turbine, International, Markets, news, Plant Design, Research and Development, sgt-800, siemens, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:05:36 +0000

When it comes to gas turbines, size matters. Although the market for large, heavy-duty gas turbines has been challenging in recent years, demand for industrial gas turbines—generally units with output ranging from about 5 MW to 100 MW—has been growing, according to Reed Lengel, product line manager for SCC-800 solutions with Siemens Energy. “When you […]

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Control Your Own Destiny with Combined Heat and Power Systems [PODCAST]

May 9, 2019 admin Business, chp, cogeneration, combined heat and power, distributed energy, distributed power, Gas, news, Plant Design, siemens, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:39:25 +0000

Combined heat and power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is the concurrent production of electricity or mechanical power and useful thermal energy (heating and/or cooling) from a single source of energy. Although it may not be widely recognized outside of industrial, commercial, institutional, and utility circles, CHP has been providing highly efficient electricity and process […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Much-Anticipated Report

May 2, 2019 admin Business, Cybersecurity, DHS, DOE, emps, EPRI, ferc, gmd, grid resiliency, hemp, Legal & Regulatory, news, nuclear detonation, Physical security, Plant Design, power sector, Research and Development, Smart Grid, solar storms, T&D, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

Depending on the hazard field, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) resulting from detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude or in space could cause significant damage to electronics on the bulk power system and even prompt a regional voltage collapse, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says in much-anticipated findings from its three-year study on high-altitude […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Anticipated Report

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

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Clump Weights in Offshore Mooring Systems

May 1, 2019 admin Business, clump weights, floating wind turbines, International, news, ocean/marine, offshore mooring, Plant Design, Renewables, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:43 +0000

Offshore moorings have a long tradition in the oil and gas industry. Even though most offshore mooring systems feature similar components, they differ a lot in design, depending on the bathymetries, the metocean data, and the design of the platform they support. But despite the wide range available in the market, the fast development of […]

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Energy Storage Changes the Power Profile

April 30, 2019 admin battery storage, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Gas, Hydro, li-ion, news, Plant Design, Power Demand, pumped-storage hydro, Renewables, Solar, solar-plus-storage, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The power grid is a pretty complex system. Electricity is generally produced on an as-needed basis. Generators ramp up and down based on demand. However, energy storage systems are beginning to change how

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The POWER Interview – Keeping Nuclear Power Viable

April 22, 2019 admin casl, dave kropaczek, DOE, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, smr

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:53:41 +0000

Nuclear power in the U.S. and globally has battled headwinds in recent years, and not just from the growth of other power generation resources such as solar, wind, and natural gas. Problems in the U.S. nuclear sector, such as construction delays and cost overruns at the Vogtle site in Georgia, the cancellation of the V.C. […]

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