What’s New in Coal Power Innovation?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:15:00 +0000

Despite a dismal outlook for coal, countries with substantial coal fleets are intensifying efforts to develop new technologies and operational capabilities to improve coal power’s environmental impact

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The Importance of Accurate Weather Prediction for Power Operations

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:14:13 +0000

Power companies need precise weather forecasts for a variety of reasons. Several companies specialize in providing the type of weather information utilities need to accurately predict resource availability and

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Indonesia Outlines Plans for Coal Power, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:13:00 +0000

Indonesian officials said they would increase their use of renewable energy and move away from coal-fired power generation in order to receive funding from an international public and private decarbonization

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The Benefits of Remote Monitoring for Transformers and Other Electrical Equipment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:11:15 +0000

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Obtaining real-time operating data on power plant and substation equipment has never been easier. The sensors, transmitters, and systems needed to monitor important parameters are readily available and highly

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BayWa r.e. Supporting Solar Power for Agriculture Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:10:00 +0000

Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations designed to support agriculture across the European Union (EU) received a boost in late October. BayWa r.e., a major Germany-based renewable energy developer, announced it

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POWER Digest [December 2023]

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Kenya Set to Expand Hydropower Project. Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) said it received approval from government officials to move forward with the Gogo hydropower redevelopment project. The Gogo

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How Coal Fly Ash Is Reducing CO2 Emissions and Improving Concrete

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:03:34 +0000

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. One of the key ingredients in concrete is Portland cement. The American Concrete Institute explains that Portland cement is […]

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MHI, Mitsubishi Power Report Breakthroughs for Hydrogen Combustion, Ammonia Burners

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:23:23 +0000

Staff at the central control room at Mitsubishi Power’s T-Point 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant Validation Facility at the Takasago Hydrogen Park in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, celebrate the demonstration of a large frame gas turbine using a fuel mixture of 30% hydrogen, while connected to the local power grid. The gas turbine uses hydrogen produced and stored at the Takasago Hydrogen Park. Courtesy: Mitsubishi Power

Mitsubishi Power has successfully demonstrated partial load and full load combustion of a fuel blend with 30% hydrogen (by volume) in a grid-connected J-series Air-Cooled (JAC) gas turbine. The achievement […]

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Converged Field Area Networks: Modernizing the Grid for a Sustainable Future

Credit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]

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New 225-kV Transmission Lines and Substations Provide Reliable Power Supply to Impoverished Regions of Cameroon

Credit to Author: Brian Rock| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:53:39 +0000

Spanning several regions of Cameroon where 55% of the population live in poverty, grid connectivity is limited and the power supply is unreliable. However, a new project, which will extend […]

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