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by Aaron Larson on (#4AETH)
When U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), he unintentionally ignited the worldwide deregulation of electricity markets, which in turn began a worldwide technology race between two distinct types of power plants: the newly created, industrial-scale plant that PURPA dubbed “cogeneration†and the traditional, utility-scale power […]The post The Line Blurs Between Small Cogen Plants and Large Combined Cycles appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4AE23)
Grappling with a historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%, owing to a mass of coal plant closures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is forecasting record electric use this summer and warns it could issue energy alerts at “various times.†ERCOT said its March 5–released final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for […]The post ERCOT Warns of Intensified Summer Supply Crunch (UPDATED) appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#4A9RF)
Several developments worldwide impacted the power generation landscape in the past week, including more news about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, the restart of a geothermal facility in Hawaii, and construction of a biomass-fueled power plant in Japan. In addition, a company said it plans a $150 million investment in three […]The post POWER Notebook: Alabama Power Says Closing Coal Plant Will Cost $740 Million appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#4A9PD)
The New York-based hedge fund aiming to take over New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station (SJGS), targeted for closure by state lawmakers, wants to refit the 46-year-old, coal-fired plant to use carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology. Acme Equities LLC said last week that retrofitting the 847-MW plant with CCS technology would cut carbon emissions […]The post Carbon Capture Proposed to Save New Mexico Coal Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4A6QA)
Energy supplies are tight in the Pacific Northwest, a region that has been stricken with unseasonably frigid weather and is bracing for deep freezes as a mass of Arctic air descends on the region. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal power marketer that sells wholesale power from 31 federal dams and one nuclear […]The post Power Supplies in Pacific Northwest Tighten as Deep Freeze Grips Region appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4A4MQ)
After the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011, Japan issued stringent safety regulations and reviews that affected its entire 50-reactor fleet. It meant that as each Japanese nuclear reactor entered its scheduled maintenance and refueling outage, it could not returned to operation until restart […]The post THE BIG PICTURE: Japan’s Nuclear Comeback appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A6QC)
Rosenergoatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear plant owner and operator, said it set another nuclear power production record in 2018. The company generated 204 TWh from its 35 reactors—1.4 TWh more than inThe post Russia Sets New Domestic Nuclear Generation Record appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4N4)
Dust collection plays a vital role for safe and efficient power plant operation. There are a number of dust collection options available to plant designers, and baghouses have gained wide acceptance. TheThe post Improve Baghouse Performance with Custom Filtration Media appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4N2)
The January agreement between GE and Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. for a 1.8-GW combined cycle power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of the country’s commitment to increasing its power generationThe post UAE Adds Gas Power to Its Mix and Renewables Abroad appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4N0)
Eight years after Germany decided it would halt nuclear power production by 2022, the country that relied on lignite and hard coal for 38% of its generated power in 2018 will phase out coal by 2038 or earlierThe post Germany’s Coal Exit Bound to Be Complicated appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4MY)
The Distribution System Is Newest Energy Transition Frontier in Europe. The European power sector is urging member states and regulators within the European Union (EU) to speed up development ofThe post POWER Digest [March 2019] appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4MW)
America’s energy mix is undergoing a period of rapid change. The way we generate electricity in this country looks dramatically different than it did just a decade ago, as wind and solar have matured andThe post How Existing Technology and Market Updates Lead to More Affordable, Reliable, Clean Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4MV)
If you’ve been following the news, you know that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it is facing tens of billions of dollars in liability forThe post Should a Power Company Be Held Responsible for Wildfires? appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#4A4MS)
The SES Saran solar power plant entered commercial operation in late January in Saran, in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, an area long known for its coal production. Government officials said the plant isThe post Kazakhstan Adds New Solar Plant to Growing Renewables Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4A49J)
The Senate on February 28 officially confirmed Andrew Wheeler to be administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a 52–47 vote, mostly along party lines. The nomination of Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, was controversial, with many lawmakers and environmentalists criticizing his ties to the coal industry. Wheeler has held the role in an acting […]The post Andrew Wheeler Confirmed as EPA Administrator appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#4A41S)
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on February 28 said nuclear power and the use of clean coal technology are the way to combat climate change and reduce emissions from the energy sector. Perry, speaking at a joint press conference in Washington, D.C., with Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said, “We believe […]The post DOE Chief: Nuclear Power, Clean Coal Technology Key to Reducing Emissions appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4A35Q)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will refrain from amending the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2), retaining a 2010 rule, which it said adequately protects public health. The agency on Feb. 25 said in a notice that a periodically required review of the primary—or health-based—rule concluded no revision was necessary. The […]The post EPA to Retain Primary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4A35S)
Multinational power and gas giant ENGIE, which embarked on an aggressive transition toward zero-carbon three years ago, saw tempered revenue growth over 2018, owing in part to its disposal of thermal generation businesses in the UK and Poland, and the 1-GW Loy Yang B coal-fired power plant in Australia. ENGIE CEO Isabelle Kocher, who outlined […]The post ENGIE to Exit 20 Countries, Refine Transition Growth Strategy appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Aaron Larson on (#4A2TT)
Carol Holahan, counsel in Foley Hoag’s Energy & Cleantech practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. Holahan advises large regional generators and other participants in the wholesale and retail competitive electricity markets on policy initiatives, changing environmental regulations, decommissioning and sale of plants, and matters pending before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During […]The post FERC and Cybersecurity: It’s Complicated [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49WV0)
General Electric’s (GE’s) sale of its biopharma unit on February 25 is designed to reduce the company’s overall debt load, and CEO Larry Culp said the deal is the latest step in his plan to strengthen the whole of GE, particularly the company’s struggling Power division. GE on Monday agreed to sell the biopharma part […]The post GE Selling Biopharma Unit in $21.4 Billion Deal appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49T7N)
A private New York-based real estate investment company that focuses on North American energy projects has reached an agreement with officials in Farmington, New Mexico, to keep the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station open beyond 2022. The city is part-owner of the 847-MW plant, and the other owners—which include Tucson Electric Power, Los Alamos County, […]The post Groups Reach Deal to Keep New Mexico Coal Plant Open appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49M6K)
Arizona’s largest utility wants to support its renewable power portfolio by adding as much as 850 MW of battery storage capacity to its solar power plants by 2025. Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) made the announcement February 21. Don Brandt, the utility’s chairman and CEO, in a statement said, “Arizona is already a national leader […]The post APS Will Add 850 MW of Battery Storage to Solar Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#49KK1)
This week (Feb. 17–23) is National Engineers Week. “EWeek†as the National Society of Professional Engineers calls it, is a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations, and government agencies. Its key goal: raising public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to quality of life. Over the […]The post National Engineers Week: Engineering for the Power World appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#49K6A)
Danish engineering, design, and consultancy firm Ramboll Group in December entered into an agreement to acquire U.S-based engineering and design consultancy OBG. Founded in 1945, OBG has delivered integrated engineering solutions within water, energy, environment and advanced manufacturing, and today, the company says it has extensive client relationships in both the private and public sectors, […]The post POWER Interview: The Future of Power Sector Engineering Amid Market Disruptions appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#49K6C)
Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), two giant Japanese companies with substantial stakes in the world’s power sector, are separately rethinking future business directions as sizable disruptions shake up prospects for traditional market growth. In recent months, Hitachi refined its business model to prepare it for explosive demand in digitalization solutions, focusing heavily on grid […]The post Japanese Conglomerates Rejigger Power Sector Strategies appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49JEV)
Southern Company CEO Thomas Fanning on February 20 said construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is on track and could possibly beat the current regulatory approved startup dates for the AP1000 units. Fanning spoke Wednesday on the company’s fourth-quarter 2018 earnings call. He said Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary and the […]The post Southern Company CEO: Vogtle Ahead of Schedule appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49HT0)
An Alabama power plant that has operated for more than a century will close in April, with Alabama Power saying that the cost to comply with government regulations on the handling of coal ash and wastewater no longer make the plant economically viable. Jim Heilbron, Alabama Power’s senior vice president and senior production officer, on […]The post Alabama Power Will Close Century-Old Coal Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49FWP)
A subsidiary of MDU Resources Group on February 19 said it plans to close three of its coal-fired units at power plants in Montana and North Dakota. Montana-Dakota Utilities said it would partly replace the lost generation with a new simple-cycle gas-fired unit at the North Dakota site. The company on Tuesday said a biannual […]The post MDU Will Close Coal Units in Montana, North Dakota appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49FNV)
Georgia regulators on February 19 approved another $526.4 million in expenditures by Georgia Power related to the long-delayed Vogtle nuclear power plant expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) members voted 4-1 to approve a settlement agreement for the 19th Vogtle Construction Monitoring (VCM) Report, which covers the first six months of 2018. The […]The post Georgia PSC Backs Additional Costs for Vogtle Nuclear Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49EMS)
Entergy Texas on February 15 began construction of its first new power plant in 40 years. The Montgomery County Power Station (MCPS), located in Willis, will be a 993-MW combined cycle gas turbine plant, adjacent to the existing Lewis Creek Power Plant. Entergy Texas is part of Entergy Corporation, which provides power to about 3 […]The post Entergy Texas Breaks Ground on New 993-MW Combined Cycle Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49EFN)
A renewable energy project in eastern Oregon is being touted as the first in the U.S. to combine wind and solar power with battery storage. Portland General Electric (PGE) plans to build the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility just north of Lexington, Oregon, the company announced last week. The utility is developing the 380-MW project with […]The post Solar, Wind, Storage Come Together in Oregon Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#49C4H)
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 18 February 2019 at 2 pm EET The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully handed over projects for two Wärtsilä engine power plants installed in the Dominican Republic. The additional capacity is needed to meet the increasing electricity demand from the country’s growing tourist industry. Both hand-overs took place in December 2018. […]The post Wärtsilä power plants will support Dominican Republic’s growing tourist industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#49AT1)
The Gustav Knepper power plant in Dortmund-Mengede, Germany, was leveled by two controlled explosions on February 17. The facility had been closed for five years. The plant’s boiler house was brought down first. A 210-meter chimney and 128-meter cooling tower were leveled in a second blast, about 45 minutes after the first. The German YouTube […]The post Video Shows Demolition of Old German Coal Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#495ER)
Harriet Monroe, the founder and longtime editor of Poetry magazine, was the author of a large body of poems that captured the essence of urban industrial modernity. Her 1914 book, You and I ( Macmillan Company, New York), contains two poems about power generation. The first, “The Turbine,†is an engineer’s ode to his turbine. […]The post Two Harriet Monroe Poems About Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#494Q2)
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) appears to have snagged the lead in an intensifying competition in a mostly flat market for heavy-duty gas turbines of above 100 MW, but GE retained its lead both for overall installed gas turbine capacity and units in 2018, a much-watched industry ranking suggests. Data from McCoy Power Reports’ latest […]The post GE, MHPS Vie for Top Spot in Fiercely Competitive Gas Turbine Market appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#494DN)
Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest nuclear power-producing state, is now definitively a battleground for nuclear power subsidies. Last week, in two memos that were circulated in the state House and Senate, seven lawmakers signaled they would soon introduce legislation that would update a 2004 state law—the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS)—to include nuclear power. The law […]The post Pennsylvania Is Newest Nuclear Subsidy Battleground appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Aaron Larson on (#494DQ)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is holding a board meeting today, during which the fate of the corporate agency’s Bull Run and Paradise Unit 3 coal power plants could be decided. Permanent closure of the facilities is strongly being considered. The stakes are high, according to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R). In a Jan. 4 […]The post TVA Mulls Coal Plant Closures, Trump Urges Board to Consider All Factors appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#491P2)
Some combined cycle plants have two feedwater-control valves: a small startup valve with the extra cavitation protection needed during startup and low-load operations, and a larger main valve with the high flow capacity needed during full-load ops. This design is intended to yield a longer service life of these valves. However, as the plant ages, […]The post Severe Modulation in Feedwater-Control Valves Reveals Need for Periodic Calibration appeared first on POWER Magazine.
by Darrell Proctor on (#490DS)
California Governor Gavin Newsom on February 12 said the state has formed a “strike team†as it works to develop plans to help not only utility ratepayers but also utility employees. The move comes in the wake of the bankruptcy filing by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as the state’s largest utility deals with its […]The post California Governor Wants ‘Strike Team’ to Develop Utility Plan appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Aaron Larson on (#4906N)
Some high-tech security features meant to protect U.S. power plants from physical attack may not be as effective as good old-fashioned fences and concrete, according to a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate who modeled security measures in a computer simulation while earning her PhD in Public Policy. Jenna McGrath, who graduated in December 2018, published […]The post Concrete Better Than Cameras in Protecting Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#48Z7Y)
COMMENTARY Launched last week by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the “Green New Deal†appears to pick up where President Franklin Roosevelt left off with his “Second Bill of Rights†announced in his 1944 State of the Union Address1. More manifesto than mandate, the Green New Deal seeks to be a lens through which legislators’ […]The post The ‘Green New Deal’ Out West appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#48VS5)
Multibillion-dollar energy deals that both Siemens and General Electric (GE) signed with the Iraqi government last year may not come to fruition, according to the country’s electricity minister. The Financial Times on February 10 reported that Luay Al-Khatteeb, who took his post late last year after the deals were brokered, told the newspaper, “I don’t […]The post Iraqi Official Casts Doubt on Deals With GE, Siemens appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#48N6X)
GE Power’s financials spun out further on a dismal trajectory during the fourth quarter of 2018, plagued by slack market demand for products and services, technical glitches of a flagship gas turbine model, and poor project execution. Despite a series of divestments and corporate reshuffles, including of leadership, for the 12 months that ended on […]The post Financial and Gas Turbine Blade Troubles Plague GE Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#48N2S)
In line with customer preferences, U.S. investor-owned electric companies are heavily invested in decarbonization and electrification, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) told Wall Street analysts and bankers on Feb. 6. In its annual presentation to potential investors and industry observers, the trade association that represents U.S. investor-owned electric companies lamented a number of uncertainties affecting […]The post Decarbonization, Electrification Key Among 8 Priorities for U.S. Investor-Owned Power Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Aaron Larson on (#48HCW)
Paul DeCotis, senior director in West Monroe Partners’ Energy and Utilities practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. West Monroe, in partnership with Greentech Media, conducted a survey of more than 1,700 utility customers, 140 utility executives and managers, and more than two dozen regulators in major markets across North America. Its findings were […]The post Prepare for More Distributed Energy Resources [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#48EQA)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) want to explore how federal and state authorities could incentivize cybersecurity and physical security in the power and natural gas sectors. The agencies issued a notice on Feb. 4 announcing they would jointly hold a technical conference on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from […]The post DOE and FERC Mull Incentivizing Cybersecurity, Physical Security of Power and Gas Infrastructure appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Darrell Proctor on (#489AE)
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO), which is phasing out coal-fired power as part of its “Your Energy, Your Future†plan announced late last year, on Feb. 1 said it will develop three new wind farm projects in the state that will add about 800 MW of renewable power generation capacity to its portfolio. The […]The post NIPSCO Announces Three New Indiana Wind Farms appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#4893G)
Behind the digital tools that make the industrial internet of things (IIOT) in the power generation and chemical process industries are people. The upcoming Connected Plant Conference—Feb. 19–21, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina—will recognize the achievements of 11 individuals and companies who are fast risers in the field. Through insight and experience, these “Game Changer†champions […]The post Connected Plant 2019 ‘Game Changers’: The People Behind Digital Innovation appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by POWER on (#487D1)
In 2017, the 10 largest power companies, ranked by their installed generation capacity, owned 18% of total global installed capacity, while the next-largest 15 owned around 10%—meaning that the top 25 companies own nearly 30% of global installed power generation capacity, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Chinese companies account for more than one-eighth of global installed […]The post THE BIG PICTURE: World’s Biggest Power Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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by Sonal Patel on (#487D3)
Interest in hydrogen-powered fuel cells for transportation and machinery applications appears to have kicked up of late, with several companies announcing major developments. Hydrogen Batteries for Spanish Port. The Port of Valencia in Spain in January said it is readying to implement a planned €4 million pilot project to power container-manipulating machinery with hydrogen batteries. The […]The post Hydrogen Energy Gains Steam appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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