Wyoming governor blasts EPA's coal plant proposal
Gov. Matt Mead of Wyoming, the nation's leading coal-producing state, is calling on the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a proposal to require new coal-fired power plants to...
View ArticleVideo: Let the sun shine in, on White House solar panels
Technicians have finished installing solar panels on the White House roof, capping a project that President Barack Obama hopes will send a signal that renewable energy is feasible and environmentally...
View ArticleTen solar PV projects in Ontario completed
Recurrent Energy completed 10 solar photovoltaic power projects totaling 78-MWac in Ontario, Canada.
View ArticleSiemens H-Class technology featured at Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean...
Siemens (NYSE: SI) supplied three of its SGT6-8000H-gas turbines to the Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center, each delivering an electrical generating capacity of 274-MW.
View ArticleKansas considers revised permit for coal plant
The state's top environmental regulator is considering whether to clear the way again for a new coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas, but environmentalists contend that Gov. Sam Brownback's...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Sequestration market to reach $ 6.8B globally by 2019
Market and Markets has released a new report, "Carbon Capture & Sequestration Market- Global Market Trends & Forecast to 2019," finding that the market is estimated to grow from over $1.78...
View ArticleCalifornia adds capacity ahead of summer 2014 peak demand
A number of gas-fired and solar additions have come on-line in recent months in California, mitigating the impact of the permanent shutdown by Southern California Edison (SCE) of the San Onofre nuclear...
View ArticleMarket trends: Regional spot gas prices show decline
Spot natural gas prices for all 10 regions monitored by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) all decreased in figures released May 12.
View ArticleMore than 800 nuclear fuel rods removed from Fukushima Unit 4
More than half of the nuclear fuel assemblies at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan have been moved to a cooling pool.
View ArticleDuke Energy abandons proposed wind turbine project
Duke Energy Renewables (NYSE: DUK) says a proposed wind turbine project in northeastern Kentucky is no longer planned.
View ArticleSequoyah Nuclear Unit 2 taken offline for refueling, maintenance
The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Unit 2 was safely taken offline Monday for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.
View ArticleDuke Energy Florida to retire coal-fired units, invest in combined-cycle
Duke Energy Florida announced plans on Tuesday for three projects: a combined-cycle natural gas plant in Citrus County; installing two simple-cycle combustion turbine generators at the Suwannee Plant...
View ArticleCommunity solar PV project powers up in Vermont
A 150-kW solar photovoltaic project is delivering power to a Vermont community.
View ArticleFour arrested for trespassing at nuclear power plant
Four women were arrested and charged with allegedly trespassing onto the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant site in Massachusetts.
View ArticleTritium leak discovered at River Bend nuclear power plant
Workers at Entergy’s (NYSE: ETR) River Bend nuclear power plant in Louisiana detected tritium in water samples taken from underground.
View ArticleFP&L to ask for approval to build two new nuclear reactors
Florida Power & Light (FPL) plans to ask for state approval to build two new nuclear reactors at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant.
View ArticleANO Unit 2 to remain offline for refueling following tornado
Entergy (NYSE: ETR) said it would keep the 989-MW Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2 offline for a planned refueling outage, according to Reuters.
View ArticleEmerson upgrades gas turbine controls
Piqua Power System, located in Ohio, has successfully upgraded its OEM turbine controls.
View ArticleB&W to acquire emission control systems company
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W, NYSE:BWC) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire industrial processes solutions...
View ArticleCon Edison announces chairman of board
Consolidated Edison's board of directors announced that John McAvoy will now serve as chairman of the board.
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