Ormat sells stake in geothermal power company for $7.5mn
Ormat Technologies Inc. sold its stake in the Momotombo Power Co. (MPC) to a private company for $7.5 million.
View ArticleEast Kentucky co-op connected to PJM power grid
On June 1, The East Kentucky Power Co-Op (EKPC) was successfully integrated onto the PJM Interconnection.
View ArticleAustrian cogeneration power plant upgrades with GE gas engines
Energie AG Oberösterreich Wärme Gmbh recently upgraded its district heating facility by replacing the existing steam turbines with three of General Electric’s latest Jenbacher J624 natural gas-fired...
View ArticleTEPCO seeks public funds to make Fukushima payments
TEPCO has requested an additional $5.9 billion from the Japanese government to help meet the growing compensation claims from people whose lives were upended after the Fukushima disaster.
View ArticleTesting & commissioning of carbon capture system deemed successful
Akermin successfully commissioned and tested its proprietary Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center in Alabama.
View ArticleNew Faces in Nuclear Power
I entered the hotel lobby on the morning of the second day of the Nuclear Energy Institute's annual "Nuclear Energy Assembly" and felt instantly that something was peculiar.
View ArticleNuclear's strong future amid challenges
With all the attention that is being given to recent announcements of nuclear power plant closures and threatened shutdowns, it would be easy to think that U.S. nuclear power is marching to its death.
View ArticleNun, protesters found guilty of uranium plot break-in
An 83-year-old nun and two fellow anti-nuclear protesters were found guilty of breaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, according to reports.
View ArticleGeneration Next
More attention has been given of late to recent announcements of nuclear power plant closures and threatened shutdowns than to the pursuit of new nuclear technology.
View ArticleA Better Way to Address Aging and Obsolescence
In the domestic energy industry, nuclear energy's value to our country is not only based on building new nuclear power stations, but also includes the ongoing investments in the continued safe and...
View ArticleCoupled Multiphysics Simulation of an Underground Nuclear Waste Disposal Site
Nuclear power plants generate spent nuclear fuel as a byproduct of power production.
View ArticleA Seat at the Table and Skin in the Game
Power producers across the industry are under pressure from flat electricity usage growth rates and the need to comply with environmental regulations.
View ArticleOn-Line Monitoring
Nuclear plants are increasingly turning to on-line monitoring to improve plant productivity, reliability, and asset management.
View ArticleCalifornia biomass power plant sold to Greenleaf Power
U.S. Renewables Group sold the 19 MW Tracy biomass power plant in California to Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants.
View ArticleEight southern power companies join MISO
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) announced Monday that eight new power companies have joined the transmission organization in three of MISO’s four southern states.
View ArticleCompany begins production of wave power prototype
Spindrift Energy has started machining components for its first prototype wave-powered system as part of an Energy Innovation Small Grant from the California Energy Commission.
View ArticlePGE plans new natural gas-fired and wind power projects
Portland General Electric completed the competitive bidding processes and negotiations to build a natural gas-fired power project in Oregon and acquire and build a wind farm in Washington state.
View ArticleFire causes $1 million in damage at coal-fired power plant
A fire at Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche power plant last weekend caused around $1 million in damage.
View ArticleFoster Wheeler acquires Mexican power plant developer
Foster Wheeler AG acquired NorthAm Engineering S.A. DE CV (NorthAm), a privately held engineering and project management company in Monterrey, Mexico.
View ArticleCanadian Solar opens office in Brazil
Canadian Solar Inc. announced Wednesday the opening of a sales and business development office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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