Wood Group completes natural gas-fired turbine upgrade
02/13/2013
Wood Group GTS completed an upgrade of the controls system on a GE LM6000 natural gas-fired turbine at Jonesboro, Ark.’s City Water and Light’s northwest combustion turbine site. |
Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear plant delayed until 2016
02/12/2013
The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear facility being built on an island in the Baltic Sea by Areva and Siemens (NYSE: SI) won’t be complete until 2016. |
GE to use Google Maps data in gas, electrical, telecommunications applications
02/12/2013
GE and Google announced an agreement that will integrate Google Maps data into GE’s Smallworld gas, electrical and telecommunications applications. |
GE chosen to increase output of wind power turbines in Turkey
02/11/2013
Zorlu Enerji Group has used GE’s WindBOOST service to increase the output of 31 GE 2.5 MW wind turbines located at the Gokcedag Wind Farm in Turkey. |
GE announces new automation control system
02/11/2013
GE announced the availability of a its new C90Plus Automation Control System. |
Edison fires back at accusations it knew of faulty parts at SONGS
02/11/2013
Southern California Edison has issued responses to accusations made by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D–CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D–MA) in a letter to the NRC. |
NRG Energy to take over operations and maintenance of coal-fired power plant
02/08/2013
NRG Energy Services has taken over all operating and maintenance responsibilities at the coal-fired Homer City Generation Station under a long-term operating agreement with the plant’s owner. |
Entergy blames Super Bowl blackout on electrical relay device
02/08/2013
In a statement released Friday, Entergy traced the cause of the half hour-long power outage during this year’s Super Bowl to a failure in an electrical relay device.
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We Energies plans new powerhouse for Twin Falls hydroelectric power plant
02/07/2013
We Energies is planning to spend around $64 million to build a new powerhouse at the Twin Falls hydroelectric power plant that borders Wisconsin and Michigan’s upper peninsula. |
DOE announces phase II of carbon capture and storage project
02/07/2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the beginning of Phase II of project development for a carbon capture and storage project in Illinois. |
Indian Point nuclear power plant will hurt - but not endanger - fish populations, new report says
02/06/2013
According to a letter from the federal fisheries service made public this week by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Indian Point nuclear plant outside of New York City will likely “adversely affect but not jeopardize” certain fish populations. |
Wyoming Consumer Advocate approves upgrades at coal-fired power plant
02/06/2013
The Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate has approved the installation of environmental improvements at two of the units at the Jim Bridger coal-fired power plant near Rock Springs, Wyo. |
Clean coal pilot plant planned for Oklahoma
02/06/2013
Clean Coal Technologies Inc. signed a new EPC agreement with SAIC for the construction of a 2-ton per hour clean coal pilot plant in Oklahoma. |
Hanford nuclear waste treatment site panned in GAO report
02/05/2013
A new report from the Government Accountability Office has harshly criticized the ongoing radioactive waste disposal project at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington State. |
Fuel Tech receives orders for $4mn in emissions controls
02/05/2013
Fuel Tech Inc. announced receipt of air pollution control (APC) orders totaling $4.4 million. |
Report states Indian Point nuclear power plant closure could cost customers $800mn
02/04/2013
The closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant could cost electricity customers in the New York City area as much as $800 million. |
Consumers Energy signs $19mn contract for emissions controls
02/04/2013
Consumers Energy, a subsidiary of CMS Energy, signed a $19 million contract with Moran Iron Works to build pollution control equipment for the utility’s coal-fired power plants in Michigan. |
Japan's nuclear safety chief grilled over Fukushima
02/04/2013
The former head of Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission, Karuki Madarame, has been questioned by police and prosecutors regarding his performance during the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima. |
Three Steps to Discovery in Aging Archives
02/01/2013
Archivists are seldom seen as innovators. But in an industry where nearly 40 percent of the workforce will be eligible to retire in the next few years, knowledge management has become a priority for many companies. |
ABB Arc Guard
02/01/2013
ABB Low Voltage Products division has released the TVOC-2, a new generation of its proprietary Arc Guard System designed to protect electrical equipment from arc flashes. |
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