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Friday, November 29, 2013

Power Engineering Top News Stories Week Ending 11/29


Nuclear power plant closure may cost SCE $74.2M in customer refunds
Southern California Edison may have to pay customers a refund for the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
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Coal-fired power generation still major electricity source in U.S. Central region
Although coal-fired power generation in the Central region of the U.S. has dropped since the early 2000s, it continues to be the major source of electricity in the area, according to a report from the Energy Information Administration.
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SunEdison to build NYC's largest solar power plant on Staten Island
SunEdison will be building a 10-MW solar power project on Staten Island in New York City that will be the city’s largest.
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Iran
Iran can keep nuclear power plants as part of temporary agreement
Iran will keep its nuclear power plants, but must give up its nuclear weapons in an agreement with the U.S. and other countries reached on Nov. 24, according to the BBC.
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In Case You Missed It
IAEA to review cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Chromalloy acquires gas-fired turbine component manufacturer
First Solar begins construction of solar power project in Japan
Texas wind energy project breaks ground
Bulgaria will decide on new nuclear reactor by year's end
Cooper nuclear plant to use AREVA dry-shielded canisters
Soltage announces official commissioning of Mass. solar power plant
China to build nuclear power plants in Romania
Ex-Im Bank approves $61.1mn loan for export of Gamesa turbines
Energy Department awards nearly $4 million to states to increase energy efficiency
Gas-fired turbines to use monitoring and tuning systems
EDF Renewable Energy acquires Texas wind energy project
GE to supply gas-fired equipment to Saudi Arabia power plants
Edwards new chairman, president and CEO of Black & Veatch

The Week's Most Read Articles
Santee Cooper to remove coal ash
Santee Cooper, the state-owned utility, agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from its Grainger power plant beside South Carolina’s blackwater Waccamaw River, according to a report from the Charlotte Observer.
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Alstom completes installation of world's largest offshore wind turbine
Alstom announced it completed the seaside installation of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine installed in sea waters.
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Who is the power generation industry's most influential person
To commemorate POWER-GEN International’s 25th anniversary, Power Engineering recognized the power generation industry’s 25 most influential people over the last 25 years.
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Basemat concrete placed at Vogtle nuclear power site
Georgia Power placed the basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island of Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle.
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Connecting Hinkley Point nuclear plant to the grid could cost $1.6B
National Grid said that it expects to spend around GBP 1 billion ($1.6 billion) to connect the 3 GW Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in England to the power grid.
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