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December 2012 In This Issue From the Editor Features UBC Generates Heat, Power, and Buzz with Renewable CHP Feds and States Join Forces to Push CHP TransAlta and MidAmerican Form Partnership for Canadian Gas Power Economics Favor Natural Gas Even as Coal Burn Rebounds FERC Doubles Down on Gas-Electric Coordination Shale Gas: A Jobs Engine Trumps Competition in Electricity Supply? Improving Grid Resiliency After Superstorm Sandy The Great Wall: The Barriers to Shale Gas in China and Why Shales Worked in the U.S. GAS POWER Direct is a free monthly e-newsletter. Subscribe   | Visit Our Site   CONTENT Dr. Robert Peltier Dr. Gail Reitenbach David Wagman Thomas Overton, JD Sonal Patel CONTACT EDITORS editor@powermag.com ADVERTISING Dan Gentile Matt Grant Petra Trautes CONTACT SALES sales@gaspowermag.com

From the Editor Is CHP Ready for Prime Time? Long the redheaded stepchild of North American power generation, combined heat and power (CHP) may finally be poised for a big leap forward. Read More »   Features UBC Generates Heat, Power, and Buzz with Renewable CHP December 3, 2012 | By Thomas W. Overton, JD Already in the midst of a drive to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, the University of British Columbia didn’t just look to clean energy for its new combined heat and power system. Instead, it decided to combine research with cutting-edge green power. Read More »   Feds and States Join Forces to Push CHP December 3, 2012 | By Thomas W. Overton, JD Though subsidies and incentives for wind and other renewables have grabbed the headlines, federal and state initiatives are quietly building some momentum behind combined heat and power. Read More »   TransAlta and MidAmerican Form Partnership for Canadian Gas Power December 3, 2012 | By Thomas W. Overton, JD Signaling a solid future for gas power, two of the biggest names in North American power generation are joining forces to build a new fleet of gas-fired plants in Western Canada. Read More »   Economics Favor Natural Gas Even as Coal Burn Rebounds December 3, 2012 | By David Wagman The wave of coal-to-gas switching in 2012 is giving way to a coal rebound in 2013, according to a number of coal and generating companies. Nevertheless, the long-term trend toward gas is likely to continue. Read More »   FERC Doubles Down on Gas-Electric Coordination December 3, 2012 | By Thomas W. Overton, JD Following up on its series of conferences on gas-electric coordination this past summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission appears ready to find some real solutions in 2013. Read More »   Shale Gas: A Jobs Engine Trumps Competition in Electricity Supply? December 3, 2012 | By Jason Makansi Despite controversies over macro energy policies, it looks to be a sure bet that the need for job creation will foster continued state and federal support for shale gas development. Read More »   Improving Grid Resiliency After Superstorm Sandy December 3, 2012 | By John P. Cahill For the power generation and delivery industry, the lesson of Hurricane Sandy was how fragile much of the grid is. Distributed generation, smart grid technology, and combined heat and power offer cost-effective ways to improve grid resiliency. Read More »   The Great Wall: The Barriers to Shale Gas in China and Why Shales Worked in the U.S. December 3, 2012 | By Rusty Braziel China has enormous shale reserves and a power-hungry populace that needs the gas. But there are good reasons to think that China may not experience a U.S.-style shale gas boom any time soon. Read More »