News stories from Power Engineering 4/12

In Case You Missed It
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Duke officially opens natural gas-fired power plant
• Vestas to supply wind turbine parts for Alberta project
• First Solar acquires 60 MW solar power project
• GAO report questions U.S. nuclear evacuation plans
• Two units at the Crystal River coal-fired plant may close
• Earthquake rattles nuclear plant in Iran
• Japan nuclear regulations could delay reactor restarts
• Wind farm to help power Ohio State University
• First Solar to acquire TetraSun
• Salazar says Cape Wind offshore project could break ground by end of the year
• California sets new wind power record
• U.S. wave power producer to establish office in Scotland
• ReneSola to provide solar modules for N.C. projects
• Leak discovered in Fukushima's backup toxic water tank
• GE markets innovative fabric for coal-fired emissions controls
• Online petition targets nuclear plant potential
• NRC sends inspection team to investigate fatal nuclear plant accident
• GE to provide financing, turbines for 250 MW Kansas wind power project
• Alstom to supply equipment for heavy fuel oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia
• Fort Bliss 20 MW solar power project could be ready by 2015
• ABB launches SF6 gas management portfolio
• Obama budget slashes MOX nuclear fuel funding
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Dry cooling system headed to coal-fired power plants in China