Power Engnineering's Weekly Wrap Up 12/20

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	Dunkirk Power Plant will convert from coal to natural gas TEPCO will shut down Unit 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Direct Energy to sell three natural gas-fired power plants $685M Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant OK to restart View Now Share:

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	Governor Cuomo: Dunkirk Power Plant to converted from coal to natural gas The Dunkirk Power Plant will convert from a 75 MW coal-fired plant to a 435 MW natural gas plant. Read More Share:
	Three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas sold for $685M Direct Energy, a subsidiary of Centrica, will sell three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas to Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for $685 million in cash. Read More Share:
	TEPCO to shut down two more nuclear reactors at Fukushima Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said it would shut down two more reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, according to the BBC. Read More Share:
	Patriot Coal to emerge from bankruptcy soon The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri confirmed a Plan of Reorganization for Patriot Coal Corp. Read More Share:

In Case You Missed It
• AREVA to invest $26.3M in nuclear power operational center
• SteelRiver to create largest natural gas distribution company in Pennsylvania
• Gamesa wins 50MW wind farm contract
• Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant OK to restart
• SunPower to supply 20 MW of solar panels
• Wood Group names co-presidents for Americas region
• Nalcor Energy's Muskrat Falls to connect to 5,428 MW hydroelectric facility through HVAC transmission project
• PECO invests $7M in transmission project
• MHI, Hitachi push back thermal power business closure date
• GE, PHG commission waste materials power plant in Tennessee
• Russia to invest $2.5B in country's nuclear power sector
• AREVA to supply nuclear fuel to Dominion power plant
• Duke Energy fined $1M for eagle deaths
• EDF Renewable unit acquires Texas wind energy farm
• MISO completes power grid integration
• Natural gas-fired power plant in NJ strikes gas delivery deal
• Former DOE leader joins board of carbon capture company
• Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant incentives trigger investigation
• PG&E names VP, Investor Relations
• DOE prepared to extend uranium RD&D program
• Cabot Oil & Gas to provide natural gas to Dominion's liquefaction project
• WPS picks site for possible natural gas-fired power plant
• PSEG completes Badger 1 Solar Farm

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Kentucky Power to convert unit at Big Sandy Power Plant from to natural gas Kentucky Power will convert the 278MW Unit 1 at the Big Sandy Power Plant from a coal-fired facility to a natural gas-fired unit. Read More Share:
	Solar jobs in US on the rise Solar energy jobs in the U.S. are on the rise, by 13.2 percent from 2012, according to the Solar Foundation’s newly released interactive map. Read More Share:
	Crystal River nuclear power plant decommissioning plan revealed Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) said it will begin decommissioning the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida in 2014, according to a plan filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Florida Public Service Commission. Read More Share:
	Kansas county halts wind farm plans Douglas County, Kan. commissioners postponed large-scale wind energy projects until Spring 2014, according to the Lawrence Journal World. Read More Share:
	DOE's grid energy storage report Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz released the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Read More Share: