Friday, January 24, 2014

Power Engineering's Top Stories for Week of 1/24

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January issue of Power Engineering available
In the latest issue of Power Engineering magazine, the editors of PE and RenewableEnergyWorld.com name the Projects of the Year for coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar, hydropower, bioenergy and geothermal. Did your project make the cut? To find out, click here.
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Top Stories
GE Hitachi to pay $2.7M settlement over nuclear reactor design false claims
North Carolina-based General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GE Hitachi) agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that it provided false statements to the DOE and NRC about an advanced nuclear reactor design.
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Cape Wind power project faces new lawsuit
The proposed Cape Wind offshore wind energy project faces another lawsuit from opponents who say state regulators should not have forced NSTAR to purchase energy produced by the project.
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Two AEP coal-fired power plants to use B&W emissions controls
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc., a subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (NYSE: BWC), was awarded more than $40 million in emissions control equipment at two coal-fired power plants in Oklahoma and Texas.
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Integrys Energy Group to sell Upper Peninsula Power Company for $298M
Integrys Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:TEG) has entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP (BBIP) for about $298.8 million.
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The Week's Most Read Articles
FutureGen clean coal power plant receives final approval
The FutureGen clean coal project received the final approval it needed in order to begin construction.
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BlackLight Power Inc. achieves the conversion of water fuel to “Hydrino”
BlackLight Power Inc. (BLP), an innovation company that focuses on energy sources, has produced millions of watts of power with its Solid Fuel-Catalyst-Induced-Hydrino-Transition (SF-CIHT) patent pending technology.
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Nebraska AG to challenge EPA's NSPS
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning announced the state will be filing suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to challenge the agency’s New Source Performance Standards, which limit carbon emissions on new power plants.
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EPA delays finalizing Section 316B rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a statement that it will miss a deadline to finalize standards for cooling water intake structures under the Clean Water Act.
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Another leak found in Fukushima nuclear Unit 3 building
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan found another water leak in the Unit 3 reactor building on Jan. 18.
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More Headlines
Grady wind farm installs last turbine
AWEA announces personnel changes
GE introduces boiler water treatment technology
Tritium leak discovered at Perry nuclear power plant
Brayton Point retirement may be delayed
ERCOT demand increases by 2.1 percent in 2013
Nuclear waste repository not receiving additional fed funds
Special inspection begins at Farley nuclear power plant
PA coal alliance announces support for Governor's energy plan
ERCOT plans more than $3.6 billion in transmission improvements
Construction begins at Barilla solar project
Global wind energy industry banks $28.1B in investments in 2013
Power loss shuts down two nuclear power units
Nuclear waste may be transferred to Hinkley Point A
Largest offshore wind farm photo captured from space
SCE&G year in review video shows Summer nuclear power plant progress
US industry group protests China's solar PV taxes
Industry Trends
Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices
The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to Jan. 17, 2014.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Indicators
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers a glimpse into how the markets are doing domestically and internationally.
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