Power Engineering's Top Stories 7/17

Top Stories
	Carbon capture project planned for coal-fired unit in Texas Petra Nova Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) has formed a 50/50 joint venture with a subsidiary of JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. to build a $1 billion carbon capture project in Texas. Read More Share:
	Councilors ask IPL to eliminate coal by 2020 City-County Council members, Zach Adamson and William Oliver, want Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPL) to stop burning coal in Marion County, Indiana by 2020. Read More Share:
	Minnesota Power, US reach settlement to reduce emissions at coal-fired facilities Minnesota Power, an ALLETE (NYSE: ALE) company, will install pollution control technology at three coal-fired power plants, as part of a settlement with the U.S. Read More Share:
	Senate backs 2 nominees to serve on FERC The Senate approved two nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday under an unusual political deal in which a FERC staff member will eventually be promoted to lead the commission. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Missouri Governor Signs Carbon Emissions Bill Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation directing Missouri regulators to develop their own standards for carbon dioxide pollution from power plants. Read More Share:
	Xcel blamed for cost overruns at Monticello plant An investigation into major cost overruns in a project to upgrade Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) nuclear plant in Monticello has found that managers at the utility didn't have adequate oversight and didn't fully plan for the complex job of replacing reactor components. Read More Share:
	Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository may still be developed The U.S. House of Representatives voted down two proposals to prevent development of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Read More Share:
	Developer works on up-to-740-MW Texas gas project Lon C. Hill LP is continuing to advance its permitting for an up to 740-MW, gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant project in Neuces County, Texas, at a former power plant site. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Report: Geothermal power market forecast to 2019
• Texas clean coal project adds Chinese project partner
• Wyoming grants wind power project site extension
• Six U.S. utilities form advisory board for Areva’s fuel assembly design
• EDF Renewable acquires wind project, signs PPA with Microsoft
• AMEC to support new nuclear build in Poland
• Japanese nuclear plant deemed safe, nears restart
• WTO rules against US photovoltaic import practices, Canadian Solar responds
• Pattern Energy receives certificate for wind project in Canada
• NRG Energy donates $100,000 for solar power at Houston Food Bank
• Gamesa receives contract for wind turbines in US, Mexico
• TVA donating equipment used in coal ash cleanup
• Executives at Siemens wind division leave amid reorganization
• B&W to supply boilers to coal-fired power plant in Dominican Republic
• Natural gas, renewables to lead new capacity additions through 2040
• Company wants to buy & restart Kewaunee nuclear power plant