Power Engineering's Top Stories 7/25

Top Stories
	FutureGen clean coal power project wins appeals court ruling A three-judge panel of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that utilities can be required to impose a surcharge on customers’ bills to help pay for the $1.7 billion FutureGen 2.0 power plant. Read More Share:
	Boundary Dam Unit 53 returns online, ahead of schedule Boundary Dam’s generating Unit 53 has returned online after a severe electrical short disabled the unit right before peak generation. Read More Share:
	Southern Co. aims to build more nuclear reactors Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) said it hopes to announce plans for even more new nuclear reactors. Read More Share:
	EPA holds public meetings on Clean Power Plan The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold four hearings in two-days on the proposed Clean Power Plan during the week of July 28, 2014. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Kentucky coal-fired power plant set to host $19.5mn carbon capture system A $19.5 million carbon capture pilot project is set to be located at Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. Brown Generating Station. Read More Share:
	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:
	Video: World's first ocean energy test site to be installed The world's first offshore test site for small-scale ocean current turbines will soon be installed by Florida Atlantic University's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC). Read More Share:
	GE gas generator selected for combined heat and power project in Mexico GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) announced that it will provide its gas engine technology to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor SEISA for Enerkin SAPI de C.V.’s (Enerkin) combined heat-and-power (CHP) facility in Mexico. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• PSEG Solar Source acquires solar facility from juwi
• Summer nuclear power plant automatically trips offline
• NTE Energy secures financing for three natural gas power projects
• Distributed generation and solar contract awarded for $140mn
• Mexico's CFE to offer $2.8B for natural gas projects
• DOE awards $420mn order for uranium enrichment facility decommissioning
• Senate confirms Creedon as second in command at NNSA
• Company to provide radiography services to Southern nuclear fleet
• SunEdison acquires Colorado's largest solar power plant
• Columbia nuclear power plant sets generation record
• Kudankulam nuclear Unit 2 expected to be commissioned soon
• S. Africa plans new nuclear reactors after 2020
• Duke Energy announces executive leadership changes

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 July 2, 2014. Read More Share:
	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. Read More Share:
	EIA’s weekly coal production report The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending July 19. Read More Share:

White Papers
	Study and Design Considerations of HRSG Evaporators in Fast Start Combined Cycle Plants The ability of horizontal HRSGs cyclic operation has been discussed and widely reported in literatures and studies. However, the operation and design life of HRSGs become more important when the system is operated with fast startup times. Read More Share:
	Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Within the Oil & Gas Industry Two white papers within this document address the stress corrosion cracking that occurs as a result of the conjoint action of mechanical loading in a corrosive environment, like offshore rigs Read More