Power Engineering's E-Newsletter 2/24

POWER-GEN International call for abstracts! Take advantage of the opportunity to share your insights and experiences with industry colleagues. Tracks include Demand Response and Virtual Power Plants, Emissions Control, Gas Turbine Technologies, Hybrid Solutions, Industry Trends, Onsite Power, and Plant Performance. Submit your abstract for any of the listed tracks by March 13, 2015. Read More Share: Video Highlights US utilities will adapt to energy policy changes Southern Power acquires two Georgia solar power projects Areva expects $5.6bn loss for 2014 Wind generates more than 10 percent of Texas electricity in 2014 View Now Share: From our Sponsor Move Coal Ash without Emissions The En-Masse Drag Chain Conveyor has a sealed-housing that contains and moves ash from boilers or HRSG. Ash is contained in a high-temp, corrosion resistant A.R.S steel plate housing. CrM alloy, case hardened chain provides reliable 24/7 service with a long life. Top Stories US charges Duke with illegal pollution from 5 coal ash dumps Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. Read More Share: EPA’s Clean Power Plan will not jeopardize reliability of US power system The design and implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which is intended to reduce the U.S. electric system’s CO2 emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, will not jeopardize or compromise the reliability of the U.S. power system, according to a study by Analysis Group energy experts. Read More Share: Siemens commissions new gas turbine burner test center Siemens has commissioned its Clean Energy Center, a new burner test center for gas turbines near Berlin, at its gas turbine manufacturing plant. Read More Share: EDF will miss nuclear power plant financing deadline EDF Energy says it will miss a financing deadline for construction of a new nuclear reactor at the Hinkley Point plant in the UK. Read More Share: From our Sponsor Move Coal Ash without Emissions The En-Masse Drag Chain Conveyor has a sealed-housing that contains and moves ash from boilers or HRSG. Ash is contained in a high-temp, corrosion resistant A.R.S steel plate housing. CrM alloy, case hardened chain provides reliable 24/7 service with a long life. Industry News SunEdison, TerraForm announce operations of Regulus Solar SunEdison and TerrForm Power announced the successful completion and start of operation of the 81.6-MW Regulus solar facility in Kern County, California. Read More Share: Illinois lawmakers push renewable energy proposal Lawmakers want to increase the share of clean energy consumed in Illinois with a bill they say will bring jobs to the state. Read More Share: Waste-to-energy facility plant goes to auction in March The waste-to-energy incineration plant in Claremont, New Hampshire will go to auction on March 27. The facility is capable of burning over 200 tons of waste a day, however the plant has been out of service since 2013, after 27 years of operation. Read More Share: Pattern to jointly develop wind, solar in Mexico Pattern Energy Group signed a joint venture agreement with CEMEX Energia to develop renewable energy projects throughout Mexico. Read More Share: More Headlines • Black & Veatch picked as owner’s engineer for natural gas-fired projects • Nuclear power unit shuts down due to rapidly rising water level • Saft lithium-ion battery energy storage system harnesses solar to deliver reliable power to Arctic Circle community • PJM president, CEO to retire • DCO Energy to provide EPC services for biomass renewable energy plant • Steam condenser flaw shuts down Brazil nuclear power plant • EDF Renewable secures O&M contract for Stephens Ranch Wind Project • Southern Power acquires two Georgia solar power projects • BlackRock fund acquired interest in Texas wind power projects from EDF Renewable Energy