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Read More Share: Video Highlights 2014 was the best year for utility-scale solar power Basin Electric wants to expand Pioneer Generating Station NRC begins Korean-based nuclear reactor design certification Google invests $300Mn in SolarCity View Now Share: Top Stories Report: 2014 was the best year for utility-scale solar power With more than 3.7 GW installed, 2014 was the best year yet for utility-scale solar power installations, beating the nearly 3.4 GW installed in 2013 by 10 percent and bringing the U.S. to a total of 10.6 GW of operating utility-scale solar energy capacity. Read More Share: Nuclear deal between Hungary, Russia to be secret for 30 years Details of a nuclear power expansion deal between Hungary and Russia will be kept under wraps for three decades. Read More Share: SwRI receives $9.9Mn from DOE to improve solar plant efficiency Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded $4.9 million by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a $9.9 million continuation contract to manufacture and test high-efficiency supercritical CO2 (sCO2) hot gas turbo-expander and compact heat exchangers for concentrating solar power plants. Read More Share: DOE to help tribes advance onsite, renewable energy projects The U.S. Department of Energy announced the third round of Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance, which provides federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal entities with on-the-ground support to accelerate clean energy project deployment. Read More Share: The Week's Most Read Articles US charges Duke with illegal pollution from 5 coal ash dumps Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. Read More Share: Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors expected to cost $7.5bn Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., filed documents with the state of Georgia that said overruns at the Plant Vogtle expansion project are now pushing the price tag to more than $7.5 billion. Read More Share: Apple invests $1.9B to power new data centers with renewable energy Apple will invest $1.9 billion to build and operate two data centers in Europe, which will be fully powered by renewable energy. Read More Share: Google invests $300Mn in SolarCity Google Inc. is investing $300 million equity stake in a fund created by SolarCity Corp. to finance approximately 25,000 residential solar power projects. Read More Share: More Headlines • Basin Electric wants to expand Williston-area power station • Duke Energy says it will drop nuclear fee off Florida bills • Energy company says it has secured funding for wind farm • Kansas' largest electric company seeking $152M rate increase • Iran & Russia to produce nuclear fuel • Entergy names new board of directors • Enbridge’s Texas wind project reaches commercial operation • FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. announces leadership changes • Electric utility Dominion flexes political muscles in Virginia • Nuclear company Areva in turmoil after billions in losses • W.Va. gov signs bill letting lawmakers OK state carbon plan • Saudi Arabia, S. Korea sign nuclear power deal • University of Iowa proposes $75 million power plant • German co-op to sue over Hinkley Point C nuclear incentives • NRC continues oversight of Monticello nuclear power plant • NRC begins Korean-based nuclear reactor design certification • Public to weigh in on plan to close part of coal-fired plant • Westinghouse says nuclear fuel performed flawlessly in Ukraine reactor • MHPS to deliver supercritical-pressure coal-fired boilers to Tanda Power Plant 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 Feb. 25, 2015. 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 Feb. 28. Read More Share: White Paper Return on Investment Analysis: The Economics of Regular Condenser Maintenance This White Paper summarizes a decade of research by Conco Systems, Inc. to obtain a better understanding of the behavior of steam surface condensers and their impact on your plant’s bottom line. This research was followed by the development of techniques to model condenser performance, with a view to converting deviations from proper behavior to the equivalent avoided costs. Mathematical techniques were also developed to ascertain the optimum frequency of condenser cleaning to minimize these avoided costs. The full details of this work are published in a book by ASME Press, New York entitled, Steam Surface Condensers: Basic Principles, Performance Monitoring and Maintenance. Read More Share: What is System Level Thermo-Fluid Analysis? This paper will explain some of the fundamentals of System Level Thermo-Fluid Analysis and demonstrate why 1D CFD is not an accurate description. It will shed some light on both the philosophy that underpins the system approach and how and why it is used. It will cover Building Blocks of System Level Analysis; Thermo & Fluid Dynamics; Pressure Drop: Paying your Dues; and Understanding The Fourth Dimension. Read More Share: Join In Send UNLIMITED delegates (employees) for one flat rate! Does your company generate electricity? Is your company a utility, muni, co-op, public power provider, on-site power producer or IPP? Does your company generate at least 1 MW of energy? If you answered YES to any of these questions then your company qualifies for the Power Generators Discount Program!* Read More Share: Add your hero to our Wall of Honor! The Wall of Honor pays tribute to military personnel around the world. It is on display at all of PennWell's North American conferences. Click to add a name or sponsor the wall. Read More Share: Power Generation Week 2014 Post-Show Report It was another successful year at Power Generation Week 2014! As the world's largest power generation event, the week was spent focusing on the industry's latest innovations, technical trends, and business strategies. The event boasted over 22,000 attendees from 115 countries, and 1,400+ exhibitors. Click here to learn more about Power Generation Week and what happened in 2014! Read More Share: From GenerationHub Hog Creek Wind seeks 36-month extension on certificate from Ohio board Hog Creek Wind Farm LLC has asked the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) to extend its Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need from March 22, 2015, until March 22, 2018. Read More Share: Power Engineering Slideshow Power Engineering Photo of the Day Check out our photos of the day! Read More Share: Callaway Energy Center's Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head Project Progress photos of the replacement reactor vessel closure head, during fabrication, at Equipos Nucleares SA in Santander, Spain. Read More Share: POWER ENGINEERING SPONSORED EVENTS POWER-GEN Europe Amsterdam Jun 9, 2015 - Jun 11, 2015 Click here for details POWER-GEN Africa Cape Town South Africa Jul 15, 2015 - Jul 17, 2015 Click here for details POWER-GEN Natural Gas Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio Aug 18, 2015 - Aug 20, 2015 Click here for details POWER-GEN Asia Bangkok Thailand Sep 1, 2015 - Sep 3, 2015 Click here for details POWER-GEN Middle East Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 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