Financially Flailing Eskom Scrambles to Complete Defect-Ridden Coal Plants

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:53:46 +0000

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South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom was forced to slash 2,000 MW on a rotational basis nationwide on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. The newest round of power cuts—the first in nearly seven months—highlight the state-owned utility’s scramble to avert financial disaster stemming in part from the fast-tracked construction of two 4.8-GW coal-fired power plants: Medupi […]

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Protecting DEF from Extreme Cold Is Important

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:28:15 +0000

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According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the winter of 2019–2020 will be filled with bitterly cold weather in the eastern parts of the Rockies and east to the Appalachians. The Northeast should also experience very cold temperatures. For municipalities, public utilities, landscapers, and others that are involved in outdoor work and snow removal, there is always […]

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Show Preview: Distributed Energy Conference 2019

Credit to Author: Tracey Lilly| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:00:17 +0000

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POWER magazine’s second Distributed Energy Conference will build upon the success of the inaugural event, a sold-out program that brought together utilities, energy industry executives, and companies from across the spectrum of distributed power generation. Insiders from the wind and solar sectors, along with operators of backup and emergency power systems, combined heat and power, […]

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Energy Storage & Extreme Weather

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:43:48 +0000

Imagine this scenario for a moment: It’s a nice day out. The sun is shining beautifully and you’re at the beach. You can feel the sand between your toes, the gentle breeze carrying the scent of salt to your nose as it passes through your hair. The water is gently flirting with the shore in happy, foaming waves that bring pieces of wood, rocks, and the occasional fish before retrieving back into her embrace. It’s cool, a sensual contrast to the warm sand, as it washes over your feet

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THE BIG PICTURE: A Spotlight on Oil-Fired Power

Credit to Author: Tracey Lilly| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 04:00:45 +0000

Discussions about fossil-fueled power capacity are typically centered on coal and natural gas. The former is seeing a marked decline amid climate concerns, and the latter is seeing unprecedented growth, owing to relatively low prices. Seemingly forgotten, but still a major source of power, are plants fired with petroleum liquids. In 2017, according to the […]

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Gasoline prices up anew effective on Tuesday

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:07:46 +0000

OIL companies announced a P0.10 per liter increase in the price of gasoline effective on Tuesday. Caltex, Eastern Petroleum, Flying V, Petro Gazz, Petron, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, PTT Philippines…READ

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Oil price hike set on Tuesday, March 26

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 02:49:19 +0000

Pump prices of gasoline are going up for the seventh straight week, this time by 65 centavos per liter, while t diesel and kerosene will increase by 10 centavos per liter starting 6 am. on Tuesday, March 26.

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Oil firms to hike fuel prices on Tuesday

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:51:48 +0000

Oil firms to hike fuel prices on Tuesday

Motorists are bracing for an additional burden as the prices of fuel products will again go up on Tuesday.

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Oil price hike set on Feb. 26

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:06:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The pump prices of fuel are scheduled to increase by more than P1 per liter starting Tuesday. February 26.

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Gasoline prices up, kerosene down, none for diesel this week

OIL companies will make another round of adjustments in prices of petroleum products this week. No price adjustments will be made on diesel but the price of gasoline will go up by 30 centavos per liter while kerosene will decrease by 20 centavos per liter. Companies that announced pump price adjustments were Flying V, Petro […]

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