DOE Eases Requirements in Final Transformer Efficiency Standards Amid Supply Chain Strain

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:08:46 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) final energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers appear to strike a compromise with industry, softening the agency’s stance on steel requirements for essential transformer […]

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NRECA is urging Congress to approve funding to speed-up production of transformers and other crucial electric grid equipment. This photo shows completed pole-top transformers at ERMCO’s transformer production plant.

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COP28 Concludes with Landmark Decision to Shift Away from Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:00:03 +0000

Negotiators from nearly every country in the world closed COP28 with a decision that—for the first time—formally recognizes the necessity of moving away from fossil fuels to achieve the Paris […]

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What Do COP28 Double Down, Triple Up & Nuclear Commitments Mean?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:02:06 +0000

COP28 has some good news stories to go with the bad. Prominent among the good news was the Double Down, … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: New Solar Technology Increasing Efficiency, Power Density

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:27:35 +0000

The use of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is growing as more homeowners and businesses take control of their energy needs and look for ways to make their electricity supply […]

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What’s New in Coal Power Innovation?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:15:00 +0000

Despite a dismal outlook for coal, countries with substantial coal fleets are intensifying efforts to develop new technologies and operational capabilities to improve coal power’s environmental impact

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Five Energy-Saving Tips for Compressed Air Systems

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:20:34 +0000

Compressed air is vitally important to all power plants. Although in some cases it is used simply for convenience, such as when operating certain pneumatic tools, in other cases, compressed […]

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AI Revolution Could Drive Clean Energy Future

Credit to Author: Jeremy Renshaw| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:41:36 +0000

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a ubiquitous part of our lives, impacting much of what we do at work and home. AI’s growth trajectory is expected to skyrocket, with new […]

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Melaka: Malaysia’s 2.2-GW Cutting-Edge Combined Cycle Gas Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:20:00 +0000

The Edra Melaka Power Plant (EMPP), the world’s second GE 9HA.02 gas turbine power plant, is the largest combined cycle gas-fired power plant currently in operation in Malaysia. A POWER Top Plant winner, the

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Hydropower Horizons: Pioneering a Pelton Turbine Breakthrough

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:23:18 +0000

Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine

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South Korea’s First ‘K-Gas Turbine’ Begins Commercial Operation

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:19:21 +0000

Marking a significant inroad to establish a South Korean foothold in the world’s gas turbine technology market, heavy industrial company Doosan Enerbility this summer began commercial operation of its first

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