Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000
Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:32:51 +0000
District energy systems employ a centralized facility to supply heating, cooling, and sometimes electricity for multiple buildings in an area through a largely underground, mostly unseen network of pipes. When […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:15:32 +0000
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) reported that its B&W Thermal business segment has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $13 million to retrofit boiler cleaning equipment for a power plant in […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:39:18 +0000
Regulators in North Carolina have approved Duke Energy’s plan to replace some of the utility’s coal-fired units with natural gas-fired generation. The North Carolina Utilities Commission in December issued orders […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:01:40 +0000
A Kentucky electric cooperative plans to build new natural gas-fired units, and convert some of its coal-fired units to burn natural gas, as part of an expansion of its power […]
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Credit to Author: Nathan Madding| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:08:00 +0000
Through a cutting-edge heat exchange system, the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg, Germany, efficiently heats and cools its building, showcasing a promising solution for urban decarbonization and clean
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000
The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:47:32 +0000
Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important to the electric power generation industry for several reasons. One is that hydrogen offers a promising pathway to decarbonize the power sector. When used in […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:06:31 +0000
Finland is making significant strides in a trial run that will demonstrate the entire process for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Onkalo on Olkiluoto Island—the world’s first permanent
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:03:17 +0000
India has long been dependent on coal-fired power for much of its electricity, and the country still gets about 70% of its energy from burning coal according to government data. The Institute for Energy
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