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New Study Finds Electrification Reduces Emissions and Improves Air Quality

November 10, 2022 admin CO2, electric power research institute, Electric vehicles, electrification, emissions, EPRI, full coverage, news, NOx, ozone, power, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:59:32 +0000

A group of researchers found that “Adopting electric end-use technologies instead of fossil-fueled alternatives, known as electrification, is an important economy-wide decarbonization strategy that also reduces criteria pollutant emissions and improves air quality.” Findings from the study conducted by nine researchers—four from EPRI, four from Ramboll, and one from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory—were published […]

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Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant

June 1, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, decarbonization, Environmental, EPRI, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, International, news, reciprocating engines, rice, Solar, Technology, wartsila, wec energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:32:45 +0000

A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]

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New Life for Dead and Dying Coal Plants?

June 1, 2022 admin AEP, Business, climate change, Coal, coal plant closings, coal plants, enel, engineering, EPRI, Fuel, full coverage, Markets, news, Nuclear, pratt street power plant, Technology

Credit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:09:00 +0000

As coal plants are retired, power companies must decide what to do with sites. Some old plants have been added to the National Register of Historic Places and repurposed as commercial or office space, while

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How to Prevent Condensation-Induced Water Hammer

May 31, 2022 admin electric power research institute, engineering, EPRI, full coverage, news, O&M, Plant Design, Safety, system design, Water, water hammer

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:08:00 +0000

Condensation-induced water hammer (CIWH) is the term commonly used when describing a variety of transients that occur when water vapor is rapidly condensed by cold water. This article describes the various

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Power Companies Must Plan to Deal with Climate Risks

April 1, 2022 admin Climate, climate change, electric power research institute, Environmental, EPRI, full coverage, intergovernmental panel on climate change, International, ipcc, news, risk, Weather

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:14:00 +0000

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report at the end of February titled “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.” Among the warnings found in the 3,675-page

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Optical Continuous Emissions Monitoring for Combustion Turbine Systems

April 1, 2022 admin cems, continuous emissions monitoring system, electric power research institute, Environmental, EPRI, full coverage, Gas, in situ, Instrumentation & Controls, news, optical cems, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Richard Himes| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:10:40 +0000

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Natural gas electrical generation has increased significantly in recent years due to its cost advantage and reduced carbon footprint relative to coal. Many utilities are shifting to natural gas as a bridge fuel on their path to the ultimate goal of a net-zero carbon future. With the increase in gas-fired generation, the evaluation and demonstration […]

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Show Preview – Connected Plant Conference

February 3, 2020 admin abb, analytics, Business, chemical processing, connected plant, connected plant conference, data, digital technologies, donaldson, enterprise, EPRI, fero labs, ge digital, honeywell, iiot chemical, iiot power, International, krohne, mobideo, news, process, Product, seeq, Southern Co., Technology, uniper

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:32:16 +0000

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The Connected Plant Conference allows for interaction with the industry’s early adopters. Attendees will meet generators who are using the latest connected plant tools. The speaker lineup (Figure 1) provides

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Increasing Automation for Fossil Energy Plants

February 3, 2020 admin automation, Coal, connected plant, electric power research institute, EPRI, Gas, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, Research and Development, Technology, workforce, workforce reduction

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:29:53 +0000

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An Electric Power Research Institute study has developed a systematic process for introducing sequence automation to fossil power plants. Researchers are now exploring its implementation in case studies. As

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