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Siemens Rolls Out MVDC Transmission System to Bolster Distributed Generation

October 4, 2017 admin Distributed Generation, distribution network, grid operator, hvdc, International, mvdc, news, power flows, T&D, Technology, transmission

Siemens has launched a new direct-current (DC) transmission system for alternating current (AC) grids of between 30 kV and 150 kV. The medium-voltage system that can bridge distances of up to 125 miles is designed to help grid entities handle ever-growing volumes of power fed into the distribution system from distributed and renewable power. The […]

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GE Power Sells Lucrative Water & Process Technologies Division to SUEZ in $3.4B Deal

October 2, 2017 admin abb, Business, divestment, ge, ge power, International, john flannery, news, suez, Water, water and process division

Less than a week after GE struck a $2.6 billion deal with ABB for GE’s electrification business, GE Power completed the $3.4 billion sale of its lucrative water and process technologies division to multinational water management firm SUEZ. The sale of GE Water & Process Technologies, a systems and services provider of water, wastewater and […]

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Microturbine Market Ready to Expand

September 30, 2017 admin brayton energy, California, enertwin, ge, International, Italy, microturbine. capstone, Minnesota, mtt, news, Research and Development, siemens, Technology

Deployment of microturbine energy technology has been slow to develop, but analysts predict growth on the horizon as more businesses use the small units to power their facilities and reduce their carbon

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Major Engineering and Equipment Company Builds-to-Own Its First Coal Plant

September 30, 2017 admin Business, Coal, coal plant, India, International, larsen & toubro, nabha, punjab, punjab state electricity board, rajpura, supercritical, top plant

Given the opportunity to help India’s bread basket alleviate a chronic power shortage, a major engineering, construction, and manufacturing firm built its first 1,400-MW coal-fired power plant in just 54

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Rihand: A Model for India’s Coal Transformation

September 30, 2017 admin Coal, coal-fired, India, International, news, ntpc, Research and Development, rihand, Safety, Technology, workforce

The country’s ever-increasing need for electricity means coal will continue to be a large part of its power generation, and this NTPC facility is at the forefront of expanding capacity while improving its

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What It Takes to Be a POWER-ful Woman

August 31, 2017 admin Business, International, Women, women in power, workforce

It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in the energy industry. According to the Department of Energy, less than a quarter of U.S. workers in the electric power generation field are women, compared to

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Russian Hackers Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plants: Reports

July 10, 2017 admin cyberattack, FBI, homeland security, International, news, Nuclear, Russia, Safety

U.S. officials said Russian government hackers have broken into systems at U.S. nuclear power plants and also have made cyber intrusions into the business systems of other energy companies, according to several reports over the past week. The Washington Post on July 8 reported that U.S. officials said there is no evidence the hackers were […]

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What I Learned Hanging Out with Corpses Around the World

July 8, 2017 admin author, book, Caitlin Doughty, corpse, death, Funeral, goth, International, Interview

Author and mortician Caitlin Doughty tells us about her new book, in which she explores funeral rites from across the globe.

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EPA Head Leaves Climate Summit Early

June 12, 2017 admin climate change, Environmental, EPA, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, Paris climate summit, President Trump, Scott Pruitt

The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reportedly left a Group of Seven summit on climate in Bologna, Italy, after the opening session of the two-day event, just days after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate agreement. Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general before being tapped […]

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Malware in Modern ICS: Understanding Impact While Avoiding Hype

April 30, 2017 admin baseline, Cybersecurity, Dragos, ICS, ICS-CERT, industrial control systems, International, malware, OPSEC, public malware database, Technology

Understanding the threat posed to industrial control systems (ICSs) by malware is difficult. It requires knowledge of proper ICS functionality in order to identify illegitimate software. One industrial

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