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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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:16:24 +0000
Just because something hasn’t failed doesn’t mean it won’t—especially when an “old dog” of a plant is taught new tricks. Two women wearing personal protective equipment waited impatiently in the
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:21:35 +0000
Energy transition is progressively being adopted globally, pushing combined cycle power plants (CCPPs) to embrace flexible operation also on islands. CCPPs are, or will be, ramping loads up and down […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:41:26 +0000
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 GW—stalled in interconnection […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:22:53 +0000
Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. In fact, July 2023 is shaping up to be “the hottest single month on Earth on record, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:12:00 +0000
Although there is a risk of energy shortfalls in parts of the U.S. if extreme summer temperatures materialize, there is no stopping the clean energy transition that is sweeping the nation. Energy storage
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:04:19 +0000
Modeling from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) suggests an 11% probability of having a load shed issue on a peak day this summer, an official said during a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mbae Ariel Mutegi| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:13:21 +0000
A trilemma is a situation that presents three possible choices to a complex challenge. Due to mutual exclusivity of the available choices, achieving them simultaneously is always a daunting task. The overarching objective is to achieve the three possible solutions in a balanced manner. Energy trilemma refers to the need to find a balance between […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michelle Bloodworth| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 04:19:48 +0000
So far, utilities have announced plans to retire some 93,000 MW (nameplate) of coal—almost half the existing coal fleet—by the end of this decade. Coal retirements combined with increasing penetration of
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:09:33 +0000
An Arctic blast felt by a large portion of North America is causing reliability turmoil within some segments in its bulk power system, forcing reliability coordinators to declare emergencies, issue conservation warnings, or curtail load. TVA, Grappling With Demand Surge, Is Curtailing Load Temperatures averaging the single digits across the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) prompted […]
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