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Emissions impossible
Tough emissions regulations are being rolled out around the world, leaving power plant operators struggling to find technologies that will help them cope in the new regulatory environment.
Nuclear power’s great expectation
In its latest projection study to 2030, the International Atomic Energy Agency has once again increased its projections for global nuclear power capacity, although to maintain its share of total electricity generation, nuclear expansion needs to be more rapid.
Model behaviour: finite element analysis has all the answers
Finite element analysis provides engineers with a powerful set of tools that take the guesswork out of producing optimally designed engineering products.
Blowing in the wind: GE’s new workhorse gets off to a flying start
PEi recently visited GE’s upgraded ‘centre of excellence’ for wind turbines in Salzbergen, northwestern Germany, to examine the US giant’s new 2.5xl MW turbine, poised to become the company’s new workhouse for the European wind sector.
Network unbundling: What are Europe’s options?
Ownership unbundling remains a highly contentious issue for Europe’s vertically integrated utilities, the European Commission and many of the member states.
Moscow TPP-26: The most efficient CCPP in Russia
Russia’s first power plant to be built on the basis of a turnkey EPC contract by a non-Russian company is nearing completion in the capital city of Moscow.
El Kureimat: The Jewel of the Nile
PEi visited the El Kureimat facility near Cairo, home to a rapidly expanding power base that will see output triple by 2010 thanks to two 750 MW combined-cycle gas turbine units.
What is it worth to keep your key plant running?
Energy and power generation companies can reduce the risks and costs associated with unforeseen breakdowns in production plant and machinery by deploying the latest condition monitoring systemsand services.
US grid: It’s our way or the highway
The US electrical transmission grid needs to match the scope of the country’s interstate highway network if it is to achieve the US’ core aims of securing its energy resources and combating climate change.
Improving plant efficiency using predictive maintenance
Marco Tiraboschi and Maurizio De Francesco explain how Emerson collaborated with ENEL, Italy, to introduce predictive maintenance procedures, so optimizing equipment performance and reducing unplanned shutdowns and incidents.
Wind turbine monitoring: Spotting the difference
Similarity-based modelling software can detect departures from normal wind turbine operation that would otherwise be missed, allowing operators to anticipate problems and take preventive action before the performance and reliability of their turbines are compromised.
Turkey warms to next-generation combined-cycle power plants
With Turkey’s economy booming, power generating company Enerjisa has taken an early lead in the race to provide the country with the electricity it urgently needs, with the award earlier this year of the contract for the 919 MW Bandirma combined-cycle power plant.
Power surge: the rise of photovoltaics
Efficient and reliable battery-based energy storage technologies are enhancing the viability and increasing the uptake of photovoltaic systems around the globe.
The power of innovation
UK government advisors, the Technology Strategy Board, argues that now would be the wrong time to slow down investment in innovation, and sees the challenges of climate change and energy security as providing big opportunities for UK energy supply chain companies.
An emerald anniversary for PGI
The world’s largest power industry event marks its 20th anniversary in Orlando, Florida on 2-4 December.
Recession casts a shadow over carbon trading
The global financial crisis and inevitable fall in industrial output are bad news for the carbon and CDM markets. But just how bad will it get for the traders in these complex - some would say arcane - disciplines, asks Chris Webb?
Laser fusion: sparking the debate on future energy
Last month marked the official launch of the High Power laser Energy Research or HiPER project.
India’s nuclear power sector: from homegrown to global?
India and the United States have signed a controversial new agreement that is poised to open the Asian giant’s homegrown nuclear sector to foreign investment and expertize.
All quiet on the western front?
The impact of the global economic shakedown is creating new conditions for EPC contractors and could hasten the emergence of China as a major force.
INTERNATIONAL
Gulf Arab states are expected to sign an agreement on the development of a regional electricity grid and a power trading system.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Southeast Asia is likely to face significant power shortages as the global economic crisis makes financing of projects more problematic and prone to delays, according to a market analyst.
EUROPE
MEPs have voted to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology compulsory on all coal fired power plants built from 2015.
AMERICAS
US solar power producers have predicted that within eight years they will no longer need federal subsidies to help them compete in the power market, according to the industry.
COMPANIES
The European Commission (EC) may launch a probe into allegations that power transmission system operators (TSOs) in the European Union are pushing congestion to the borders of their grid systems, according to Platts.
Genset Roundup
Leading international temporary power provider, Power Logistics Ltd, has purchased eight new JCB generators to power some of the most prestigious events in the UK’s sporting and entertainment calendars.
Equipment Roundup
ABB power factor correction (PFC) equipment has provided a vital boost in energy efficiency for the McCain Food’s massive site at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, which produces many of the company’s key products.
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