09.01.2006 | James M. Childress, Executive Director, Gasification Technologies Council
The Gasification Technologies Council (GTC, www.gasification.org) was created in 1995 with a straightforward mission: to promote the greater use of gasification as an environmentally and economically preferred alternative for the production of power, fuels...
09.01.2006
Reliant Energy Commits $350 Million for Environmental Upgrades at Two Key Facilities Reliant Energy has announced plans to install state-of-the-art emission control systems at two Pennsylvania power plants, a major step in the company’s strategy for...
09.01.2006 | Douglas J. Smith IEng, Editor, dougs@tradefairgroup.com
In order to promote coal-based technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy will be assisting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the selection of projects to receive tax credits. According to the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy, recent legislation has...
06.01.2006 | Douglas J. Smith IEng, Editor
In the late 1980s, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with industry and state agencies, started the Clean Coal Technology (CCT) program. The aim of the CCT program was to develop technologies, increase efficiency, and reduce the environmental...
06.01.2006 | Richard McMahon, Executive Director, Alliance of Energy Suppliers, Edison Electric Institute
Demand for energy in America continues to grow. So too does the challenge of generating it in a reliable, affordable, and an environmentally sensitive manner. Given the U.S.’s abundant coal reserves, the nation’s electric utilities are pursuing a...
06.01.2006 | Joyce Dasch, Director, Power Marketing, Emerson Process Management
History has shown that the proper deployment of automation on new construction projects can make the difference between a moderate performer and an industry-leading unit, between average financial results and accelerated profitability. Given the magnitude of...
06.01.2006 | Britt Burt, VP of Power Industry Research, Industrial Info Resources
In the U.S. electric power industry, coal is making a comeback as a fuel of choice for new generation projects. During the construction boom that occurred from 1999 to 2003 about 90% of new electric generation utilized natural gas – fired combustion...
06.01.2006
Kansas City Power & Light Installing SCR at La Cygne Generating Station Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, has awarded The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) a contract for the installation of new emissions...
06.01.2006 | Heinz Termuehlen, Consultant
The first power plants were built about 130 years ago. Coal was then, and is still today, the major fuel used for power generation. Currently, about 1,400 pulverized coal – fired units, with an average age of more than 30 years, generate over 50% of...
06.01.2006 | James Youmans, Executive Consultant; William Frazier, Executive Consultant; Richard Grieve, Senior Consultant; and Thomas Vivenzio, Executive Consulta
Between 1998 and 2002 the U.S. experienced an unprecedented power plant construction boom that consisted mostly of gas-fired, combustion turbine – based power plants. This surge in power plant construction had several driving forces, including electric...
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