Seattle City Light Awards OSI a Contract for a New Energy Management System
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:27Open Systems International (OSI) was awarded a contract by Seattle City Light to implement a new energy management system (EMS).
FirstEnergy to Invest $353M in 2015 Infrastructure Upgrades
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:27FirstEnergy expects to invest about $225 million in 2015 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects in Mon Power's 34-county service area, primarily in north-central West Virginia. Major projects scheduled for 2015 include transmission enhancements to reinforce the system and support economic growth, constructing new distribution lines, and inspecting and replacing utility poles and other equipment.
B&W Vølund Awarded Contracts for More Than $220 Million to Design, Manufacture and Operate U.K. Biomass Power Plant
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:25Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, was awarded contracts totaling more than $220 million to design, manufacture and operate a biomass power plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. B&W Vølund's consortium partner, Interserve Strategic Projects, will construct the plant for the developer, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
APR Energy Expands Power in Myanmar
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:24APR Energy commissioned a 20-MW expansion of its power plant in Myanmar, providing the Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) with a guaranteed minimum of 102 MW of power generation. Based in Kyaukse, in the Mandalay region, the expanded power plant is one of the largest thermal plants in Myanmar, providing electricity to over six million people. It features the newest generation CAT low-emission mobile gas power modules and runs on natural gas.
REPREVE RENEWABLES to Help Power the University of Iowa
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:24REPREVE RENEWABLES was chosen to provide the agricultural and business development services for the University of Iowa's Biomass Fuel Project. The Biomass Fuel Project aims to assess and improve the environmental aspects of new and existing biomass crops and fuels. REPREVE RENEWABLES' giant miscanthus, a perennial grass, will be used as fuel in the university's power plant.
California Will Soon Be Home To The Country’s Largest Floating Solar Array
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2015-03-17 13:22Sonoma Clean Power will build the largest floating solar array in the U.S., a project that’s scheduled to be completed in 2016 and will create enough energy to power 3,000 houses. The array will span six wastewater ponds filled with treated sewage. Floating solar, which typically involves installing solar panels on pontoons that rest on the surface of a body of water and is also called “floatovoltaics”, has been installed in California before.
Fortnightly March 2015 Digital Edition HTML5
Submitted by meacott on Fri, 2015-03-13 09:44Fortnightly March 2015 Digital Edition
Submitted by meacott on Fri, 2015-03-13 09:43McConnell Maligns Clean Power Plan
Submitted by meacott on Wed, 2015-03-11 17:47Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, is now asking the states to disregard the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, saying it is economically disadvantageous. His calculus, however, fails to consider the financial gains from investments in modern technologies.
Those of us following the politics of coal country and throughout the Appalachia region understand the popular political sentiment there – that coal is the lifeblood of the area and that President Obama is poisoning the well. So it’s no surprise that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY is now urging not only his state but others to buck the Clean Power Plan, proposed last June by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and backed by the White House.
Splitting the Difference on Coal Ash
Industry wins exemption for ‘beneficial use’ but faces tighter rules on impoundments and landfills.
The EPA only has limited authority to implement and enforce a Subtitle D nonhazardous waste rule, like the coal combustion residuals rule. As a result, EPA had to promulgate the standards as “minimum federal criteria” that states are encouraged to adopt as part of their Subtitle D programs (but EPA cannot actually require states to adopt or implement these requirements.) Nonetheless, the new minimum criteria do indeed serve as legal standards that an owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals disposal unit must meet.