Generation: Page 311
-
Weather, Gas Prices Dampened Spot Electricity Prices
One of the warmest winters in decades and low spot gas costs pushed down wholesale prices at major market locations.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2012 -
Alstom Joint Venture to Build Vietnam Gas Turbine Workshop
Alstom and Vietnam Electricity partnered to establish a gas turbine reconditioning workshop in Phu My district in Ba Ria Vung Tau province along the southern coast of Vietnam.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2012 -
Calif. Indian Tribe Says Wind Farm Must Yield to Sacred Land Issue
The Quechan tribe says the ocotillo project could disturb sacred cremation grounds.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2012 -
Sea-Floor Turbine Powers Scottish Island to Pass Test
An undersea turbine using tidal power to generate electricity performed successfully in initial tests off the coast of Scotland.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2012 -
Stirring Sewage for New Co-op Power
Researchers say cooperatives could glean 445 MW from wastewater-treatment plants.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2012 -
Commerce Names Chinese Solar Firms Marked for Tariffs
It's action that some wanted, but support in the solar industry is definitely not unanimous.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
Westinghouse, Ameren Ally to License, Deploy Small Modular Reactors
They stress the importance of advancing nuclear energy in helping develop the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
Albuquerque Development Opens Smart Microgrid
Mesa del Sol combines onsite solar, fuel cell, natural gas and back-up battery storage.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
Coal Plant Closures Could Send Ill. Electricity Costs Soaring
Short term, residential electricity prices are expected to spike by more than 10 percent beginning in 2015 because of closing coal plants.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
Georgia Power and EPRI Target Water-Use Efficiency in Power Generation
It's a national issue because every region in the U.S. is vulnerable to water shortages.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
Taylorville Energy Center Plan Could Save Ill. Ratepayers $437.7 Million After Completion
Looking long-term, the Taylorville project power could reduce Illinois auction prices after completion in 2014.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2012 -
Mexico's Plan to Ride the Wind to a Secure Energy Future
The country expects to be generating 2 GW by the end of this year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2012 -
http://www.stockvault.net/data/s/115069.jpg
DOE's NREL Engages in 'Shady' Business
A repeatable test protocol simulates real shade conditions to predict the effects of shade on a solar array.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Predicting Solar Power Via Satellite and Software
A new application aims to help utilities gain vision into when solar solar generation will be pushing power into the grid.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Utility Bonuses, Race for Solar Solution
A roundup of news items about the utility business.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Demand in the Electric Sector May Raise Natural Gas Prices
A market analyst foresees it as utilities switch to gas because of low prices now and producers cut back for the same reason.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Univ. of Tenn. Study Finds Solar Is Just One More Technology Being Nurtured
Now is “government incentives can be most critical in helping new energy technologies become significant sources of energy production.”
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
U.S. Policy Uncertainty Stalls Chesapeake Bay Turbine Test Tower
The partners in the project say that energy and tax policy questions are too big to justify continued work.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
Shining a Light on the Cost of Solar Installations
Incentives vary from state to state, so – akin to politics – all costs are local. The industry now has a tool to calculate them.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
International Geothermal Energy Sector Prepares For DC Gathering
Geothermal energy has struggled to grow in recent years, but remains an area of distinct potential.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
Alex Solar to Build 1 GW Solar Project in China
The project in Jinchang, in northern China, is to roll out over five years, the company said.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Price for Upgrades at Florida P&L Rising 27%
The company says work at Port. St. Lucie and Turkey Point will cost more than estimated when plans were at 36%, but output will be more than expected.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Policies for Compensating Behind-The-Meter Generation Vary by State
States vary in how they require, or don't require, utilities to handle payments to customers who put power back into the grid.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Kurion Continues Fukushima Cleanup, Moves to Test Vitrification of Nuclear Waste
The company is in a partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to demonstrate its technology.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
CEOs Talk About Weather and Other Earnings Issues
High numbers of warm winter days and low prices for gas were especially noticeable in coal-heavy utilities' reports.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012
Previous
