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IEA review of Morocco’s energy policies highlights country’s progress towards energy transition
Morocco’s energy strategy is very much on target, with notable advances in wind and solar power and on fuel subsidy reform, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its in-depth review of Morocco's energy policies. The new report notes that while the country’s power sector restructuring is under way, there is scope for further progress in energy efficiency. “Under ...
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Power Plants Will Spend $3 Billion for Pumps this Year
Operators of fossil and nuclear power plants will spend over $3 billion in 2014 for pumps to move water, slurries and condensate. East Asia will be the leading purchaser. This is the conclusion in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The market in Western Europe is primarily a substitution of other forms of power for coal-fired power plants. For ...
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Georgia judge pulls coal power permit on climate concerns
A Fulton County Superior Court judge has issued a decision that blocks construction of the first coal-burning power plant proposed in Georgia in more than 20 years. The judge ruled that the new plant must limit its emissions of the heat-trapping gas carbon dioxide. This is the first time any court has applied to an industrial source an April 2007 ruling of the US Supreme Court recognizing that ...
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Chinese will buy power plant pumps to move 34 million gallons per minute this year
This year China will buy pumps for its power plants which will move more than 34 million gallons per minute of water, fuel oil, and various slurries. The biggest application will be cooling water at coal-fired power plants. Boiler feedwater pump purchases will be small in terms of flow but substantial in price due to the high pressures needed. Forecasts by specific pump application have just been ...
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South Africa achieves its first CSP plant fuelled 100% by the sun
The 100 MW Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project will be located in Postmasburg, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province and will count with 12 hours of molten salt energy storage. "The Redstone project marks important technology advancement for South Africa in solar power," said SolarReserve's CEO Kevin Smith. The 100 MW tower plant with 12 hours of energy storage will be able to deliver a ...
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GE’s High-Performing Advanced Gas Path Solution Expanded to 9E, 9F-3 Gas Turbine Fleets and Will Deliver More Power to Growing Middle East Region and beyond
GE’s 9E and 9F-3 Advanced Gas Path Solutions Deliver Industry-Leading Upgrade Performance Upgrade Technology Marks First of Its Kind Available in Both Gas Turbine Class Sizes Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) is the First GE Customer to Invest in 9E AGP Technology, Upgrading Three Gas Turbines in Dubai Solutions Developed from Experience, Data-Driven Insights from GE’s Proven 7F-3 AGP ...
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Hydrogen is cheaper than Gasoline and Diesel
There is a general opinion that Hydrogen is currently very expensive compared to Gasoline and Diesel. It depends on how you generate Hydrogen. We have been using Gasoline and Diesel for several decades and actual cost of crude oil is much lower than what we are paying for Gasoline and Diesel at the service stations. Crude oil is formed naturally and all the costs involved are for pumping, ...
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FPL Accelerates Major Solar Energy Development Projects
Florida Power & Light Company, the largest generator of solar energy in Florida, recently announced the expansion of its near-term plans for new universal solar generation. FPL now plans to build new universal solar power plants at eight locations by early 2018 - comprising more than 2.5 million solar panels. "We have been working hard to drive down the costs of adding solar so we can ...
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GE Technology to Repower Footprint Power’s Salem Harbor Station, Reducing Emissions and Ensuring Reliable Electric Service for Greater Boston Area
Replacing the Old Facility in Salem Will Solve Local Reliability Issue and Reduce Regional Greenhouse Gas and Other Emissions New Plant to Support Renewable Energy with Area’s First “Rapid Response” Combined-Cycle Power Island Smaller “Footprint” Plant Opens up Public Access to More than 40 Waterfront Acres GE (NYSE: GE) steam turbines installed at Salem ...
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Energy Plant for Longwood Medical Center Gets EPA Energy Star Award
The Medical Area Total Energy Plant in Boston, Mass. is one of five facilities nationwide being recognized by EPA with a 2013 Energy Star “Combined Heat and Power” award. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology, also known as cogeneration, simultaneously produces electricity and useful heat from a single energy source (e.g. natural gas, oil, etc.). CHP ensures that facilities can ...
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World needs $48 trillion in investment to meet its energy needs to 2035
Meeting the world's growing need for energy will require more than $48 trillion in investment over the period to 2035, according to a special report on investment<http://palo.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/name,86205,en.html> released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of the World Energy Outlook series. Today's annual investment in energy supply of ...
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Progress Energy Carolinas announces accelerated coal plant closings
Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), will accelerate the retirement of one North Carolina coal-fired power plant previously slated for closing in 2013, and will retire the utility's only coal-fired unit in South Carolina. The company announced today that the 316-megawatt (MW) Cape Fear coal-fired plant, located near Moncure, N.C., and the 177-MW H.B. Robinson Unit ...
By Duke Energy
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FPL Announces Plan to Install More Than 30 Million Solar Panels by 2030
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently (1/16) announced a groundbreaking "30-by-30" plan to install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030 and make the state of Florida a world leader in the production of solar energy.FPL has secured solar sites throughout the state, which will enable the company to continue to cost effectively build solar energy centers across Florida. This plan is ...
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