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GE Hitachi Technology Meets Customer Need in Japan
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has announced that it is working with several utility customers in Japan to deliver spent fuel pool level monitors (SFPLM), a critical tool to help operators meet comprehensive requirements of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Spent Fuel Pool Level Monitors enable power plant operators to safely monitor water levels in pools where used nuclear fuel is stored. After ...
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More efficient solar power with space technology
A new system from an Italian company uses weather satellite data to estimate the potential of solar cell power plants and monitor their performance. The approach helps to give a faster return on investments in clean solar energy. Solar cells have been used for many years to power pocket calculators and, more recently, street signs, garden lighting and other small devices. But since the need for ...
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Emerson integrates fuel moisture sensor into Ovation control system to increase performance of biomass-fuelled power plants
Emerson Process Management now offers an integrated solution that enables biomass-fuelled power plants to continually monitor feedstock moisture content and adjust the combustion process for better efficiency. The new solution, which combines a biomass fuel moisture sensor with Emerson’s Ovation expert control system, can help reduce maintenance costs as well as boost net yearly MWh ...
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Eaton ‘Follows the Charge’ at Hannover Messe 2013
Stand C69, Hall 11 Hannover Messe 8th -12th April 2013 Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton will be showcasing its new ideas and solutions for power management and efficient machines at this year's Hannover Messe under the slogan “Follow the Charge”. From 8th-12th April visitors to the company’s stand (C69, Hall 11) can find out how to meet both current and future ...
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First Solar Launches New Advanced Global Power Plant Operations Center
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the launch of its new industry-leading global Operations Center, a centralized monitoring and control center where power plants in First Solar’s operations and maintenance (O&M) program can be monitored, operated and connected to utility and customer networks. The Operations Center combines First Solar’s power prediction and ...
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Bertin offers a comprehensive range of Health Physics solutions for the nuclear industry
Health physics is the set of measures and standards put in place to protect the population and workers as well as the environment from radioactivity. It is based on the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle in order to reduce exposure to ionizing radiation to the lowest possible levels. Nuclear power plants are therefore required to protect their personnel, local populations, and ...
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Completes Transformation of Smart Power Plants System
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has transformed all its independently-operating power stations into a network of smart-grid-enabled smart power plants. This is a step forward for DEWA's clear and integrated innovation-based strategy to adopt new initiatives, plans and technologies, and it supports the UAE National Innovation Strategy, to make the UAE one of the most innovative ...
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Entergy Corporation Issues Statement on Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
In regards to the recent media coverage of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the industry topic of pressurized thermal shock, Entergy Corporation issued the following statement from Tony Vitale, Palisades' site vice president: "The Palisades nuclear plant is a safe and secure facility, and we have an NRC license to operate this facility through 2031. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...
By Entergy
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Puget Sound Energy to Nearly Double Its Clean Eenergy Portfolio by 2025
Through its early and aggressive acquisition of clean energy resources, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will deliver more clean energy than originally forecasted in its Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP), a course of action for clean electricity programs and investments to align with policies established by Washington's Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).PSE filed its CEIP update to provide a ...
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CEMS market exceeds US$1 billion - Biggest Single Market Coal-fired Boilers in Asia
The world market for continuous emissions monitors (CEMS) for ambient as well as stack applications will exceed US$1 billion/yr by 2012. This includes the analyzers, software and accompanying service revenues. An additional US$1 billion/yr will be spent for intermittent stack sampling. An even larger market will be created for optimization systems which integrate the signals of emissions ...
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BaxEnergy achieves a Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform and DevOps Competency
A leading European energy software provider demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through technology success and customer commitment. BaxEnergy today announced it has attained a gold Cloud Platform and DevOps competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s mobile-first, ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces 20 New Competitors for the American-Made Solar Prize
Earlier this week (2/11), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 20 competitors who have been invited to advance to the next phase of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3, a competition designed to incentivize the nation's entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in solar energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize is designed to help more American ...
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The nuclear power plans that have survived Fukushima
SciDev.Net reporters from around the world tell us which countries are set on developing nuclear energy despite the Fukushima accident. The quest for energy independence, rising power needs and a desire for political weight all mean that few developing countries with nuclear ambitions have abandoned them in the light of the Fukushima accident. Jordan's planned nuclear plant is part of a ...
By SciDev.Net
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