Energy Efficiencies: Emissions and Environment- Power-Gen Worldwide
Energy Efficiencies Headline News
Foster Wheeler to supply HRSGs to Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas for Saudi plant (Dec 10, 2009)
Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been awarded two separate steam generating equipment contracts by Tecnicas Reunidas Power of Spain for a Saudi Arabian power plant.
U.S., China initiatives for renewable energy projects (Nov 17, 2009)
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a package of measures meant to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy.
DOE awards $155mn for efficiency projects (Nov 3, 2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the country.
Magazine Articles on Energy Efficiencies

Beyond Copenhagen - Power Engineering
... We need to invest in energy efficiency measures and locally available renewable energy resources to slow demand growth and maximize local resources. ...

Special Report: Executive Roundtable on Utility-scale Renewables ...
... I’m seeing some star power in energy efficiency, not so much because of breakthroughs in technology, more because of the recognition that investments in ...

NO<sub>X</sub> Reduction Strategy - Power Engineering
... generation from renewable sources, take a leadership role in advancing and delivering electricity-based conservation and energy efficiency, and decrease ...

2009 Projects of the Year - Power Engineering
... The technology is designed to be deployable in the cooling water discharge systems at thermal power plants for energy recovery or energy efficiency purposes. ...

Fossil-fired Generation: Waiting for Clarity on Carbon - Power ...
... Even then demand for new generation may be suppressed by energy efficiency initiatives, demand-side management programs and smart grid development all of which ...

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Latest News
B&W researchers removing CO2 from coal-fired plant (Feb 1, 2010)

Researchers with Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group have began capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a pilot-scale, coal-fired boiler at the company’s research center in Ohio.

GP awarded $3.4mn in workforce training contracts (Feb 1, 2010)

General Physics Corp. was awarded more than $3.4 million in new contracts to provide customized training services and content development for power companies throughout the United States.

Third US wholefoods store to use fuel cell energy (Feb 1, 2010)

Whole Foods Market has chosen to power a third store, located in San Jose, California, US, with on-site fuel cell power from UTC Power. The other stores to install a ‘PureCell’ system from the company are in Dedham, Massachusetts and Glastonbury, Connecticut.

AMSC to ship $70mn worth of wind systems to China (Feb 1, 2010)

American Superconductor Corp. has received an order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from China’s Shenyang Blower Works Co., Ltd. (SBW) worth approximately $70 million.

Service agreement for GE turbines in Thailand (Feb 1, 2010)

Thailand’s largest chemical producer, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, has signed a service agreement with GE to help ensure the long-term reliability of nine GE gas turbines at PTT Chemical’s site in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong Province, Thailand.

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