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5 questions for the EPA

When the EPA speaks at Coal-Gen 2010 in Pittsburgh, these are the five questions the industry wants to know the answers to.

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Fast starts help squeeze watts

Steam turbine performance is being scrutinized under a design and optimization microscope. For manufacturers and power plant operators alike, the goal is to squeeze maximum wattage out of the available energy source.

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Gas-fired development executive roundtable: Pockets of Demand

Power Engineering magazine Chief Editor David Wagman moderated this year's roundtable to discuss economic recovery, technology developments, fuel price stability and the effect of renewable generation on prospects for new gas-fired projects.

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Think your project is the best?

Do not delay; nominate your project for Power Engineering magazine's Project of the Year awards! The deadline is August 27!

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Power Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 7
July 2010
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Let's Talk About It
David Wagman<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />
by David Wagman
Editor-in-Chief

The Power Engineering Blog takes a critical look at contemporary issues and recent news pertaining to all types of large-scale electric power generation across North America. Principal bloggers for the Power Engineering Blog is David Wagman, Chief Editor of Power Engineering magazine.

Clean Air Act Trumps North Carolina's Nuisance Claims

July 28, 2010 -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that found emissions from coal-fired power plants operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority in Alabama and Tennessee constituted a public nuisance in North...

Charging the Electric Car: EPRI Reports on Consumer Preferences

The Electric Power Research Institute published a new study on consumer preferences for charging electric vehicles. The full report is available here http://my.epri.com/portal/server.pt?Abstract_id=000000000001021285. Key findings from the report are...

What's Happening
Brian Wheeler<br />Associate Editor<br />
by Brian Wheeler
Associate Editor

From renewable energy to nuclear power, the What's Happening blog concentrates on news and issues in one of the most dynamic industries in the global economy, power generation. Principal blogger is Brian Wheeler, associate editor of Power Engineering magazine.

Let's meet in Pittsburgh!

July 22 - In just a matter of weeks the coal industry will get the opportunity to come together and discuss anything and everything related to coal-fired power generation. An anticipated crowd of over 4,500 attendees and 350 exhibitors will converge upon...

Nuclear Renaissance in the U.S.?

July 13, 2010With the oil crisis in the Gulf and the newly released transport rule from the EPA calling for reductions in SO2 and NOx emissions that would cross state lines, the nuclear renaissance conversation seems to be picking up again in the States....

Up In the Air
Lindsay Morris <br /> Associate Editor
by Lindsay Morris
Associate Editor

The Up In The Air blog discusses what's floating around concerning EPA emissions rules, and what the power industry is doing to prepare for regulations. Principal blogger is Lindsay Morris, associate editor of Power Engineering magazine. Lindsay will also discuss Smart Grid and other developments pertinent to the power industry.

Nuclear and solar costs are equal – or are they?

July 28, 2010 -On Monday, The New York Times ran a piece suggesting that solar costs are now equal to nuclear.“Solar photovoltaics have joined the ranks of lower-cost alternatives to new nuclear plants,” John O. Blackburn, a professor of economics at Duke...

US Solar Growth: 10x By 2014?

July 22, 2010 -Solarbuzz, a market research business focused on solar, released a study recently projecting that solar growth in the U.S. will grow tenfold by 2014. Everyone knows solar is hotter than...well, I'll save the 'sun' puns for later. But...

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