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Fast economic recovery could lead to increased peak power demand

While a recovery from the recession is welcome, improving too quickly could cause big problems for the U.S. power generation industry.

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COAL-GEN 2010 Keynote address

The DOE and EPA piqued interest during the keynote address at COAL-GEN 2010, but it was a Penn State professor who caused the most fuss.

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Utility FGD Design Trends

Results of a survey by engineering firm Burns & McDonnell to characterize the U.S. utility FGD fleet and identify design trends.

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Power Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 8
August 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.

Opportunity and Obligation

17 August 2010 -- Haiti, Chile and Pakistan. You’ve seen all three countries on the news this year: earthquakes in Haiti and Chile and major flooding this month in Pakistan.You’ve seen video footage of destroyed buildings, damaged infrastructure and...

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.

"Coal is base load generation king in the U.S."

August 10, 2010 - Tuesday morning's keynote session at COAL-GEN 2010 featured three informative speakers that opened up continued dialogue between the delegates across the exhibition floor. James Wood from the Department of Energy, Dr. Robert Wayland from...

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.

Your Power, Your Company: Going Global

August 25, 2010 -Is your company looking to expand beyond the U.S. and into international export opportunities? Does PV in Spain interest you? Or perhaps coal-fired power in Russia? The answers to your international expansion questions may be found in...

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