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Friday, July 25, 2014

Power Engineering's Top Stories 7/25

Top Stories
FutureGen clean coal power project wins appeals court ruling
A three-judge panel of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that utilities can be required to impose a surcharge on customers’ bills to help pay for the $1.7 billion FutureGen 2.0 power plant.
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Boundary Dam Unit 53 returns online, ahead of schedule
Boundary Dam’s generating Unit 53 has returned online after a severe electrical short disabled the unit right before peak generation.
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Southern Co. aims to build more nuclear reactors
Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) said it hopes to announce plans for even more new nuclear reactors.
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EPA holds public meetings on Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold four hearings in two-days on the proposed Clean Power Plan during the week of July 28, 2014.
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The Week's Most Read Articles
Kentucky coal-fired power plant set to host $19.5mn carbon capture system
A $19.5 million carbon capture pilot project is set to be located at Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. Brown Generating Station.
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Carbon capture project planned for coal-fired unit in Texas
Petra Nova Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) has formed a 50/50 joint venture with a subsidiary of JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. to build a $1 billion carbon capture project in Texas.
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Video: World's first ocean energy test site to be installed
The world's first offshore test site for small-scale ocean current turbines will soon be installed by Florida Atlantic University's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC).
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GE gas generator selected for combined heat and power project in Mexico
GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) announced that it will provide its gas engine technology to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor SEISA for Enerkin SAPI de C.V.’s (Enerkin) combined heat-and-power (CHP) facility in Mexico.
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More Headlines
PSEG Solar Source acquires solar facility from juwi
Summer nuclear power plant automatically trips offline
NTE Energy secures financing for three natural gas power projects
Distributed generation and solar contract awarded for $140mn
Mexico's CFE to offer $2.8B for natural gas projects
DOE awards $420mn order for uranium enrichment facility decommissioning
Senate confirms Creedon as second in command at NNSA
Company to provide radiography services to Southern nuclear fleet
SunEdison acquires Colorado's largest solar power plant
Columbia nuclear power plant sets generation record
Kudankulam nuclear Unit 2 expected to be commissioned soon
S. Africa plans new nuclear reactors after 2020
Duke Energy announces executive leadership changes

Industry Trends
Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices
The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to July 2, 2014.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Indicators
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers a glimpse into how the markets are doing domestically and internationally.
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EIA’s weekly coal production report
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending July 19.
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White Papers
Study and Design Considerations of HRSG Evaporators in Fast Start Combined Cycle Plants
The ability of horizontal HRSGs cyclic operation has been discussed and
widely reported in literatures and studies. However, the operation and design life of HRSGs become more important when the system is operated with fast startup times.
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Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Within the Oil & Gas Industry
Two white papers within this document address the stress corrosion cracking that occurs as a result of the conjoint action of mechanical loading in a corrosive environment, like offshore rigs
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