Power Engineering E-Newsletter 7/31

Top Stories Court orders EPA to redo air-pollution limits in 13 states A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to relax some limits it set on smokestack emissions that cross state lines and taint downwind areas with air pollution from power plants. Read More Share: EDF to buy majority stake in Areva nuclear reactor business France state-owned utility Electricite de France (EDF) agreed to buy a majority stake in the nuclear reactor development unit of Areva valued at 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion). Read More Share: Black & Veatch names heads of Oil & Gas, Power businesses Black & Veatch appointed two people to lead its Oil & Gas and Power business units. Read More Share: Plan to build New England's largest wind farm moving forward A Texas company is pushing forward with an effort to build a massive wind power project in Aroostook County that would be the largest of its kind in New England. Read More Share:   Industry News Siemens net profit flat after restructuring charges Germany's Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) says net profit fell slightly in the most recent quarter as better earnings from sales of medical equipment were offset by slower business at its power and gas division. Read More Share:

		SunPower acquires 1.5 GW of solar power projects SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) acquired 1.5-GW of U.S. solar power plant developments from Australia-based Infigen Energy. Read More Share:
	SCE claims $7.57bn in damages for SONGS Southern California Edison and Edison Material Supply LLC claimed damages of $7.57 billion in relation to the steam generator replacement at the shut down San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California. Read More Share:
	Sale of Connecticut biomass power plant completed Greenleaf Power finalized the purchase of the Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant in Connecticut from Leidos Inc. Read More Share:
	Saber Partners to advise regulators on $1.3B Duke Energy deal The Florida Public Service Commission has selected Saber Partners, LLC to advise it on financing transactions arising from a new Florida law. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• E.ON Solar completes PV project in California
• Eletronuclear CEO arrested on corruption charges
• Agreement signed to develop energy storage solutions
• First steps taken in Fukushima nuclear decommissioning project
• Demand response system picked for Canadian utility
• Baltimore Ravens greenlight onsite solar project
• Corps of Engineers approves GGB bearings for hydropower turbines
• Enphase Energy chosen as primary technology partner by Euro Energy Services
• SCE to buy output from planned 132-MW wind energy project
• NY county gov't building to use cogeneration power unit