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Virginia Power to upgrade 13 plants
Mar 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Peter Bacque Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. - Virginia is virtually getting a power plant that doesn't use any fuel, thanks to Dominion Virginia Power. More...
Energy waste creates hydrogen fuel
MADISON, Wis., Mar 16, 2010 -- UPI - U.S. scientists say they have created a simple and cost-effective technology that uses small amounts of waste energy to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. More...
Leading Analyst Firm Lists Ventyx Solution at Xcel Energy Among "Handful" of Worldwide Virtual Power Plant Projects
Ventyx - Ventyx, the world's largest private software, data and advisory services provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced that the successful implementation of its Smart Grid Operations solution at Xcel Energy has been recognized by leading industry analyst firm IDC Energy Insights as one of the few Virtual Power Plant (VPP) projects currently being deployed around the world. more...
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Metso delivers power plant automation to Kuopion Energia in Finland
Metso Automation - Metso has signed an agreement with Kuopion Energia Oy to deliver power plant automation, turbine controller and electrostatic precipitator control to the new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Haapaniemi, in the city of Kuopio, Finland. more...
Oglethorpe Power approved to build plant
Mar 11 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Oglethorpe Power Corp. announced Wednesday it has received final approval from its 39 member cooperatives to build a 605-megawatt natural gas power plant, potentially in Smarr. More...
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Green technology helping Grow the Economy are Not Linked to Fact

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Monitoring System for Overhead Line Conductors. Meeting the demands of a changing power environment

Blogger Photo By LIOS Technology - Providing sufficient electrical power reliably requires ongoing monitoring of temperatures within overhead transmission lines that are more susceptible to atmospheric more...

Economic and Environmental Impact of Abu Dhabi US$1billion CO2 capture and storage Project

Blogger Photo By Shehu Khaleel - UAE has one of the highest per capita carbon emission rates in the world given its massive use of fossil more...

Diverse Energy Mix Needs Nuclear

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Smart grid is just the start…

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The Impending Resurgence of Small-site Decentralized Power Generation

By Harry Valentine
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Filed Under Distributed & Cogeneration

Renewable Distributed Generation Will Garner Significant Market Share Long Before Grid Cost Parity is Reached

By Paul Alvarez
Energy Central readers in both regulated and deregulated markets should be preparing today to meet this threat; this article will be the first of several to help readers view renewable distributed generation in a new more...
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Decentralized Generation and Power Transmission

By Harry Valentine
A news story broke in early September that a wind farm in Upstate New York had to suspend operations due to a shortage of transmission capacity going into New York City. An announcement followed in more...
Filed Under Distributed & Cogeneration

Research on the Characteristics of a Modern Grid: Accommodates All Generation and Storage Options

By Joe Miller
One of the drivers that has enabled the U.S. economy to grow is the quality of our power generation and delivery system. Today, our electricity grid is powered primarily by large, centralized generation facilities with more...
Filed Under Distributed & Cogeneration

Transitioning into the Next Phase of Clean, Secure, Reliable Energy Delivery for our Digital Society

By Peter Curtis
Corporate and global environments have changed vastly over the last couple of decades. The mission critical industry requires new energy solutions to protect and secure critical infrastructures. While the design intent is more resiliency, to more...
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