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Choosing between Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle under new …
Dec 11, 2024 · From an emissions perspective, modern J-Class combustion turbines can meet the 1,170 pounds per MWh limit on their own. Given their lower output and efficiency, utilities are unlikely to invest in ...
Appalachian Power wants to bring small modular reactors to Virginia
Nov 18, 2024 · Appalachian Power has announced plans to bring small modular reactors (SMRs) to Virginia after its representatives identified a potential site for a project.
A new nuclear fusion startup has raised $900M in Series A funding
Oct 28, 2024 · Nuclear fusion startup Pacific Fusion has introduced itself to the public, alongside the announcement that it has raised over $900 million in Series A funding.. Led by Eric Lander, a principal ...
TVA closes Bull Run coal-fired plant - power-eng.com
Dec 6, 2023 · Bull Run was the only single-generator coal-fired power plant in the TVA system before its retirement. When the generator went into operation in 1967, it was the largest in the world in the volume ...
Steam Generation Thermodynamics 101 - Power Engineering
Nov 1, 2008 · Main steam is at 2,000 psia, 1,000 F, and has an enthalpy of 1474.1 Btu/lbm. The steam extraction (cold reheat) pressure is 300 psia, which equates (isentropically) to a cold reheat temperature of ...
Capacity factors of combined-cycle power plants increasing as ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The average utilization rate (or capacity factor) for the entire U.S. fleet of combined-cycle natural gas turbine (CCGT) electric power plants has risen as the operating efficiency of new CCGT ...
Virginia calls for technical conference to address electric utilities ...
Oct 7, 2024 · PJM predicts data centers will increase peak power demand in Virginia by 50% over the next six years. Dominion Energy forecasts demand will grow 5% annually, more than double the rate pre-pandemic.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems rebrands, drops Hitachi and …
Sep 1, 2020 · Today, Mitsubishi Power, a major subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, officially changed its corporate name from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems.
Data center, power industries face the realities of exponential growth
Oct 24, 2024 · Earlier this month, Google and Kairos Power signed an agreement aimed at deploying a fleet of nuclear power projects totaling 500 MW by 2035. The deal would allow Kairos Power to “quickly ...