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Xcel announces retirement plans for remaining Colorado coal plants
Oct 21, 2024 · Hayden Station would retire by 2028 and Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo would retire by the end of 2030, with reduced operations beginning in 2025.
DOE awards six contracts to build out U.S. advanced nuclear fuel …
Oct 9, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts to six companies meant to spur the buildout of a U.S. supply chain for fuels for advanced nuclear reactors.. Many advanced reactors will ...
Choosing between Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle under new …
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Capacity factors of combined-cycle power plants increasing as ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The CCGT capacity factor rose from 40% in 2008 to 57% in 2022. Increased efficiency improved the competitiveness of newer CCGT units against other fuel sources and older CCGT units.
DOE closes on $1.5B loan to reopen Palisades nuclear plant
Sep 30, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the closing of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52 billion to Holtec Palisades to help finance the restoration and resumption of service of an 800-MW ...
GE Announces Completion of Alstom Acquisition, Formation of GE …
Nov 2, 2015 · General Electric on Monday announced the completion of its $10.6 billion acquisition of Alstom Power, which joins GE Power & Water to form GE Power.The transaction — the largest industrial ...