Headlines for Utility E-Alert –September 19, 2014       

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1192 – September 19, 2014                                   

Table of Contents

COAL – US

·       CMS undertaking $1 Billion Program to cut Emissions from Five Coal-fired Power Plants in Michigan

·       Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection intends to issue an Air Operating Permit to NRG Power Midwest

COAL – WORLD

·       IGCC System for Tokyo Electric Power

·       Volta River Authority signs MOU for 1,200 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Ghana

GAS/OIL - US

• Panda Power Funds to commission 758 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Temple, Texas
• EPA Draft Air Permit for 225 MW Red Gate Power Plant Project of South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC)

GAS/OIL WORLD

·       UK approves new 470 MW Gas-fired Power Plant at North Killingholme, England

·       Carlton Power to develop 1.8 GW Gas-fired Power Plant and also purchasing GE’s interest in 1,500 MW Thorpe Marsh Gas-fired Power Station in England

·       POSCO E&C wins $1.14 Billion Nigeria Power Plant Order

·       Lafarge, Wärtsilä, IFC to build 220 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Nigeria

·       Sasol lets Services Contract to Foster Wheeler for Mozambique Gas Processing Plant

CO₂

• Victorian CCS Research (Australia) wins $5 Million Grant

NUCLEAR

• GE Hitachi’s Boiling Water Reactor Design approved by NRC
• Entergy seeks to renew Indian Point’s Federal Operating License – Opposition from New York Regulators and Environmental Groups
• Groups appeal decision in Utah Nuclear Power Plant Case

BUSINESS

·       GDF SUEZ purchases Lahmeyer Engineering Company, Germany

·       Energy Future Holdings (TX) to auction stake in Oncor Power Distribution

·       STEAG now also successfully servicing Asia

·       Substantial Merger Activity in the Air Filtration Industry

·       Fuel Tech acquires Intellectual Property for Carbonite Fuel Conversion Process

·       Fuel Tech awarded Air Pollution Control Orders totaling $7.8 Million

HOT TOPIC HOUR

·       Water Monitoring for Combined Cycle Power Plants was Hot Topic September 18, 2014

·       “Water Treatment Chemicals for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants” - Hot Topic Webinar on September 25 at 10 a.m. Central

·       “Dry Scrubbing” will be the Hot Topic on October 23, 2014

·       Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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