Headlines for the May 17

Headlines for the May 17, 2013 – Utility E-Alert

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1125 – May 17, 2013

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COAL – US

COAL – WORLD

Harbin Electric to build 2640 MW Power Plant in Turkey
Alstom to build 2x1000 MW Polonoc Power Plant in Poland
Aboitiz to Finalize Funding on Mindanao and Luzon Power Projects in the Philippines
DMCI may build Small Coal-fired Power Plants in Masbate, Palawan and Mindoro, Philippines
RWE using its Coal-fired Power Plants More
KEPCO to build 250 MW Power Plant at Bargny Sendou, Senegal

GAS/OIL - US

Hickory Run gets Air Permit
Footprint Power Selects GE’s FlexEfficiency Technology for New Plant in Massachusetts
Xcel to build 430 MW Peaking Power Plant near Hankinson, ND

GAS/OIL – WORLD

North Energy to build Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Manzanillo, Dominican Republic
METKA, General Electric to build 368 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Algeria

COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES/BOILER EFFICIENCY

Emerson’s Ovation System Selected by Europlasma for Innovative Waste-to-Energy Plant in France

CO₂

NUCLEAR

Belarus to start Construction of Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear License Challenge for 2,200 Vogtle Expansion thrown out in Federal Appeals Court
Mitsubishi Electric Digital Instrumentation and Control System for Nuclear Power Plants in Fujian Province, China begins Operations

BUSINESS

Egat could build Power Plants in Myanmar and Cambodia and export the Power to Thailand
Fuel Tech awarded APC Orders Totalling $10.5 Million
Fuel Cost and Environmental Regulations are Causing Changes in Industrial Boiler Design and Operation
Lots of New Developments in $11.2 Billion World Market for Fabric Filters and Bags

HOT TOPIC HOUR

Hot Topic Hour May 16 was Automation, Instrumentation and Electric Power Highlights
“Power Plant Cooling Towers and Cooling Water Issues” is the Subject of the Hot Topic Hour on May 23, 2013. This webinar will be free to all Participants
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours