Here are the Headlines for the October 19, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

 UTILITY E-ALERT

#1097 – October 19, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL – US

• Study finds Duke Energy’s Coal Ash Ponds polluting Waters downstream of Power Plants
•  EPA requires an Additional Year to finalize Coal Ash Rule

COAL – WORLD

§  ThermoEnergy signs $1.1 million Contract for Ammonia Recovery Process system at Paiton 3, Indonesia

GAS/OIL / US

§  LG&E (Kentucky) plans earlier shutdown of Coal-fired Cane Run

§  LS Power (NJ) to build 900 MW Gas-fired Power Plant in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

§  EPA grants Extended Stay of 45 Days for San Juan Generating Station (New Mexico)

GAS/OIL – WORLD

• Medco and PLN make Gas-fired Power Deal
• Siemens to supply Power Island for UTE Maua 3 Combined Cycle Power Plant in Brazil

GASIFICATION

• Duke Energy begins testing Coal Gasification Equipment at Edwardsport, Indiana

CO₂

• National Grid and ETI to Assess Offshore Carbon Storage Site in UK 
• UK Announces £20 Million Carbon Capture Pilot for Gas-Fired Power Plant 
• EIA Report Shows U.S. Coal Consumption Down 16%, Exports Up 39% 

NUCLEAR

• Exelon begins Transformer replacement at Illinois Nuclear Power Plant
• Regulators to discuss Legal challenges against planned Nuclear Power Plant
• Bruce Power 2 sends Electricity to Ontario Grid for First Time in 17 Years

BUSINESS

§  Filinvest Unit firms up Power Projects in the Philippines

§  Siemens signs New Long-term Agreements with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)

§  DOE to award $1 Million for Clean Coal Technology

§  Toshiba and GE sign New MOU for Collaboration in Combined Cycle Power Generation Systems

§  B&W Subsidiary secures $170 Million Contract for Denmark Waste-to-energy Power Plant

§  Billion Dollar Annual Market for Mercury Reduction

§  World Market for Dust Collector Bags to Exceed $2.7 Billion Next Year

HOT TOPIC HOUR

• Challenges for Air Heaters and Big Potential for Heat Exchangers to meet New Power Plant Parameters - Hot Topic Hour Yesterday
• “Instrumentation for Air, Gas, Water, Liquids (forecasts, market shares and growth segments)” is Hot Topic Hour on October 25, 2012
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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