Power Projects For Feb. 6, 2009

Here are the headlines for the Utility “E” Alert issued Feb. 6, 2009 Utility E Alert: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#41f is offered separately, but is also included in the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei  which has current data on each coal-fired plant worldwide.  Utility People:  http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#43i can also be included in the package.

UTILITY E-ALERT

#910 – February 6, 2009

Table of Contents

58 Interviews at EUEC reveal New Trends and Products

COAL – U.S.

•  Oregon DEQ BART Proposal for Boardman

§  KU Agrees to Add SCR and FGD at E. W. Brown 3

• Justice Dept. Sues Westar Jeffrey over NSR Projects
• PA Judge tosses State Mercury Rule
• Pennsylvania DEP denies Permit for Somerset Waste Coal-fired Power Plant Project
• Sunflower Appealing to New Kansas Legislature
• Entergy poised to Repower Little Gypsy 3 to burn Pet Coke
• State Close to Proposing Permit for Washington County, Georgia Power Plant

§  NV Energy nears Decision on Ultra-Supercritical Ely Coal-fired Power Plant

§  Five Pending Power Projects in Michigan to be Delayed

§  IPL to Re-evaluate Sutherland 4 Project

§  Six hurt in Explosion at Oak Creek We Energies Power Plant

§  Coal Drying Plant proposed near Wyoming Border

§  EPA could file NSR Suit against Gerald Gentleman

COAL – WORLD

• Farmers opposed to GMR Energy 1,200 MW Raikheda Power Project
• Update on Power Projects in Germany
• Eskom to build Two More Coal-fired Power Plants
• Huge Power Plant Building Program in Orissa, India

GAS/OIL – U.S.

• SME adds 80 MW Combined Cycle Facility at Highwood

GAS/OIL – WORLD

• UAE “gifts” 320 MW Power Plant to Pakistan
• Wärtsilä receives Order for 100 MW Multi-fuel Power Plant from Lafarge Cement, Nigeria
• UK approves Three Gas-fired Power Plants with Combined 3.92 GW Capacity
• GMR in talks with Turkey to build Power Plant

CO₂

• Georgia Bill Proposes Moratorium on New Coal-fired Power Plants
• Norway Plans Carbon Capture Research Center 
• Secretary Clinton’s First Trip Abroad will Address Energy and Climate Issues with China
• Two New Reports Propose Ways for US and China to Cooperate on Climate Change

NUCLEAR

• Siemens discussing Russian Nuclear Partnership with Rosatom
• Luminant, Mitsubishi join for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Development
• Power Companies Competing to Build Nuclear Power Plants in UK
• Areva to sell Two to Six Nuclear Reactors to India
• Sweden may build More Nuclear Power Plants to Replace its Older Nuclear Power Plants

BUSINESS

• Power Plant Air Quality Custom Training Course Now Available

HOT TOPIC HOUR 

• Air Toxics and Mercury Monitoring Webinar February 5 - MACT is Coming
• “Dry Precipitator Efficiency Improvement” is the Subject of the “Hot Topic Hour” on February 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. CST (Chicago time)
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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Bob McIlvaine

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com