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Southern Co. wins historic license for new nuclear units, full construction to begin

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30:40 GMT

February 9,2012 --

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the issuance of the Combined Construction and Operating License for Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4, the first such license ever approved for a U.S. nuclear plant

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FirstEnergy closing more coal-fired units, this time in West Virginia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:40 GMT

February 8,2012 --

The following plants will be retired: Albright Power Station, Willow Island Power Station and Rivesville Power Station

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Siemens wins order for combined cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:00 GMT

February 6,2012 --

With an installed capacity of 4 GW this natural gas-fired power plant will supply enough electrical energy to meet about one tenth of the country's current power demand for its 28 million inhabitants

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Russian-French joint venture, Alstom to supply turbine island for Baltic nuclear power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:00 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The scope of supply agreement signed by AAEM includes Alstom steam turbines Arabelle, generators, condensers, moisture separator reheaters and auxiliary equipment

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B&W to clean up 544 MW coal plant in Colorado

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:30 GMT

February 3,2012 --

The SDA systems are designed to control sulfur dioxide emissions from the single-unit, 544 MW plant

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Pratt & Whitney to build gasification demonstration plant in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:40 GMT

February 2,2012 --

The agreement is a step toward commercializing technology designed to lower the cost of coal gasification and provide an alternative fuel source that reduces water use and carbon dioxide emissions

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B&W to apply for DOE small modular nuclear reactor funding

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:20 GMT

February 1,2012 --

A draft funding opportunity announcement issued by the DOE outlines a plan to provide investments to private industry to support the design, licensing and manufacturing of SMRs

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AEP leans on natural gas as new 580 MW plant goes into operation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:40:30 GMT

February 1,2012 --

With the start-up of the Dresden plant, AEP has added more than 4,800 MW of natural gas-fired capacity to its generating fleet in the past decade

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Areva, partners bid for new EPR nuclear plant in Finland

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:50 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The plant supplier will be selected during 2012-2013. The schedule for the project as a whole will be defined during further negotiations

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EPRI, DOE, NRC seismic study to boost readiness at U.S. nuclear plants

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:00 GMT

January 31,2012 --

The NRC is requesting U.S. nuclear power plants to reevaluate seismic hazards using this information as well as other guidance

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President Obama energy plan borrows elements of Pickens Plan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:10 GMT

January 27,2012 --

The newly unveiled plan by the president also calls for a dramatic increase in the use of renewables — chiefly wind and solar — in America's power generation grid

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B&W wins $75 million environmental construction contract for Indiana power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:50 GMT

January 27,2012 --

B&W previously announced it would design and supply the wet FGD units and related components for the project

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Nuclear future commission delivers final report to DOE

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:25:50 GMT

January 27,2012 --

The report detailed comprehensive recommendations for creating a safe, long-term solution for managing and disposing of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste

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FirstEnergy, citing regulations, to retire six coal-fired power plants

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:50:40 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The total capacity of the competitive plants that will be retired is 2,689 MW

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Constellation Energy wins power supply, renewable contracts in Northeast

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:25:20 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The new contracts cover agencies in New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

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Report: Japan's TEPCO set for $13 billion government bailout

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:30 GMT

January 26,2012 --

The sum of $12.8 billion in public funding would essentially nationalize TEPCO, a utility that provides power to about 45 million people

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Alstom, partners to develop carbon capture and storage project in UK

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:26:00 GMT

January 24,2012 --

BOC was selected following a competitive process and brings technology in the field of air separation as well as complementary plant engineering and integration capabilities

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Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy buys 77 MW gas fired power plant in Texas

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:25:20 GMT

January 18,2012 --

Wichita Falls is a 77 MW facility using GE gas combustion turbines with associated heat recovery steam generators and an ABB steam generator

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FPL proposes base rate increase to pay for power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:15:10 GMT

January 17,2012 --

The adjustment is needed to pay for increases in the cost of doing business and to begin paying for a new, high-efficiency natural gas power plant after it enters service in June 2013

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Wartsila to deliver three more power plants to Bangladesh

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:30 GMT

January 12,2012 --

Delivery of the plants will be made on a fast-track basis in order to meet the tight construction schedules

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B&W realigns nuclear business in response to demand

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:35:50 GMT

January 12,2012 --

Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc. will comprise all non-SMR commercial nuclear operations, including global nuclear services, commercial nuclear equipment manufacturing and all related global sales initiatives

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GE technology to drive 300 MW South Korea IGCC plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:50:10 GMT

January 10,2012 --

The 300-MW coal-fired facility will help the South Korean government meet its low carbon emissions targets, while bolstering the country's electricity supply

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SCE upgrades San Onofre nuclear plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:35:20 GMT

January 10,2012 --

During this latest 21-month run the unit has contributed more than 16 billion kWh to customer electricity needs

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Hamworthy shareholders voted in favor of acquisition by Wartsila Corp.

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:10:20 GMT

January 9,2012 --

At the court meeting, a majority in number of scheme shareholders who voted and who together represented over 75 percent by value of the votes cast, voted in favor of the resolution to approve the scheme

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PGE issues request for power generating resources

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:30:20 GMT

January 5,2012 --

The draft RFP gives potential bidders an opportunity to review and ask questions about PGE's request in advance of the bidding window

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Areva signs $500 million nuclear fuel supply contract with Xcel Energy

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:40:50 GMT

January 4,2012 --

The nearly $500 million contract covers uranium, conversion, enrichment, nuclear fuel design, fabrication and related engineering services

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PHI Group, partners to build 2,000 MW coal power plant in Vietnam

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:15:40 GMT

January 4,2012 --

PHI Group is working with several international institutional investor groups that have indicated an interest in financing this project as well as power plants in Quang Tri Province with Sao Nam Group

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Siemens turns over Longview coal-fired plant to customer

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:05:50 GMT

January 3,2012 --

Local and regional electric reliability concerns voiced....

New Black Hills Electric Utility and IPP Generation Facilities in Colorado Ready to Serve Customers Jan. 1

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:30:50 GMT

December 22,2011 --

New facilities ensure reliability of electrical supply to customers in southern Colorado.

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Edison Electric Institute president: EPA MACT rule is most expensive rule in EPA history

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:30:10 GMT

December 22,2011 --

Kuhn said the administration underestimates the complexity of implementing the rule so quickly.

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B&W wins $2.8 million in DOE funding for carbon capture research

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:50:20 GMT

December 19,2011 --

The project will be managed by DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory under its Innovations for Existing Plants Program

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Low transmission losses make decentralized generation more feasible

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:50:20 GMT

December 19,2011 --

Distributed generation could eliminate, or at least reduce, the instances of black outs that are associated with current electric grids relying only on big central power plants

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GE to boost output, efficiency of Indonesian gas fired plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:45:30 GMT

December 16,2011 --

The plant provides electricity for PT Krakatau Steel with the excess output going to the country's power grid

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GE to boost output, reduce emissions for Sicilian power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:10:20 GMT

December 15,2011 --

GE will upgrade Trapani's two gas turbine trains from 85 and 89 MW, respectively, to 107.8 MW per unit

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Siemens offers components for distributed power generation

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:35:10 GMT

December 14,2011 --

Siemens will provide drive train solutions for small-scale or micro power generation projects between 30kW-900kW

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ABB extends control system life for combustion turbine at Tasley Energy Center

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:00:20 GMT

December 13,2011 --

The upgrade project extended the life of the ABB control system installed in 1990 to the latest control system offering

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Hitachi to supply pollution controls equipment for KCP&L

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:50:40 GMT

December 13,2011 --

Hitachi's wet FGD systems have features that minimize capital investment and operating costs while increasing reliability and turndown

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LS Power cancels plans for Georgia coal plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:20:50 GMT

December 13,2011 --

The coal-fired power plant was slated for construction near Blakely, Georgia

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Bruce Power pulls out of planned Canada nuclear plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:05:10 GMT

December 13,2011 --

Bruce Power will continue to work with its investors and the Ontario Power Authority on the feasibility of securing 6,300 MW from the Bruce site following the successful restart of Units 1 and 2 in 2012

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Siemens invests $87 million in combustion test center for gas turbines

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:45:30 GMT

December 13,2011 --

In the future the company will be able run more tests, as in-house trials will no longer be dependent on the availability of external capacities

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Alstom to build 738 MW gas-fired power plant in Iraq

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:55:30 GMT

December 12,2011 --

The plant will consist of four units, based on Alstom's GT13E2 gas turbine, and will be constructed under a turnkey contract, covering delivery of equipment and civil works

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Exelon signs consulting agreement with Lithuanian Nuclear Authority

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:10:50 GMT

December 9,2011 --

Under the Owners Engineer Consultancy Agreement, ENP will support the project developers' efforts to put in place an engineering, procurement and construction contract and fuel supply contract, as well as consult on other technical matters

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Million-dollar Global Energy Prize now accepting nominations

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:00:30 GMT

December 9,2011 --

The prize will be given to the winner by the president of Russia in an official ceremony that will take place as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in June 2012

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PHI Group, partners to build 2,400 MW coal power plant in Vietnam

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:05:20 GMT

December 8,2011 --

PHI Group has the capability to supply coal to power plants on a long-term offtake basis through its relationships in Southeast Asia and will provide advanced technologies in coal combustion that reduce operation costs and emissions

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EDF, GE join to develop gas-fired power plant in France

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:51:00 GMT

December 8,2011 --

The new combined-cycle plant will be located at Bouchain, an existing EDF power plant site in northern France, and will produce 510 MW, enough electricity for 600,000 French households

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Japan's government considers $13 billion Fukushima bailout

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:40:40 GMT

December 8,2011 --

TEPCO could lose its independence in the process, should the plan to inject $13 billion into the utility's coffers move forward

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DTE biomass energy landfill gas project begins operation in St. Clair County

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:55:10 GMT

December 7,2011 --

The electricity is produced at a facility operated by Blue Water Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of DTE Biomass Energy.

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Consumers Energy cancels proposed coal plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:41:00 GMT

December 6,2011 --

The $1.6 billion environmental program is designed to make Michigan's air cleaner by further reducing power plant emissions

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Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station wins American Nuclear Society award

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:55:30 GMT

December 2,2011 --

The award recognizes Beaver Valley Unit 1 for being the top performing plant among all U.S. nuclear plants for 2010

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Shaw wins multiple year nuclear maintenance contract with APS

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:40:10 GMT

December 1,2011 --

Palo Verde is located 55 miles west of Phoenix and is the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. with three reactors capable of producing more than 4,000 MW of electricity

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TransAlta reports longer than expected outage at Genesee 3 power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:30:30 GMT

December 1,2011 --

TransAlta Corp. reported that the outage at its jointly-owned Genesee 3 coal-fired power plant will last longer than previously estimated

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Berkeley scientists use MRI tech to prevent pipeline explosions

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:50 GMT

November 29,2011 --

The system transmits the status of a pipeline to the internet and gives pipeline operators a real-time picture of the health of the pipeline, checking for fractures at welds or support systems and corrosion failure

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CoalTek receives Sino-U.S. clean coal joint venture approval in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:20:40 GMT

November 29,2011 --

Total investment in the joint venture project is expected to exceed $350 million

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NextEra Energy sells four natural gas generating assets to LS Power

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:40:40 GMT

November 28,2011 --

A NextEra Energy Resources' affiliate is operating three of the facilities included in the sale for an initial period of five years and the fourth facility for an initial two-year period under service contracts

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Siemens to buy stake in EMIS Electrics

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:30:20 GMT

November 23,2011 --

The Federal Cartel Office as the responsible supervisory authority has already approved the acquisition

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GE supplies combined cycle technology for flare gas project in Russia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:56:00 GMT

November 23,2011 --

The facility will operate on natural gas generated by a gas processing plant using associated petroleum gas that otherwise would be wasted by burning or flaring

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Southern Research to build SCR catalyst test facility in Alabama

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:10:10 GMT

November 21,2011 --

Construction of the SCR Catalyst Test Facility is expected to be complete by mid-2012

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FPL files for lower rates due to lower natural gas cost projection

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:25:10 GMT

November 21,2011 --

If the lower rate is approved by the PSC, the amount that a 1,000-kWh FPL residential customer will pay monthly for fuel in 2012 will drop by $4.53 compared to the company's previous projection

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FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities file plan to purchase electric generation supply

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:10:40 GMT

November 21,2011 --

The companies, which do not own any electric generating plants, serve about 2 million customers in Pennsylvania

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FirstEnergy concludes emission allowance auction

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:40:10 GMT

November 18,2011 --

The November 17, 2011, auction, which was managed by CRA International, involved emission allowances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently enacted Cross State Air Pollution Rule

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MetCap to expand renewables-integrated combined cycle plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:30:40 GMT

November 18,2011 --

Featuring GE technology, the 878-MW Eurostar project will help to power Istanbul, supporting Turkey's efforts to modernize its aging energy infrastructure and meet its growing electricity requirements

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Siemens finishes combined cycle power plant in the Netherlands ahead of schedule

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:10:20 GMT

November 17,2011 --

After a construction period of only 30 months the power plant with a capacity of about 870 MW was handed over to the customer on October 21, 2011, 20 days ahead of schedule

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Helmkamp emission controls project at Dynegy coal plant nears completion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:05:40 GMT

November 17,2011 --

Helmkamp is completing $45 million in civil work including site preparation and installation of foundations for baghouses and dry scrubber equipment, the specialized equipment that removes sulfur dioxide from the coal plant's exhaust flue gases.......

Siemens completes N.C. gas turbine manufacturing plant expansion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:40:10 GMT

November 16,2011 --

At Siemens' newly-expanded Charlotte hub and at the company's gas turbine production facility in Berlin, Germany, gas turbines can be manufactured at either location for both 60-Hz and 50-Hz markets

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Siemens signs contract for La Caridad II combined cycle power plant

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:31:00 GMT

November 16,2011 --

The plant is scheduled to achieve commercial operation in the spring of 2014, at which point will be able to supply electricity to the company's copper mines

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Dominion restarts North Anna nuclear plant after earthquake-triggered outage

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:45:50 GMT

November 11,2011 --

More than two months of detailed inspections, testing and engineering, and seismic analysis revealed no functional damage to the station from the Aug. 23 earthquake

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GE Hitachi, Fluor to expand collaboration on reactor project in Finland

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:40:10 GMT

November 10,2011 --

Fluor would serve as GEH's engineering, procurement and construction partner if TVO selects GEH's next-generation reactor technology for the Olkiluoto-4 project

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GE, CFE sign gas-fired services agreement for Mexico

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:55:20 GMT

November 7,2011 --

Under the terms of the contractual services agreement, valued at about $200 million, GE will provide a wide range of services to support the efficient performance of the gas turbines for 15 years

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Alstom wins 180 MW gas turbine order for power plant in Bangladesh

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:35:10 GMT

November 3,2011 --

The plant will be based on Alstom's GT13E2 gas turbine and will be capable of running on both gas and diesel, thus reducing any uncertainties in fuel supply

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GE Hitachi wins contracts to boost nuclear plant reliability

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:05:20 GMT

November 2,2011 --

The Cofrentes station, located in the province of Valencia and owned by Iberdrola, generates power using a GE boiling water reactor that began operating in 1985

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NRGreen Power, GE launch waste heat electricity project

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:30:50 GMT

November 1,2011 --

The technology will be installed at Alliance Pipeline's Windfall Compressor Station near Whitecourt, Alberta, to generate electricity through the use of waste heat

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NextEra Energy to sell Rhode Island natural gas-fired power plant to Entergy

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:10:50 GMT

October 24,2011 --

A NextEra Energy Resources' affiliate will continue to operate RISEC for an initial period of one year under a service contract

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In China, Taishan 1 nuclear reactor dome installed

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:20:50 GMT

October 24,2011 --

It is the outcome of large-scale work, which lasted more than two years and mobilized more than 2,000 persons to carry out the civil work on the reactor building

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Design saved station from earthquake, says Dominion

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:56:00 GMT

October 21,2011 --

The chief nuclear officer of Dominion today told the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the North Anna Power Station successfully withstood an earthquake without any significant damage because its robust design included multiple, designed-.......

FirstEnergy Generation Corp. sells two peaking plants in Ohio

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:05:50 GMT

October 19,2011 --

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that its FirstEnergy Generation Corp. subsidiary has closed the sale of its Richland Plant in Def.......

Puget Sound Energy solicits offers for new power supply

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT

October 18,2011 --

The deadline for submittal of supply offers is Nov. 1

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Peach Bottom nuclear plant Unit 3 returned to service

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:26:00 GMT

October 17,2011 --

During the outage, workers replaced nearly a third of the reactor's fuel and safely performed more than 15,000 inspections and maintenance activities on a variety of plant components and systems

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Wartsila wins order for natural gas power plant in Turkey

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:45:40 GMT

October 13,2011 --

Wartsila is a supplier of electrical generating capacity to Turkey with more than 3 GW of output either in operation or awaiting installation

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Alstom wins 160 MW gas turbine order for power plant in Nigeria

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:06:00 GMT

October 11,2011 --

The Afam power plant with the two Alstom gas turbines will boost the River State power supply by 300 MW in 2013

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Southern Nuclear names chief nuclear officer

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:35:30 GMT

October 10,2011 --

Bost will replace Jeff Gasser who has held the position since 2004. Gasser will report to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a loaned executive

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Ventyx, Electrabel team on equipment reliability in Belgian nuclear power plants

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:55:10 GMT

October 10,2011 --

Electrabel, a GDF Suez company, is implementing the Ventyx SystemIQ software in its three units at the Tihange plant in Wallonia

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Emerson to automate two 1,000-MW, ultra-supercritical coal units in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:45:40 GMT

October 7,2011 --

The power plant is located in China's Hubei province, near the Yangtze River

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Alstom will upgrade American Electric Power's 1,300 MW coal-fired power plant fleet

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:11:00 GMT

October 4,2011 --

Alstom will upgrade the LP steam turbines by implementing its rotating and stationary blade design technology

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Alstom wins $320 million in power plant emissions control contracts

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:50:30 GMT

October 3,2011 --

Increasingly stringent environmental regulations worldwide are fueling the growth of the AQCS market globally

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Westinghouse wins replacement steam generator contract for EDF nuclear fleet

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:30:40 GMT

September 29,2011 --

A provider of steam generators, Westinghouse has supplied more than 80 steam generators globally since 1987

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Duke Energy Carolinas requests proposals for capacity, energy

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:05:50 GMT

September 29,2011 --

The RFP is driven by the company's plan to retire by 2015 all unscrubbed coal-fired generation in the Carolinas

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Fluor completes Bear Garden Generating Station in Virginia

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:05:10 GMT

September 28,2011 --

Fluor was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction services for the new Bear Garden Generating Station

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GE, Toshiba to bring FlexEfficiency power plant technology to Japan

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:45:50 GMT

September 27,2011 --

By rapidly ramping up and down in response to fluctuations in wind and solar power, the technology will enable the integration of more renewable resources into the power grid

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Wartsila to expand two power plants in Senegal

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:35:20 GMT

September 27,2011 --

Wartsila will supply turnkey extension solutions to two existing power plants

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Mitsubishi Electric establishes power module joint venture in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:50:50 GMT

September 27,2011 --

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. established a joint-venture company in China with GEM Electronics Co., Ltd., a licensed manufacturer of Mitsubishi Electric power modules

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Westinghouse to equip, service Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:25:40 GMT

September 22,2011 --

In 2009, Westinghouse won the contract for delivery of the RV heads to Beznau Units 1 and 2. This new contract covers the RV head installation.

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Siemens hands over T-Power combined cycle power plant in Belgium

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:20:30 GMT

September 22,2011 --

The power plant will supply a part of the power generated for the energy-intensive production processes at the neighboring chemicals plant, with the resting part being fed into the grid

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Alstom, Datang to jointly develop carbon capture projects in China

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:30:10 GMT

September 21,2011 --

The 350 MW coal-fired power plant of Daqing will be equipped with Alstom's oxy-firing technology and the 1,000 MWe Dongying coal-fired power plant will also adopt one of Alstom's carbon capture technologies

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Siemens pulls out of nuclear sector

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:25:10 GMT

September 20,2011 --

Siemens will no longer produce equipment that can only be used in the nuclear energy sector

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GE wins $800 million in contracts for Brazilian wind, gas turbine projects

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:55:30 GMT

September 20,2011 --

Commitments for at least 378 MW of GE's 1.6-MW wind turbine technology have been made, with many projects still in process

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GE signs electric service agreement for Northern Iraq

noreply@www.elp.com (Unknown Author) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:10:20 GMT

September 20,2011 --

The agreement is designed to help Mass Global maintain the high reliability and overall performance of the 18 GE gas turbines installed in Iraq's Kurdistan region

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