PE Volume 120 Issue 7

In late 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) aimed at reducing, or eliminating, toxic metals and other pollutants from entering surface waters from steam electric power plants.

GE unveiled its Digital Power Plant for Steam at the Minds + Machines event in Paris, France in June.

Ratings, capacity payments anddispatch rankings of gas turbine and combined cycle units are often determined by periodic maximum capacity demonstration tests.

As utilities across the country begin making decisions about pursuing a second license renewal for their nuclear power facilities, an important consideration is the component and system maintenance and upgrades necessary to ensure sustained reliable and efficient operations.

Energy demand across the world continues to rise.