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Ameren Missouri approved to build 800 MW simple-cycle facility …
Oct 31, 2024 · Ameren received approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build an 800 MW simple-cycle natural gas energy center at the site of the former coal-fired Meramec Energy Center, which ...
Steam Generation Thermodynamics 101 - Power Engineering
Nov 1, 2008 · Main steam is at 2,000 psia, 1,000 F, and has an enthalpy of 1474.1 Btu/lbm. The steam extraction (cold reheat) pressure is 300 psia, which equates (isentropically) to a cold reheat temperature of ...
Capacity factors of combined-cycle power plants increasing as ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The CCGT capacity factor rose from 40% in 2008 to 57% in 2022. Increased efficiency improved the competitiveness of newer CCGT units against other fuel sources and older CCGT units.
Supercritical CO2 pilot plant generates electricity for the first time
Jul 2, 2024 · The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power, or “STEP” Demo pilot plant generated electricity for the first time using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2) power cycles, Southwest ...
CPS Energy to retire aging gas units in 2025 - Power Engineering
Mar 20, 2024 · CPS Energy has informed ERCOT it plans to retire the three natural gas-fired units at the V.H. Braunig facility by March 31, 2025. The Braunig units, located in Bexar County, Texas, total 859 MW ...
Appalachian Power wants to bring small modular reactors to Virginia
Nov 18, 2024 · The identified site is on company-owned Joshua Falls property in Campbell County, Virginia, and Appalachian Power now plans to begin the early site permit application process.
Corrosion cracking at Palisades nuclear plant exceeds previous ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Stress corrosion cracking in steam generators at the Palisades Nuclear Plant “far exceeded estimates based on previous operating history,” according to documents newly made public by the U.S ...
The industry comes together: POWERGEN International 2024 …
Jan 23, 2024 · Nearly 40 people attended site visits to Entergy’s New Orleans Power Station and Ninemile 6 plant. At New Orleans Power Station, attendees received an up-close look at the seven Wärtsilä 50SG ...
Condenser performance monitoring (Part 2) - Power Engineering
Dec 8, 2023 · References. B. Buecker, “Condenser Performance Monitoring – Part 1”; Power Engineering, August 2023. B. Buecker, “Computer Program Predicts Condenser ...