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EDP Renewables And TC Energy Execute Long-Term Agreement To Add A 297-Megawatt Wind Farm To Alberta9/20/2021
EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables Canada Ltd. (EDPR Canada), and TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSX:TRP) (TC Energy or the Company) have executed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100 percent of the output of the 297-megawatt (MW) Sharp Hills Wind Farm, located in the Special Areas municipality near the hamlets of Sedalia and New Bridgen, in the province of Alberta
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Nexans Classified Cables To Play Key Control And Safety Role At Two Nuclear Power Station Projects In China9/20/2021
Nexans has strengthened its involvement in China’s fast-paced nuclear new build program by winning a large contract from the China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC) to supply specialized nuclear cables for two new projects
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REWE Group And Ørsted Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement For Future German Offshore Wind Farm9/20/2021
REWE Group, one of Germany's leading food retailers, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Ørsted to procure 100 MW of green electricity from Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm which is set to become operational in 2025
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AGENDA ANNOUNCED FOR POWERPLANT CHEMISTRY FORUM
The preliminary agenda for the 2019 PowerPlant Chemistry Forum USA (PPCF) was announced on July 1. The Forum titled Power Cycle Chemistry in a Changing World will cover a variety of key issues facing plant chemists and decision makers including Fleet Flexibility, Corrosion Products, Film Forming Substances and other critical topics. SWAN Analytical USA is taking part, with Technical Director Randy Turner participating in the steering committee as well as presenting. PPCF takes place in Washington DC September 26-27.
ACROSS THE WIRE
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CEP Renewables Develops Phase Two Of 16-Megawatt Solar Project: The Projects' Clean Energy Contributes To New Jersey's Energy Master Plan9/20/2021
CEP Renewables LLC, an accomplished expert in the development of solar power plants and, particularly, redevelopment on unusable lands such as landfills, brownfields, Superfund sites, and mining sites, has completed the development of the second phase of its 16 MW dc solar project sited on the abandoned Hughesville Paper Mill in the Township of Holland, New Jersey. Construction is expected to begin in the 4th quarter of 2021
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Minesto Launches Dragon Class Power Plants For Commercial Scale-Up9/20/2021
Leading marine energy developer Minesto today introduces a new range of power plants - the Dragon Class - an upgraded design of the company's Deep Green technology for predictable renewable electricity generation from tidal and ocean currents
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Rise Light & Power To Transform Former Coal-Fired Power Plant Into Clean Energy Hub, Connecting Offshore Wind To New Jersey's Electric Grid9/17/2021
Rise Light & Power, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the LS Power group, today announced plans for an innovative new renewable energy hub to deliver New Jersey's tremendous offshore wind resource to the state's electric grid in an environmentally-responsible, efficient, and affordable way
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ATTENTION BOILER OWNERS
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EPA No Longer Accepting Paper Submittals
EPA is no longer accepting paper submittals of the Notification of Compliance Status (NOCS) for Energy Assessments for area source boilers. We now require the NOCS to be submitted electronically to the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). For further information, please see the implementation videos.
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EPA And Industry Fail To Settle Waste Unit Risk Policy Fight
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry groups including cement producers have failed to settle a permit dispute that is testing whether the agency has the authority to require operators of hazardous waste combustion units to conduct risk assessments that can be used to strengthen emissions limits for mercury and other pollutants when renewing the facilities' existing waste and air permits. Negotiations stalled during a meeting in November 2013 between EPA lawyers and cement kiln operators at EPA's Region V offices, according to an 8 January 2014 status report the parties filed with the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Litigation will continue on 20 February 2014.
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EPA Publishes Final Boiler MACT And Other Rules - Compliance Dates Set
On January 31, 2013, U.S. EPA published the final Boiler MACT in the Federal Register. This sets the existing source compliance date as January 31, 2016.
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EPA Reopens Public Comment Period On Reconsideration Of Startup And Shutdown Provisions
EPA is reopening, for 60 days, the public comment period on the startup and shutdown provisions included in the November 2012 proposed updates to pollution limits for new power plants under Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
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EPA Updates The Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For New Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated emission limits for new power plants under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The updates only apply to future power plants; do not change the types of state-of-the-art pollution controls that they are expected to install; and will not significantly change costs or public health benefits of the rule.
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EPA Finally Amends Its Boiler MACT Regulations And Further Defines Fuels Versus Wastes
Boiler owners beware – EPA has “finalized” its Boiler MACT, GACT, CISWI and NHSM rules and the compliance clocks have begun ticking.