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GE pushes power sector towards the digital age

With its acquisition of NeuCo and development of the Predix cloud platform for the industrial internet, GE is looking to drive a technological revolution in the power sector.

 
 
 
 

“Costly Power Plan” launched

The Count on Coal initiative has launched a new online resource to demonstrate the economic impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan on individual states.

 

Oxygen key to containing coal ash contamination

Researchers from Duke University have demonstrated that the level of oxygen in a coal ash disposal site can affect how much toxic selenium and arsenic can be leached from the system.

 

Consumers Energy congratulates MSU

Consumers Energy has congratulated Michigan State University (MSU) on its transition from coal to natural gas as the energy source for its main campus power plant.

 
 
 

LWP Technologies Ltd reports positive results

LWP Technologies Ltd has announced very positive results from the ongoing fly-ash test work being undertaken at the company’s Brisbane-based pilot plant.

 

Enappsys: GB power generation for Q1

According to the latest market report by EnAppSys, gas fired plants increased their power contribution by nearly a third from the end of 2015.

 

Carbon price could benefit coal communities

The introduction of a national carbon price in the US could be used to benefit coal communities that have been devastated by the coal industry slump.

 

Gas plant utilisation tops coal

The average utilisation for natural gas combined cycle plants exceeded coal steam plants in 2015.