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Industry News 2005 P35
California Energy Commission uses power quality meters to study distributed generation on grid
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has completed a two-year study evaluating the effects of distributed generation (DG) on the California utility grid. As part of its "FOCUS-II project," the CEC had contracted engineering firm Reflective Energies to monitor power quality and voltage fluctuations at 14 generation and interconnection sites throughout the state.
EPRI honors Sunflower Electric for leadership in mercury emission control technology
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has presented its 2005 Technology Achievement Award to Sunflower Electric at the annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in San Diego. The award honors electric cooperatives that have demonstrated leadership in the development, technology transfer, application, and use of EPRI products and services.
Unit 2 at PPL's Susquehanna Power Plant sets continuous run record, shuts down for planned outage
Unit 2 at PPL Corporation's Susquehanna nuclear power plant has produced power for 677 consecutive days - a full run between the last time the plant replenished its fuel in 2003 and today's start of the unit's biennial refueling and inspection outage.
Consortium formed to explore development of new coal-fired power station in Southwest Virginia
Virginia's leading electric utilities announced that they have formed a consortium to explore the development of an approximately $1 billion coal-fired electric power station in Southwest Virginia.
Beacon Power to present on two-flywheel energy storage topics at POWER-GEN Renewable Energy Conference
Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs advanced products and services to support more reliable electricity grid operation, is scheduled to deliver two presentations at conference sessions next week at the 2nd Annual POWER-GEN Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition, held at the Las Vegas Hilton from March 1-3. Both presentations will focus on the role of flywheel energy storage systems, and Beacon's patented technology in particular, in critical power grid applications.
Southern Company advancing biomass research for power generation
Southern Company announced it has expanded its current research into biomass for power generation by testing a process to gasify biomass. The two-year project began last fall in Wilsonville, Alabama, at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF).
Fortune names Exelon America's most admired electric and gas utility
Exelon was named one of America's "Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine in its annual report card on corporate reputation to be published in the magazine's March 7 edition.
DTE Energy exec urges lawmakers to expand Low-income Energy Assistance program
Citing wholesale natural gas prices that have doubled in the past five years, a DTE Energy executive urged lawmakers to expand Michigan's Low-income Energy Efficiency Fund by requiring all of the state's regulated energy companies to participate in the program.
New extraction technologies explored at IPTI Gas Lift Workshop
Information exchange of new concepts, best practices and current industry thrusts are essential for the continued development of gas-lift technologies and techniques according to Cleon Dunham, session chair and presenting author at this week's ASME/API/ISO Spring 2005 Gas Lift Workshop beginning this week in Rio de Janeiro. Dunham also is founder of San Antonio based Oilfield Automation Consulting.
Report: broadband over powerline poised to boom in 2005?
2005 could be the year in which broadband over powerline (BPL) services in the United States will experience marked increases in both deployment in key markets and technological innovation. Experts will discuss a New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) report exploring the opportunities and challenges for BPL in order to spur further debate about the future of the technology. The NMRC report will be released during a live, phone-based news conference at 1:30 p.m. EST on February 24, 2005.
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