Articles Tagged with ''powerplant construction''

Utilities Use Multi-Faceted Approaches to Please Public, Save Money

Pam Radtke Russell

November 2, 2017

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Utilities look to solve multiple problems more cheaply

Power Plant Construction

Is Georgia's Project the Nuclear Revival's Last Gasp?

Scott Judy

November 1, 2017

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The construction, engineering and fabrication issues raised by Christopher Hartz and detailed here by ENR applied to both the Plant Vogtle and V.C. Summer nuclear expansion projects.

Finance

Fluor Stumbles on Fixed-Price Power Projects

A second-quarter charge trims the earnings estimate for the year

Richard Korman

August 8, 2017

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The company says it parted ways with key employees in its power unit.

Firms Face $882K Safety Fine For Alaska Power Project Violations

April 5, 2017

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Three contractors have been hit with $882,000 in fines and 24 citations from the Alaska Dept. of Labor for their roles in a safety-related incident last September on a project for Anchorage Municipal Light and Power.

South Texas Refinery To Use Geothermal Energy, Clean Technologies

Thomas F. Armistead

March 29, 2017

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The refinery will be powered by renewable geothermal energy. The geothermal energy will be augmented by the refinery’s own carbon-dioxide emissions, which will be recycled to drive the geothermal power plant’s turbines.

Construction Risk Management

Big Disputed Oregon Power Plant Surety Claim Inches Toward Trial

Zurich and Liberty Mutual contend that the bankrupt contractor was not properly terminated.

Richard Korman

February 22, 2017

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Will Zurich and Liberty Mutual be compelled to pay off bond provided by a bankrupt contractor?

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 22, 2016

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The future of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is not set in stone, energy industry experts say.

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Natural-Gas-Fired Plants Still Dominate

New technologies and low prices fuel steady stream of work

Mary B. Powers

September 29, 2016

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As the U.S. power industry evolves toward cleaner energy sources, the construction industry is following the trend by diversifying into new markets and, in some cases, getting out of traditional ones.

Energy Viewpoint

Reducing Engineering and Capital Cost Uncertainties

Ron Beck

September 28, 2016

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Companies worldwide have achieved competitive advantages by utilizing the unique characteristics of an integrated platform of engineering solutions.

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

July 27, 2016

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Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.

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Articles Tagged with ''powerplant construction''

Utilities Use Multi-Faceted Approaches to Please Public, Save Money

Is Georgia's Project the Nuclear Revival's Last Gasp?

Fluor Stumbles on Fixed-Price Power Projects

Firms Face $882K Safety Fine For Alaska Power Project Violations

South Texas Refinery To Use Geothermal Energy, Clean Technologies

Big Disputed Oregon Power Plant Surety Claim Inches Toward Trial

Energy Leaders: Widespread Carbon Capture No Sure Thing

Natural-Gas-Fired Plants Still Dominate

Reducing Engineering and Capital Cost Uncertainties

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

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