Articles Tagged with ''natural gas''

Study Claims Solar, Wind Power Will Lead Future Energy Markets

June 15, 2016

Power generation with fossil fuels is nearing the end of its dominance and cannot be saved by low prices for coal and natural gas.

Energy

Siemens Installs First Turbine for Natural-Gas Power Plant in Egypt

Part of ambitious plan to double country's electrical generating capacity

Shem Oirere

May 27, 2016

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Siemens AG has installed the first of two 400-MW turbines at the Beni Suef combined-cycle power plant in Egypt, a major milestone in the construction of three Egyptian power plants that will have a total capacity of 14.4 GW

Pipeline Study Is Critical of Two New Projects, Delaying Both

May 11, 2016

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A regulatory regime that facilitates pipeline construction with insufficient assessment of need is driving overbuilding that “puts ratepayers at risk of paying for excess capacity, landowners at risk of sacrificing property to unnecessary projects and investors at risk of loss if shipping contracts are not renewed and pipelines are underused,” according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Natural-Gas Fuel Cells Power Conn. Manufacturing Facility

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 4, 2016

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On the edge of a quiet, wooded neighborhood in West Hartford, Conn., on April 18, executives at Legrand North America’s headquarters switched on a 500-kW fuel-cell array outside its decade-old manufacturing facility.

Marcellus Pipeline Backers Vow To Move Forward

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 4, 2016

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The backers of a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region through New York state say they are “steadfastly committed” to building the pipeline, despite the April 22 decision by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to deny a permit for the project.

Alexo Canyon Leak Vexes Regulators, Gas Company

Nicholas Zeman

April 27, 2016

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Southern California Gas Co.’s Aliso Canyon gas leak, near Porter Ranch, Calif., so far has triggered a special federal task force, new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gas pipeline and storage emissions rules, and a criminal case.

For Construction, Far From Wellhead Is Better Than Near

After 21 months, collapse of oil and gas prices unevenly affects energy construction costs

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2016

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Historically low oil and gas prices are having vastly different effects on the diverse segments of the energy industry.

CB&I at Work on Prototype of Emissionless Natural Gas Power Plant

Housley Carr

March 16, 2016

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A first-of-its-kind natural-gas-fired power plant that will emit no greenhouse gases is now under construction near Houston, and its commercialization is being financed in part by engineering-procurement-construction contractor CB&I, with the hope CB&I will be the go-to builder for larger versions of the plant in the future.

Construction Week

Fed Approves $3.5-Billion in Natural-Gas Pipelines for Florida

Thomas F. Armistead

February 10, 2016

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Two natural-gas pipelines with a total estimated cost of more than $3.5 billion received Federal Energy Regulatory Authority approval on Feb. 3.

Oregon Project Restarts as Owner Replaces Ailing Builder

Alex Padalka

Debra K. Rubin

January 13, 2016

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Utility Portland General Electric is taking over completion, with new contractors, of a 440-MW natural-gas-fired powerplant in Oregon after declaring the estimated $515-million project’s Spanish-owned builder in default.

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