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Reaction Design's ENERGICO software offers nuclear combustor design simulation at a reduced computing time. Computational fluid dynamics offer reacting flow simulation but provides limited chemistry information. Other software features and dimensions are also presented.

Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor is a source of renewable energy as they produce seafloor spreading, with magma heating seawater up to 750F. A proposal to make use of this energy source is to build a system that could bring the heated seawater to the surface. Other details on volcanic seafloor vents are discussed.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E), together with EnerNOC Inc., has developed a 'Clean Gen' program to upgrade backup generators in its service area to support grid during peak electricity demand and alleviate SDG&E's environmental impact. Details of the program are discussed.

Omaha Public Power District has recently completed the renovation of the Fort Calhoun nuclear generating station in a span of 85 days. Details of the plant's renovation are discussed.

Luminant, together with Bechtel Power Corporation, has replaced the four aging steam generators and a reactor vessel head in its Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station in Glen Rose, Texas. The challenges faced by the Luminant-Bechtel team concerning the nuclear power plant's modernization project are also discussed.

Air Products operates a hydrogen and cogeneration facility in Port Arthur, Texas to supply Valero Energy with 100MW of electricity, 110 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen and up to 1.2 million lb/hr of steam. The design of Air Product's Port Arthur operation is discussed.

The Greater Ontario Airport Authority built their own cogeneration power plant to supply all of Toronto Pearson airport's power, heating and chilled water. Excess energy generated by the gas-fired plant is sold into the Ontario electricity market. The design of the once-through heat-recovery steam generators used by the plant is also presented.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative uses GE's LMS100 gas turbine generator for its Groton power station and is planning to install a second one. GE's LMS100 is capable of 10 minute cold start-ups and has a low heat rate of 7,500 Btu/kWh. The LMS100's features are discussed further.

The methods of increasing the revenues of power plants by reducing the loss of energy during transmission and distribution are described.

The history of the magazine POWER and the power industry in the United States is presented.

Pioneering new solutions to meet key challenges in the areas of utility operations, energy delivery and customer service for electric power industries are discussed.

Power generation at Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration facility, a natural gas fired power plant in Brooklyn, New York is described. Owned and managed by Delta Power Co. LLC alongwith Metalmark Capital, and operated by Palmark Incorporated, a Primesouth company, this plant is ranked among world's top 12 power plants.

Methods of power generation at Bavaria Solarpark, Germany are described. The park was designed and developed by United States based Powerlight Corporation and is ranked among world's top 12 power plants for 2006.

The Yonghung Thermal Power Plant Units 1 & 2, each producing 800MW power and which is located in Inchon, South Korea are discussed. Korea South-East Power Co. (KOSEP) owns the plant, which is also constructing two more units at the same site to become operated by 2010.

Power System Mfg. a subsidiary of Calpine Corp. has developed new technology that reduces NOx emissions in a power plant. The details of the technology are elaborated.

The implications of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations for controlling mercury emissions on power plants are discussed.

The Ribatejo power plant in Lisbon is the first major power plant after the country has fully opened up its power sector to the competition. The first unit gone on line by February 2004, second unit will be ready by October and the third will be operational by 2006. The power plant and its operations are discussed.

South Korea, a country most dependent on nuclear power has built for flexibility of electric supply has built natural gas powered 2160 mega watts Pusan Combined - Cycle Power Plant. The Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd., run plant is assessed for its state of the art technology and management.

The Florida Power and Light Co. has proved itself a leader in giving new life to mature plants by the Sanford Repowering Project. The company has repowered nearly 4200 MW in the past decade. The power plant and its operations are discussed.

Solutions for reducing the NOx formation by using various technologies such as combustor liner mixing technology and the use of PSM design tools are discussed. The new technology allows the LEC-III to achieve sub-5-ppm NOx in a Frame 7EA has significant benefits to plants getting squeezed by the ratcheting down of emissions limits.

The U.S. Energy Department is trying to show how new technology can eliminate the negative environmental impact of coal combustion. The new technology is that the coal gas is not burned, but separated into hydrogen and carbon dioxide, making carbon dioxide capture much easier and hydrogen would then be used to produce electricity either by turbine of fuel cell or sold for industrial use.

Information about J-POWER's Isogo Thermal Power Station Unit 2, which was first used in July 2009, is presented. The unit improves the plant's gross thermal efficiency to about 45% while reducing air emissions to those of a gas-fired combined-cycle plant. Isogo ranks as the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the world due to its emissions intensity levels.

Information about Mirant Corp.'s Dickerson Generating Station, which was upgraded with a flue gas desulfurization system, is presented. The company's draft system enables an electrostatic precipitator and a baghouse to share flue gas cleanup chores on each unit. It is believed that state-of-the-art equipment monitoring and diagnostics keep plant reliability high for the plant.

Air quality upgrades have been performed at Constellation Energy's Brandon Shores Generating Station. The upgrades included flue gas desulfurization, baghouse, SO(sub 3) control, and mercury reduction. The facility's arrangement required long duct runs to the air quality system and a mile-long conveyor.

The design and construction of Florida Power and Light Co.'s West County Energy Center power plant in Florida are discussed. Each of the plant's power block uses three Mitsubishi Power Systems 501G1 combustion turbines. The turbines use natural gas as a primary fuel with ultra-low-sulfur distillate oil as emergency backup.

The design and construction of Pacific Gas and Electric's Panoche Energy Center in California are discussed. The plant uses four GE LMS100 simple-cycle combustion turbines. Other plant features and dimensions are also presented.

The design and construction of the Centrica Langage Ltd.'s Langage Power Plant in the United Kingdom are discussed. The plant is a multi-shaft combined cycle plant configured with GT26 gas turbine. The plant's thermal efficiency has been placed at around 58 percent, making it one of the highest efficiency plants of its kind in the world.

Tyco Flow Control has developed a desuperheater valve for combined cycle power plants. Operational problems first to be experienced include those in the main and reheat steam systems. The valve is also designed to fit into any combined-cycle plant as a new or retrofit solution.

The design and construction of Ontario Power Generation Inc. and TransCanada Energy Ltd.'s Portlands Energy Centre are discussed. The plant is configured as a combined-cycle power block built on two 181 MW turbines. The plan design provides for cogeneration in the form of steam directed to a heat exchanger.

Electric power plant technicians need to be aware of the risks associated with arc flash and blast effects, which can occur in short circuits. Arc flash temperature can reach up to 10,000F and could cause explosion and sound pressure wave. It has been found that 77% of recorded electrical injuries are caused by arcing.

The Al Ezzel Power Co. built the first power plant in Bahrain after the country opened up their electricity sector to outside investors in 2004. Siemens Power Generation will be the contractor to design and build Al Ezzel Plant.

The details of the winner of plant of the year award winner, Westar's Lawrence Energy Center, are presented.

The world's largest independent power and desalination project, the 1500 MW Shuweihat S1 Independent Water and Power Project located in United Arab Emirates (UAE), is discussed. The plant also produces 100 million gallons of drinking water a day, which is the major requirement in the Arab countries.

The growth of the country's economy in Vietnam has charged the electric power plant building activity in the country. The first privately owned 720 mega watts combined cycle power plant, Phu My 3 is assessed for its development and operations.

The top 12 thermal power plants across the world, for the year 2004 are listed. The methodology applied in the process of ranking is also discussed.

Phase II rule of the Clean Water Act directs the EPA to ensure that fish protection technologies do not have adverse environmental impacts. The 'belt and suspenders' approach, which, is good for future EPA projects is explained.

The electric power requirements of the US is growing and increasing the capacity of decades-old powerplants is considered as the best solution. A two-day workshop entitled 'Innovative Repowering Strategies with Advanced Gas Turbines,' focused on two technologies. These are the Low-Emission Boiler System and the High-Performance Power System. However, as the case of San Diego Gas and Electric Co. points out, the most difficult obstacle is the uncertainty of a deregulated industry.

Consumers are not willing to pay more for renewable energy, a survey by Financial Times has revealed. United States consumers have expressed strong support for wind farms. Meanwhile, the European Commission said consumers would need to pay as much as 200 euros in additional costs to get more renewable energy.

The United States Chemical Safety Board has released a hot work safety video for electric utilities. The video offers tips on how to prevent flammable vapor explosions. The board has also issued a safety bulleting describing the hazards of hot work.

The Electric Power Research Institute has issued a handbook on spent nuclear fuel (SNF) storage. The handbook examines regulatory trends affecting SNF storage and describes available dry storage technologies. It also discusses technical issues affecting dry storage.

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has expressed confidence that spent nuclear fuel (SNF) can be safely stored for at least 60 years. The agency's efforts to update its waste confidence rule has been hampered by the government's defunding of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository. It has also ordered a review of existing SNF storage and shipping policies.

The United States government has yet to build the additional nuclear power plants it has promised. Two years have elapsed since the US Department of Energy solicited loan guarantee applications for new nuclear projects. It has also promised production tax credit incentives.

Information about a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, which investigated two options for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, is presented. The report stated that solving the economic challenges involved depends on substantial government funding.

The proposed carbon emission trading legislation in the United States may no longer be passed with political parties' failure to reach a consensus on an energy bill. Senator John Kerry said the bill is limited in nature. But US president Barack Obama has expressed commitment to the energy bill.

Two proposed legislations to reduce carbon emissions in the United States are seen to fail. Benefits from the proposals will not be realized until decades after investments. The American Power Act proposes to reduce carbon emissions by 17 percent by 2020, 43 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.

White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy's Carol Browner believes that climate change is primarily caused by anthropogenic carbon emissions, based on the support from 2,500 scientists. Browner's stand is criticized based on an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and reviewer comments.

One of the safety functions performed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is to review every nuclear plant's groundwater monitoring programs and to determine if a leak poses a threat to the public health. Other industry organizations are also deeply involved in buried pipe testing and assessment.