Sentences with phrase «largest power plant in»

Before the accident, it was the largest power plant in Russia and the sixth - largest hydroelectric plant in the world.
Animation Equations Power Production Itaipu Hydroelectric power station with a capacity of 12,600 MWe is the largest power plant in the world.
It's the single largest power plant in all of PJM, if you think of it like a single virtual power plant.
The 486 megawatt (MWe) Zakucac hydroelectric plant is the largest power plant in Croatia, and is scheduled for renovation to improve its operability.
By the time Gilliland left Harvest Power in 2012, the company had 600 employees spread over 29 locations (including its largest power plant in Richmond, B.C.).
The idea is that utilities generate large amounts of clean power in remote, large power plants in much the same way that natural gas, coal, and nuclear power are generated today.
«CPV is not only taking out full - page ads, they sent a letter to Steve Brescia, the head of the Orange County... chair of the Orange County Legislature repeating the same ludicrous talking points that one of the largest power plants in New York state will actually improve our air quality, I mean, that's absurd,» Malick says.
Just since last year, nearly 700 MW of new solar thermal capacity came online with the completion of three large power plants in the Southwest.
The emissions in urban areas are found to improve across all pollutants and regions as the emission sources shift from million of tailpipes to a small number of large power plants in less - populated areas.
They said that because the generators are not subject to the same regulations, they can underbid large power plants in the market, digging into their revenues and possibly even causing reliability problems.

Not exact matches

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan regulators on Friday cleared DTE Energy's request to build a near - $ 1 billion natural gas power plant, the first approval of such a large facility for a regulated utility in decades and a move that coincides with the retirement of coal - fired plants.
On April 26, 1986, a radioactive release many times as large as the that of the Hiroshima bomb occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union.
In Southern California, a company called Advanced Microgrid Solutions is spearheading a project that involves replacing the energy that was once provided by a large (now decommissioned) nuclear power plant with a series of solar arrays and batteries that AMS can turn on and off based on when the prices for conventional energy are low and when there's the most demand.
Operated by a team of fewer than 30 employees, the Kapolei, Hawaii - based company has fueled growth through major deals inked within the last year alone: the building of a $ 260 million plant in Idaho, a $ 370 million contract with Sanyo Electric Co. and a $ 678 million contract with Suntech Power to deliver polysilicon, as well as an agreement to provide the second - largest photovoltaic power system in HaPower to deliver polysilicon, as well as an agreement to provide the second - largest photovoltaic power system in Hapower system in Hawaii.
Alberta prides itself on being the only jurisdiction in North America that demands coal - fired power plants, oilsands upgraders and other large industrial facilities reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
It also says technology to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities — so - called carbon capture and storage — needs support in order to encourage large - scale projects.
Azure Power, one of India's largest independent solar power producers, has commissioned a 40 MW solar power plant in Uttar PraPower, one of India's largest independent solar power producers, has commissioned a 40 MW solar power plant in Uttar Prapower producers, has commissioned a 40 MW solar power plant in Uttar Prapower plant in Uttar Pradesh.
In the middle third of the U.S., wind farms have an all - in cost that is less than a third that of a new natural gas - fired plant, and wind power is also well below the cost of power from large - scale solar farms.&raquIn the middle third of the U.S., wind farms have an all - in cost that is less than a third that of a new natural gas - fired plant, and wind power is also well below the cost of power from large - scale solar farms.&raquin cost that is less than a third that of a new natural gas - fired plant, and wind power is also well below the cost of power from large - scale solar farms.»
In the six months last year when Macquarie was cobbling together funding for the largest private power plant in Europe, margins moved 25 pointIn the six months last year when Macquarie was cobbling together funding for the largest private power plant in Europe, margins moved 25 pointin Europe, margins moved 25 points.
The coal industry is booming driven by growth in export demand for coal world wide and the large number of coal - fired power plants currently scheduled to come online.
In addition to the increasing use of coal internationally, there is a large number of coal - fired power plants coming online in the next few yearIn addition to the increasing use of coal internationally, there is a large number of coal - fired power plants coming online in the next few yearin the next few years.
Moreover, the large pay increases awarded to many Chinese workers in foreign - owned plants — such as the 30 % award to the 300,000 workers in the Foxconn International Holdings (PINK ADR: FXCNY) plant — must inevitably push up both Chinese purchasing power and Chinese inflation.
If you had done your analysis right then it would have led you to believe that many of the largest companies in Japan, especially the owners of the nuclear power plant, would have seen a decrease in the value of their stock price.
The power plant is one of the largest employers in Colstrip and is located near a coal mine, which supplies it with fuel.
In Black Mesa, Arizona, the proposal to construct six large, coal - burning electric plants and three strip mines meant that the health risks of air and water pollution would be suffered by a predominantly native American population, but the power generated would be distributed to distant urban areas.
Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, has started up a potato - powered energy plant as a first step in a new sustainability plan which aims to generate 35,000 tonnes of carbon savings a year and slash the group's carbon footprint by 20 % by 2018.
The project which is estimated to cost $ 100 billion, and if completed would be the world's largest hydroelectric plant is more than twice the power generation of the Three Gorges Dam in China.
LIPA's long - awaited review of current and future power needs cites a $ 5 billion price tag in recommending against an overhaul of two aging power plants and canceling a decision to build a large plant.
But, because Niagara County is home to the fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in the in the US, Ceretto has collected thousands of signatures on a petition seeking direct representation.
The cogeneration plant — which will be built in a dormant Sheridan Avenue facility attached to the large steam plant that still is used to heat and cool the Capitol complex — and microgrid will supply the 98 - acre Plaza's power, with ability to produce up to 90 percent of the complex's annual electric energy needs.
«In the area of power, Agip has the second largest plant which will be on stream by 2020.
Mr. Percoco, who had served as Mr. Cuomo's executive deputy secretary, is accused of soliciting and taking more than $ 315,000 in bribes from 2012 to 2016 from two companies: Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that was seeking state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic development projPower Ventures, an energy company that was seeking state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic development projpower plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic development projects.
Cuomo addressed that seeming contradiction in a briefing at Indian Point on Sunday, saying the difference is that the Westchester nuclear power plant is near one of the world's largest population centers, and logistically, there can be no safe way to evacuate people if something major goes wrong.
The second - largest is a power plant in upstate New York.
NRG Energy is the nation's largest owner of merchant power plants, with $ 16 billion in annual revenues and 51,000 megawatts of generating capacity.
New York's air is the cleanest its been in a long time and that's thanks in large measure to our nuclear power plants.
Think of it this way: At the moment, a larger portion of household earnings in China are tucked away in banks, where they are loaned out and used to fund massive infrastructure projects — highways, dams, power plants — which release huge amounts of CO2.
The extra electricity, which can increase by as much as a gigawatt — or the output of a large nuclear power plantin under an hour, must be quickly sold to other utilities or in many cases it is wasted.
Most electricity in the United States is generated at power plants that run on coal and natural gas — fossil fuels that contribute significantly to global warming by emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide.
Aaron Kreider, a Web developer in Philadelphia who runs a site called the Energy Justice Network, a nonprofit group that supports clean energy and advocates phasing out all nuclear, fossil - fuel, large hydro and biomass plants, said he uses the CARMA data to supplement information on power plants in the United States.
In addition to studying the material and its effectiveness, the team wanted to determine how to best scale up the new filtration material so it would be viable for large - scale operations at power plants.
Factories have been shifted to industrial parks on the outskirts of town and small, inefficient coal power plants closed in favor of larger, higher heat facilities in an effort to clear the air for visiting athletes and tourists.
«On our list of largest - emitting power plants in the world, China doesn't feature as prominently as you would expect.
Uranium, the radioactive element that fuels nuclear power plants and occurs naturally in the Earth's crust, is typically mined from large sandstone deposits deep underground.
About 20 percent of U.S. electricity comes from nuclear power plants, making it the third - largest source of electricity in the country after coal (45 percent) and natural gas (23 percent).
The project — meant to launch in April but pushed back by renovation delays — looks set to start just ahead of a larger, newly built advanced coal plant in Kemper County, Mississippi, run by Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
There are approximately 30 billion square feet (2.8 billion square meters) of expansive, flat roofs in the U.S., an area large enough to collect the sunlight needed to power 16 million American homes, or replace 38 conventional coal - fired power plants.
Foreign nuclear groups such as Toshiba Corp's Westinghouse and Areva have won multi-billion dollar contracts to build nuclear power plants in the world's second largest economy.
Instead, the consortium favours better use of Ukraine's large coal reserves, renovation of existing power plants, and improvements in energy efficiency.
Nature Climate Change published the analysis, which shows that policies with mandatory compliance are associated with the largest reductions in power plant emissions.
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