PE Volume 121 Issue 3

Carbon Emissions from Generation Fall Below Transportation Emissions

A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicates carbon dioxide emissions for power generation have fallen below emissions from the transportation sector for the first time since the late 1970s.

CCR Impound Regulations Spur Questions Over Dust Emissions and Wastewater Control

In recent years, incidents of leakage or breaching of surface impoundments have inspired changes in coal combustion residual (CCRs) storage regulations with regards to containment of settling ponds used for the storage of substances including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag and flue gas desulfurization materials.

When and How It Can Make Sense

Driving Economic Value in a Complex Operating Environment

Fast Start Combined Cycles: How Fast is Fast?

In recent years, the term "fast start" has become commonplace in the power generation industry.

As a result of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), utilities such as Duke Energy are faced with the need to achieve further reductions in annual and ozone-season NOx emissions.