Power Projects For Feb. 19, 2010

Here are the headlines for the Utility E Alert issued Feb. 19, 2010 http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#41f is offered separately, but is also included in the Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#42ei which has current data on each coal-fired plant worldwide. Utility People: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html#43i can also be included in the package.

UTILITY E-ALERT
#962 – February 19, 2010

Table of Contents

COAL – U.S.

 Northwest Power and Conservation Council says no New Coal-fired Power Plants needed in Pacific Northwest
 Groups claim Emissions from Four Corners cause Poor Visibility in Protected Areas

COAL – WORLD

 Alstom building FGD system for Russian Power Plant
 Monetary Authorities approve KEPCO Loan

GAS/OIL – US

 Tracy Combined Cycle Expansion moving Forward
 Highwood Project Close to Financing

GAS/OIL – WORLD

 GE to supply Gas Turbines for Dohuk and Sulaimaniyah Provinces (Iraq) Power Projects

CO2

 SaskPower and Hitachi Announce Collaboration on Low-Carbon Energy
 Peabody and GreatPoint Announce Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Projects with CCS
 Arizona Withdraws from Western Cap-and-Trade Program
 Multiple Challenges Filed against EPA’s Effort to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

NUCLEAR

 Southern to get Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Reactor in Georgia
 Russia to Fund Nuclear Plant in Bulgaria

BUSINESS

 EWP to build 2x100 MW Sangatta in Indonesia
 Alstom awarded Contracts worth over €170 Million
 IFRF Combustion Symposium September 26-29, 2010

HOT TOPIC HOUR

 Boiler Feed and Cooling Water Treatment was the Hot Topic February 18, 2010
 “Greenhouse Gas Strategies for Coal-fired Plant Operators” is Hot Topic February 24 and February 25, 2010
 Have your Questions Answered and Problems Discussed
 Upcoming Hot Topic Hours



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