Fishermen's Energy Company officials say state regulators misinterpreted the cost of power produced by the planned project. Related Links: Fishermen's Energy Website Another Industry Setback: N.J. Whacks Fishermen's Offshore Wind Demo Project New Jersey Developer Awarded State Permit for Offshore Farm Danish Pension Fund Invests in Cape Wind Project The developer of a 25-MW pilot offshore wind project, sited three miles from Atlantic City, N.J., plans to challenge state regulators’ unanimous decision on March 20 to deny it energy credits to support construction and financing costs.The state's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) said the estimated $200-million project would need state
Morocco says development of five solar-power projects, estimated at $9.5 billion total, will proceed despite threats by some European financiers to pull out of the initiative because of the controversial presence of the country’s administration in the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara.Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, as quoted by Reuters in early February, told the reluctant investors that Morocco has “no financing problems. We have several [investors]. There are the Japanese, Chinese and Gulf countries.” Moroccan authorities, however, have yet to reveal which lenders have solidified pledges to fund the ambitious energy development program.Undisclosed sources at Germany's state-owned banks and at
Rendering courtesy of Clemson University Restoration Institute The North Charleston, S.C., drivetrain test center features 7.5-MW and 15-MW test bays that can mimic 20 years of field conditions over a roughly six-month period. Related Links: Dynamic Deeds Build Clemson's Unique Test Facility First Public Multi-Turbine Wind Lab Goes Live A Clemson University wind-energy testing and research center built to accommodate the world's largest drivetrains is poised to deliver an increased amount of data about wind-turbine designs and their impacts on the electrical grid. Designed to drive technological innovations and featuring a unique set of capabilities, the North Charleston, S.C., facility
Related Links: Pipeline Bursts Heat Up Safety Questions Over Keystone XL Pipeline Advocates Question Crude-by-Rail Safety State Dept. OIG report A report dismissing complaints about the U.S. State Dept.'s selection of Environmental Resources Management to prepare the final supplemental environmental impact statement for TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline has spurred calls for a new look at the department's contractor selection process.The State Dept.'s Office of Inspector General said in a report released on Feb. 26 that the selection of ERM "substantially followed" the department's rules, despite complaints from Keystone XL opponents who said ERM previously had performed work for TransCanada
Rendering courtesy of Footprint Power Gas-fired plant's start-up time will average about 10 minutes, versus existing plant's 12 to 16 hours. Related Links: Gas-Fired Projects Are Gaining Momentum Viewpoint: Tax Gas in the Pipelines to Help Solve Transportation Funding Crisis Construction of a new, 692-MW natural-gas-fired powerplant in Salem, Mass., is moving forward following a novel arrangement between a New England environmental foundation and a New Jersey-based company that incorporates stringent global greenhouse-gas emission reductions to comply with state climate law.On Feb. 21, Gov. Deval Patrick (D) granted final approval for construction of a new, $1-billion plant to replace the
Photo by Peter Reina for ENR Planned nuke plant relies heavily on 3D, 4D modeling, said Martin Westbury, project director. Related Links: Russia Moving to Expand Global Nuclear Power Market Share China To Build First New U.K. Nuke Plants in More Than 20 Years U.K. Takes Step Toward First Nuclear Powerplant in Two Decades Officials of the European Union are soon to probe the legality of U.K. government guarantees to the private-sector developer of Britain's first nuclear powerplant since the mid-1990s.While the EU investigates whether the guarantees comply with its state aid rules, the French-led developer of the three-reactor, 3,300-MW
Related Links: Hawaiian Utilities Balk at Speed of Solar Panel Adoption Xcel Solar Plan Would Triple Overall Generation Peterborough, N.H. is building a 947-KW solar array—the state's largest photovoltaic system and first solar-on-landfill project. The array is sited on former sewer lagoons at the town's wastewater treatment facility.The project has no up-front costs, thanks to a $1.2-million grant approved on Jan. 15 by the state Public Utilities Commission Renewable Energy grant program and financing through a power purchase agreement with Water Street Solar 1.The subsidiary of Borrego Solar, Oakland, Calif., will build, own and operate the plant. The town will
Courtesy Rosatom Rosatom's Novovoronezh II plant under construction approximately 400 miles southeast of Moscow. Related Links: Work on Enclosure for Chernobyl Begins Japan's Government Takes Over the Fukushima Cleanup Russia’s nuclear power program is making aggressive moves, taking big financial risks to become the world’s leading nuclear powerplant builder. In recent months, the state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom says it has doubled its orders for new plants since the disaster in Fukushima. It is lending Hungary EU 10 billion to construct a new reactor at an existing Hungarian facility in Paks. Local reports say the finance ministry aims to use
CCAM, Alan Karchimer Technology commercialization center overcame site and management hurdles to complete with no lost-time injuries or accidents. Related Links: Best Manufacturing Project: CCAM All 2013 Best of the Best Project Winners Innovative teaming on construction was in keeping with this 63,000-sq-ft applied research center's mission to link manufacturers and Virginia-based university researchers in technology commercialization.Project funding issues compressed bid deadlines, and unexpected and extensive groundwater intrusion required extra backfilling.The owner also directly subcontracted much work, contributing some complications, but there was extensive contractor coordination and all subs had to participate in its weekly safety meetings.The job had no
Photo courtesy of CB&I The massive project maintained an excellent safety record. Related Links: View the 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Safety Award: John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant CB&I and Babcock & Wilcox joined forces to build the 620-megawatt John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant, with work spanning from April 2007 to December 2012. The entire project team, including the owners, contractors and subcontractors, recorded 12.8 million man-hours on the $1.7-billion facility. More than five million linear ft of cable, 200,000 linear ft of pipe, and 66,000 cu yd of concrete were
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