The average utilization rate (or capacity factor) for the entire U.S. fleet of combined-cycle natural gas turbine (CCGT) electric power plants has risen as the operating efficiency of new CCGT units ...

Two unique power plants with high-capacity factors, one using wind and the other using solar, are set to come online in the United States. The facilities are designed to maximize the value of their ...

“What is the diversity ratio of the sum of the individual building peak load demands system when compared to the peak demand of the entire chilled water system plant hour by hour?” Without the answer ...

The evolving regulatory landscape has presented power generation utilities with a complex choice as they consider large-scale gas generation projects and whether to build simple-cycle or ...

Global nuclear electricity generation increased in 2023, despite a 1 GWe drop in overall capacity, to 392 GWe, of operable nuclear power plants, according to a new report from World Nuclear ...

The United States added 22,332 megawatts of power plant capacity in the first half of this year, and the vast majority of it was utility-scale solar, batteries and onshore wind. Natural gas was next, ...

So, looking ahead to 2026, what’s the deal with world energy capacity? It’s a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. We’re seeing some ...

Replacing conventional valve trays with high-capacity trays in six demethanizer columns at Saudi Aramco's Shedgum and 'Uthmaniyah gas plants eliminated a liquid load restriction in the column top ...

A report by the NERC has shown that power plants are operating far below their installed capacity, even as Nigerians continue ...

For the first time, thermal power’s share in India’s electricity generation is expected to fall below 70 per cent in the next fiscal, as a combination of slower power demand growth and a sharp ...