cogeneration Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/cogeneration/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:48:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg cogeneration Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/cogeneration/ 32 32 Google Commits to First U.S. Gas-Fired Power Plant with Integrated CCS for Data Centers https://www.powermag.com/google-backs-first-u-s-gas-fired-power-plant-with-integrated-ccs-for-data-centers/ https://www.powermag.com/google-backs-first-u-s-gas-fired-power-plant-with-integrated-ccs-for-data-centers/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:31:06 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=243617 Google has signed a first-of-its-kind corporate offtake agreement to purchase power from a new 400-MW natural gas–fired cogeneration plant outfitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Decatur, Illinois. In an Oct. 23 blog post, Michael Terrell, head of Google’s Advanced Energy division, unveiled the corporate agreement that will allow the hyperscaler to purchase power […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/google-backs-first-u-s-gas-fired-power-plant-with-integrated-ccs-for-data-centers/feed/ 0 Award-Winning Cogeneration Project Turns Hydrogen-Rich Waste into Industrial Energy https://www.powermag.com/award-winning-cogeneration-project-turns-hydrogen-rich-waste-into-industrial-energy/ https://www.powermag.com/award-winning-cogeneration-project-turns-hydrogen-rich-waste-into-industrial-energy/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:13:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=241900 In Brazil’s industrial heartland, a pioneering energy project has earned a POWER Top Plant award for turning hydrogen-rich waste into clean, reliable power. The Vesta Cogeneration Plant not only boosts

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/award-winning-cogeneration-project-turns-hydrogen-rich-waste-into-industrial-energy/feed/ 0 Alberta’s Deregulated Grid Is Bracing for 11 GW of New Demand https://www.powermag.com/albertas-deregulated-grid-is-bracing-for-11-gw-of-new-demand/ https://www.powermag.com/albertas-deregulated-grid-is-bracing-for-11-gw-of-new-demand/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 05:19:41 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=232416 While Alberta’s historical energy legacy has been defined by coal and crude oil, the Canadian province has embraced renewables and carbon capture over the past two decades, and is now exploring small modular

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/albertas-deregulated-grid-is-bracing-for-11-gw-of-new-demand/feed/ 0 Nuclear Cogeneration Gains Momentum in Wyoming with New Microreactor Partnership https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-cogeneration-gains-momentum-in-wyoming-with-new-microreactor-partnership/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-cogeneration-gains-momentum-in-wyoming-with-new-microreactor-partnership/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:08:05 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=221344 Engineering giant Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with nuclear technology specialist BWXT Technologies to advance the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). The microreactor project is an integral part of a contract with the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA), which is assessing the viability of deploying small-scale nuclear reactors […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-cogeneration-gains-momentum-in-wyoming-with-new-microreactor-partnership/feed/ 0 Is a Nuclear Reactor Headed to the Heart of Your City? https://www.powermag.com/is-a-nuclear-reactor-headed-to-the-heart-of-your-city/ https://www.powermag.com/is-a-nuclear-reactor-headed-to-the-heart-of-your-city/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:33:33 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=183046 It’s not uncommon for nuclear power plants to be sited relatively close to large metropolitan areas (within 50 miles, for example), after all, that is where the biggest loads are, but reactors are rarely placed near the center of large cities. This is mainly due to the risks associated with a meltdown, or even a […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/is-a-nuclear-reactor-headed-to-the-heart-of-your-city/feed/ 0 A Complex Landscape for the Future of Combined Heat and Power https://www.powermag.com/a-complex-landscape-for-the-future-of-combined-heat-and-power/ https://www.powermag.com/a-complex-landscape-for-the-future-of-combined-heat-and-power/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:18:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=182598 Few power-generating resources present the combination of workhouse abilities that combined heat and power (CHP) does. But, powered predominantly by fossil fuels, will CHP find its unique footing within the

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-complex-landscape-for-the-future-of-combined-heat-and-power/feed/ 0 THE BIG PICTURE: U.S. Combined Heat and Power and Microgrids https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-u-s-combined-heat-and-power-and-microgrids/ https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-u-s-combined-heat-and-power-and-microgrids/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:01:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=182960 As of December 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) CHP Installation Database recorded 4,674 combined heat and power (CHP) installations in the U.S., with a combined capacity of 80.4 GW. Installations were all sizes, from large industrial systems that are hundreds of megawatts to small commercial microturbine and fuel cell systems that are tens of […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-u-s-combined-heat-and-power-and-microgrids/feed/ 0 District Heating Supply from Nuclear Power Plants: Technical and Economic Aspects https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants-technical-and-economic-aspects/ https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants-technical-and-economic-aspects/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:08:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=172836 In the February 2022 issue of POWER, an overview of existing district heating systems that utilize nuclear power for their energy source was presented and best practices of successful installations were

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants-technical-and-economic-aspects/feed/ 0 District Heating Supply from Nuclear Power Plants https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants/ https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:08:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=171987 Nuclear energy is competitive for urban district heating applications. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, about 43 nuclear reactors around the world—mostly in Eastern Europe and

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants/feed/ 0 Caterpillar Extends Range of Containerized CHP Solutions that Lower Energy Costs, Increase Resiliency and Support Sustainability Initiatives https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/caterpillar-extends-range-of-containerized-chp-solutions-that-lower-energy-costs-increase-resiliency-and-support-sustainability-initiatives/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/caterpillar-extends-range-of-containerized-chp-solutions-that-lower-energy-costs-increase-resiliency-and-support-sustainability-initiatives/#respond Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:05:22 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=171274 DEERFIELD, IL (Dec. 20, 2021) – Caterpillar Inc. today announced that it now offers new 1.5 MW and 2.0 MW power nodes in the company’s growing line of containerized combined heat and power (CHP) systems packaged in standardized, factory-assembled solutions.  The solutions support strategic enterprise goals by reducing total energy costs, increasing energy resiliency, and […]

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