trends Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/trends/ 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 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:22:30 +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 trends Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/trends/ 32 32 Ready, Go, Set: How Disruptions Are Flipping EPC Contracting https://www.powermag.com/ready-go-set-how-disruptions-are-flipping-epc-contracting/ https://www.powermag.com/ready-go-set-how-disruptions-are-flipping-epc-contracting/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:01:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244853 What’s driving a fundamental shift in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting? Equipment lead times. Workforce shortages. Data center timelines. POWER examines how the traditional EPC

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/ready-go-set-how-disruptions-are-flipping-epc-contracting/feed/ 0 Gas Power’s Boom Sparks a Turbine Supply Crunch https://www.powermag.com/gas-powers-boom-sparks-a-turbine-supply-crunch/ https://www.powermag.com/gas-powers-boom-sparks-a-turbine-supply-crunch/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:54:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=231072 Gas power is experiencing a stunning resurgence, driven by soaring electricity demand. But as utilities scramble to secure new capacity, a turbine supply crunch is unfolding, forcing urgent procurement

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/gas-powers-boom-sparks-a-turbine-supply-crunch/feed/ 0 POWER’s Power Industry Market Index: A Relative Health Gauge for the Industry https://www.powermag.com/powers-power-industry-market-index-a-relative-health-gauge-for-the-industry/ https://www.powermag.com/powers-power-industry-market-index-a-relative-health-gauge-for-the-industry/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:18:12 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=231064 I think most POWER readers are familiar with financial indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500. These indices are widely reported on by news outlets and followed by many

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/powers-power-industry-market-index-a-relative-health-gauge-for-the-industry/feed/ 0 5 Trends Shaping the EMIA Power Industry in 2025 https://www.powermag.com/5-trends-shaping-the-emia-power-industry-in-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/5-trends-shaping-the-emia-power-industry-in-2025/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:46:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=228013 2025 will test the progress of the world’s energy transition and could forecast its direction for the next decade. With major economies pursuing budget cuts, it will be a year that challenges the economic viability of any publicly funded projects, with growing pressures to deliver faster and cheaper. For emerging technologies in particular, such as […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/5-trends-shaping-the-emia-power-industry-in-2025/feed/ 0 Four Energy Trends to Watch in 2025 https://www.powermag.com/four-energy-trends-to-watch-in-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/four-energy-trends-to-watch-in-2025/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:35:20 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=227951 As we enter 2025, the world’s growing need for charging large battery storage in vehicles is driving many changes in how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy. Against this backdrop, four major trends are poised to impact the energy sector in the coming year and beyond. We expect significant advancements to be seen in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/four-energy-trends-to-watch-in-2025/feed/ 0 2025’s Energy Crossroads: 6 Trends Redefining the Global Power Sector https://www.powermag.com/2025s-energy-crossroads-6-trends-redefining-the-global-power-sector/ https://www.powermag.com/2025s-energy-crossroads-6-trends-redefining-the-global-power-sector/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=226937 Compared to recent years, which have been characterized by chronic energy shortages and price volatility, the world appears to be trundling toward a new energy market context, defined by an unprecedented

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/2025s-energy-crossroads-6-trends-redefining-the-global-power-sector/feed/ 0 A Multi-Dimensional Crisis: Six Global Power Sector Trends to Watch https://www.powermag.com/a-multi-dimensional-crisis-six-global-power-sector-trends-to-watch/ https://www.powermag.com/a-multi-dimensional-crisis-six-global-power-sector-trends-to-watch/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:29:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=212660 Fifty years after the first global oil shock in 1973, the world’s energy sector is again facing high geopolitical tensions and uncertainty—though this time around, “pressures are coming from multiple

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-multi-dimensional-crisis-six-global-power-sector-trends-to-watch/feed/ 0 Bangladesh leans towards coal-based power as renewables development faces challenges, says GlobalData https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/bangladesh-leans-towards-coal-based-power-as-renewables-development-faces-challenges-says-globaldata/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/bangladesh-leans-towards-coal-based-power-as-renewables-development-faces-challenges-says-globaldata/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:56:29 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=181923 Bangladesh is set to increase the coal-based power generation capacity to ensure supply security at a time when many other countries are focussing on the development of renewables and cut dependency on thermal power to achieve climate goals. The country’s move to expand coal power comes as challenges remain for renewables development, including inadequate grid […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/bangladesh-leans-towards-coal-based-power-as-renewables-development-faces-challenges-says-globaldata/feed/ 0 Four Forces Shaping U.S. Utilities in 2023 https://www.powermag.com/four-forces-shaping-u-s-utilities-in-2023/ https://www.powermag.com/four-forces-shaping-u-s-utilities-in-2023/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:43:48 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=180660 In 2023, U.S. utilities have a multipronged ambition to realize: how to provide customers with reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, and safe water. However, increased pressure around decarbonization and the adoption of cleaner energy sources, electrification, and related infrastructure needs, and customer-driven disruption will make this energy trilemma even more difficult to balance. Management at […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/four-forces-shaping-u-s-utilities-in-2023/feed/ 0 The Big Picture: Power Plant Additions Over the Decades [Infographic] https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-power-plant-additions-over-the-decades-infographic/ https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-power-plant-additions-over-the-decades-infographic/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:09:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=178780 The deployment of new power plants in the U.S. over the past 14 decades has hinged on policies, markets, technologies, and new industry players. Every decade has presented its own state of multidimensional, multivariate complexity. The ongoing “energy transition,” which has been characterized by the addition of smaller, carbon-free resources, marks another pivotal period in […]

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