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In May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) domestic content bonus, part of President Biden’s economic strategy to boost […]
The post Understanding the Domestic Content Bonus Credit and How to Maximize Incentives for Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Cyber security programs assume organizations can recognize control system incidents as being cyber-related. Yet the lack of control system cyber expertise by government organizations including NTSB, FDA, FBI, TSA, EPA, CISA, and DOE have not identified control system incidents as being cyber-related. The five cases discussed were fatal catastrophes. In all cases, NTSB identified control..
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There’s been a lot of talk about Gas-Oil Ratio (GOR) in the Permian. But GOR in the Permian has been VERY stable compared to the other unconventional plays, rising only 29% there vs. 164% in the Williston or 74% in the DJ. What’s going on, and what does this mean for supply outlook? Wind back the clock 10 years, and you’ll find the Permian producing just over 3..
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The post Understanding Energy Crises of the 1970s and Avoiding Problems Today appeared first on POWER Magazine.
If you were alive and living in the U.S. during the 1970s, you probably remember waiting in long lines to fill your car with fuel. Yet, gasoline wasn’t the only item in short supply during the “Me Decade”—natural gas was seemingly running out and electricity demand was growing so much that new power plants were going up all over the country.
“I would argue, and I think a lot of historians would agree with me, that the 1970s was the most important decade in U.S. energy history, and I say that because of the gasoline interruptions. We had three big crises in the Middle East that reduced our supplies of oil, and that got so bad that at one point, in some states, less than 50% of the stations had any gasoline to sell at all,” Jay Hakes, author of the forthcoming book Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s, said as a guest on The POWER Podcast.…
Fuel blending and switching has become the norm in response to regulatory and market forces, but many older boilers were designed for a particular fuel. Understanding the effects of different fuels on combustion system metals is crucial for ensuring smooth operations.
Is there a clear distinction between good and bad fuel to burn in a particular boiler? Apparently not! Some fuels may contain higher heating values, but they may also possess characteristics that cause emissions problems, as well as operational and reliability challenges. Other fuels may be more environmentally friendly, but may contain higher moisture content and lower heating values. Ideally, the “right fuel” is that for which a boiler is designed or retrofitted to specifically burn.
Congress extensively amended the Clean Air Act in 1990. Following those changes, the Environmental Protection Agency began imposing more stringent emissions regulations in the mid-1990s, which led to fuel blending and switching becoming the norm. Of course, there are other factors—such as cost, availability of mines, and meeting full-load requirements in a dynamic environment—that have also influenced fuel blending or switching decisions.…