Power Generation Mix

GE’s New Gas Turbines Are State of the Art, But Are We Getting Too Cozy With the Fuel?

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9HA gas turbine in validation test stand

The first natural gas-fired turbine for US power generation and one of today’s state-of-the-art designs currently live a couple hundred yards apart on GE’s massive 413-acre Greenville, South Carolina campus. The fact that both machines convert natural gas into electricity is pretty much where the similarities end. The first gas turbine used for electric utility… Keep reading →

 /  Published April 2, 2015 at 2:41 PM

Can Electric Vehicles Be ‘Environmental Villains’?

By Roman Kilisek

California Gov. Brown Holds Press Conf. On Expansion Of Electric Vehicle Market

Researchers from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) found in a new study assessing the life cycle air quality impacts on human health of 10 alternatives to conventional gasoline vehicles “that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by electricity from natural gas or wind, water, or solar power are best for improving air quality, whereas vehicles powered by… Keep reading →

 /  Published December 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM