Tag Archives: Power station

130 Years after Edison’s First Power Plant, Is Energy Storage Finally a Reality?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor In 1882, the Edison Illumination Company opened two electric power plants – the famous coal-fired Pearl Street Station in downtown Manhattan and the river-powered Vulcan Street Station near Green Bay, Wis. Thomas Edison faced two of the biggest … Continue reading →

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Uncertainty in Clean Air Rules Continues to Impede Planning

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Pity the poor owner or developer of a power plant in the U.S.  Power plants are at least 20-year investments and longer for some types of generation such as coal or nuclear.  … Continue reading →

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Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC): What’s the Big Deal?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Enerdynamics

This week on our Facebook page, we posted this picture and asked followers to guess what the image is: We didn’t get any correct guesses, so for those left scratching their heads, here is the answer and a quick explanation of its … Continue reading →

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Capacity Factor – A Key Determinant of the Value of a Power Plant

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor One area I find in our classes that we often spend time discussing is the concept of capacity factor.  This is important because it describes how often a given power plant is … Continue reading →

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