Tag: conversion

Gemco Valve launches conversion app

Increased demand for applications and utilities that can be used in both business and daily life across a wide variety of platforms, prompted Gemco Valve to re-vamp its existing unit conversion tool.

FirstEnergy considers converting coal-fired plant

FirstEnergy Corp. is studying natural gas pricing trends to determine if the company should convert its 1,710 MW Hatfields Ferry coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania to natural gas, according to Platts. The low NOx burners at the plant's three units are due to be replaced and the company is considering replacing them with technology that allows co-firing gas with coal, a spokesman was quoted as saying in the article.

We Energies plans conversion

We Energies announced plans to convert the 280 MW Valley cogeneration power plant from coal to natural gas. The Valley plant located in Milwaukee and generates electricity for the grid and produces steam for heating hundreds of downtown Milwaukee buildings.The conversion is expected to cost between USD 60 and 65M and the capacity is expected to remain at 280MW.

DTE Energy converting coal plant to biomass

DTE Energy Services, Inc. recently received approval from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to convert an existing coal-fired power plant at the Port of Stockton to operate on biomass fuel.