Tag: Florida
Combined-cycle natural gas plant coming to Florida
Construction is underway for the new 1,640 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant in Citrus County, Fla. As part owner, Duke Energy will be able to closely monitor and contribute to the success of the pipeline.
Florida’s natural gas pipeline system
Florida Power & Light Company awarded the contract to build a natural gas pipeline and interconnection hub to Sabal Trail Transmission.
Uprate approved for St Lucie 2
A huge power uprate of 149MWe at unit 2 of Florida Power & Light's St Lucie nuclear power plant has been approved by the US nuclear regulator.
Curtiss-Wright system for Crystal River
Curtiss-Wright Corp has signed a contract with Progress Energy to provide a safety-related Inadequate Core Cooling Mitigation System (ICCMS) to support the extended power uprate at the utility's Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear power plant in Florida. The new protection system uses only analog technology to perform safety functions, while providing modern computer-based online performance monitoring through an isolated, non-safety monitor. This combination of analog and digital technologies is designed to simplify the licensing process and reduce cyber-security concerns because no software is used to perform the safety-related functions of the system. Curtiss-Wright's Flow Control segment will build the new system at its Idaho Falls, ID facility.
Mineral recovery facility for Florida
Raptor Technology has started the construction of a 10,000t mineral recovery facility in Groveland, Florida, in a joint venture with Eco Ventures.
Brooks Instrument representative in Florida
Brooks Instrument has appointed Instrument Specialties Inc. (ISI) to act as its exclusive manufacturer’s representative in most of Florida, US.