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Make the big call, Contact tells Government  -  28 Aug 2007
New Zealand Herald,Baldwin said geothermal or gas fired generation were the only base load options to meet that demand. Given the current emphasis on tackling climate change

South Africa: Private Sector Gets Lead Role in R5bn Power Plan  -  28 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,..."IPPs could at a later stage be allowed to enter the base-load segment. But it remains to be seen to what extent this will happen as the government may not

Contact Energy profit slips to $239m  -  28 Aug 2007
New Zealand Herald,With the company's focus on developing renewables, decisions about the company's consented Otahuhu C base-load combined-cycle gas-fired power station would

Bozeman Considers Coal Power, Contrversy Continues in Montana  -  Aug 27, 2007
New West,...“We have a load to meet, and we need a reliable base load.� Gregori discussed the new Highwood Generating Station, constructed by SME and operated through

Energy minister recharges state green power push  -  Aug 5, 2007
The Age,..."You have that base-load capacity, which sometimes isn't available with other renewables." Jim Driscoll, from GeoScience Victoria, said a second round of

Turning waves into watts  -  Aug 26, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),..."Because we can produce renewable energy on base-load [around the clock] to compete with fossil fuels, it really is the next-generation technology," said

My View: Grant Smith Don't buy industry's 'coal-is-cheap' mantra  -  Aug 26, 2007
Indianapolis Star,The "Indiana needs new base load power plants" mantra is equally false. In reality, electricity demand in Duke's Indiana territory is projected to increase

India said to have intelligence posts in Iran: report  -  Jul 31, 2007
Daily Times,Then, too, nuclear power, which can only provide base load electrical demand, cannot by itself supplant the need for hydrocarbons.

MMU crews respond quickly to series of unfortunate events  -  Aug 27, 2007
The Marshall Democrat-News,This unit holds the base load year-round, he said. MMU has been designated in the past as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3).

Sun and mirrors  -  Aug 20, 2007
Mail & Guardian Online,This means, says the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Thomas Roos, that such a CSP plant can add both to the country’s base load energy

Groups pitch greener energy plan for Ontario  -  Aug 1, 2007
Toronto Star,..."But at the end of the day, we need that base load power. It's not often that the wind blows 24-7, but these base load plants are often looked upon to

Why not wind instead of coal?  -  Aug 12, 2007
Great Falls Tribune,..."The problem with wind power is that it doesn't supply base load," Stebbins said. A base-load facility is one that provides a steady source of power.

Apathy about proposed nuclear power station  -  Aug 23, 2007
Hermanus Times,Stott said that to optimally meet the total demand, it was necessary to have both “base load electricity generating power stations? as well as peaking

Turnbull flexible on mill  -  Aug 26, 2007
Courier Mail,Solar, wind, and other clean energy have little chance of providing base load for Australia¿s insatiable energy demands into the future and coal is last

Vectren Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Aug 1, 2007
CNNMoney.com..."Following a thorough review and analysis of our circumstances, we concluded that participating in additional base load capacity of the scale,

Howard's big week out  -  Aug 24, 2007
The Australian,...he believes nuclear power is a key to the response to global warming, as it is the only alternative, greenhouse-free source of base-load electricity,

Under The Spotlight: Fred Morse  -  Aug 16, 2007
Forbes,...thermal storage will be advanced enough and cheap enough that it will allow solar to be used at night and become a competitor for base load power,

Turnbull feels the heat at climate debate  -  Aug 26, 2007
Brisbane Times,...“The issue isn’t whether they work or not or will they produce base load power, but more about when is the government going to support them?

EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In July  -  Aug 2, 2007
Exchange News Direct,This includes 10141557 MWh (July 2006: 7220091) traded on the electricity Spot Market, where the average base load price (Phelix Base Month) for the month

Making Wind Fit  -  Aug 13, 2007
Energy Central,Wind power's value is as a peaking source and not meant as a base load resource. Elliott Mainzer, manager of transmission strategy and planning, says,

Garrett needs to burn more midnight oil on gas emissions plan  -  Aug 22, 2007
The Age,A smoother level of demand allows the cheaper sources of electricity — the base-load plants — to operate longer and provide electricity at cheaper average

MMC Energy, Inc. Files California Energy Commission Permit ...  -  Aug 10, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe upgraded plant will have black-start and quick-start capabilities and can reach base-load power output in less than 10 minutes to meet peak load

Judges provide their support to Big Stone II power lines  -  Aug 16, 2007
West Central Tribune,Also, according to Sharp, the judges said Big Stone II is the least-cost option for base-load electricity. As South Dakota officials have already approved

CORRECTING and REPLACING -- MMC Energy, Inc. Announces Request for ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
CNNMoney.com...can reach base-load power output in less than 10 minutes to meet peak load requirements, and were successfully re-commissioned by MMC in 2006.

Eskom hopes to save the equivalent of two power stations by 2025  -  Aug 2, 2007
Engineering News (press release),...which it plans to spend R10-billion over the next five years in a bid to save 3 000 MW by 2012 – nearly the equivalent of a new base-load power station.

Medco-Ormat-Itochu Consortium Signs Heads of Agreement for Sarulla ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
CNNMoney.comPower delivered by the project will serve the base load of PLN's North Sumatra - Aceh grid system. The project will be owned and operated by the Consortium

Exploring quasi-resonant converters for power supplies  -  Jul 31, 2007
ECN Asia,The total power consumption was less than 400mW (including the 200mW base load) over the full 85V AC to 265V AC range, and less than 350mW for the range up

Gov’t bids out 2 hydroelectric facilities (2:30 pm)  -  Aug 23, 2007
Sun.Star,It can operate as a base-load plant during high water levels and for peaking during low water levels. It can also provide ancillary services. (MSN/Sunnex)

IDACORP Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Aug 8, 2007
CNNMoney.com...(3) 2007-2009 estimated total capital expenditures of $830 million, excluding new base load plant. (4) Estimates include contributions from Ida-West Energy

Toshiba to support new reactors at South Texas Project  -  Aug 9, 2007
World Nuclear News,The company aims to reduce dependence on natural gas and reduce the carbon intensity of its base-load fleet by 20-25%. The 2006 decision to use ABWRs is the

South Africa: Going Nuclear  -  Aug 16, 2007
AllAfrica.com,So for SA any new "base-load" power stations that aren't coal-fired will have to be nuclear. And that's the plan: half of the generating capacity Eskom

Utility cites flak in Texas over coal  -  Aug 23, 2007
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,To determine finalists for siting a base-load plant — one that serves as a main source of power for a large geographic area with minimal downtime

Australians want slice of fusion pie  -  Aug 15, 2007
ABC Science Online,..."The advantages of fusion is that it provides up to millions of years of zero greenhouse gas emission base-load power with very little radioactive waste and

Environmentally Friendly Coal-Fired Power Plants Based on Human Lungs  -  Aug 14, 2007
Azom.comThey cover the so-called base load of the power supply system and are almost constantly running, as the brown coal has to be transported directly and “just

Celanese Sells Texas Facility  -  Aug 15, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Base load electric generation could be operational at the site as early as 2009, Babcock & Brown said. Celanese began operations at the site in 1952.

Babcock & Brown to Acquire Celanese Pampa Facility for Development ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
CNNMoney.com...needed transmission lines are built to the region, with the potential for base load electric generation to be operational at the site as early as 2009.

PSALM auctions Ambuklao, Binga hydro power plants  -  Aug 22, 2007
Philippine Information Agency,It can operate as a base-load plant during high water levels and for peaking during low water levels. It can also provide ancillary services.

Scientists to fuel debate on fusion energy  -  Aug 14, 2007
ABC Online,..."We see that the development of fusion power offers significant rewards, in the sense that it offers up to millions of years of intrinsically safe base-load

SWEPCO site selection info sought  -  Aug 1, 2007
Hope Star,According to Cotten's testimony, SWEPCO will own 73 percent of the plant's base load capacity, or 440 megawatts of power, sharing ownership of the remaining

President's Environment Advisor Speaks at Tokyo Press Conference  -  Aug 7, 2007
米国大使館It remains the case that nuclear power is the only existing source of base-load reliable energy that can be produced with no emissions.

Alinta's Tasmanian power station gets go-ahead  -  Jul 29, 2007
WA Business News (subscription),The Tamar Valley Power Station project comprises two separate power plants: a 200 MW combined cycle gas-fired power station (also known as a base-load power

Carbon scheme has power price shock for poor  -  Aug 13, 2007
The Age,This is a potential risk as most carbon is produced from base-load generation. â– Such pricing would not only reward those households with low electricity

Wave of the Future  -  Aug 14, 2007
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce,...“Wind and solar can’t be base load power, because the wind isn’t always blowing and the sun isn’t always shining,� Bjork said.

Duke Energy: The Wall Street Analyst Forum Presentation Transcript  -  Aug 16, 2007
Seeking Alpha,And finally, the bill gives the North Carolina Utilities Commission enhance authority to grant recovery of financing cost for our new base load plants

Management of the Energy Sector of Bangladesh  -  Aug 5, 2007
Energy Bangla,A 1000 MW power plant in two phases will create a substantial base load in the power grid. The high quality coal has tremendous demand in the world market

South Africa: Paying for Power  -  Aug 10, 2007
AllAfrica.com,ON TUESDAY, Eskom will turn the first sod at Medupi, as it starts construction of the first new base-load coal-fired power station to be built in SA for

LEADER ARTICLE: Step On The Gas  -  Aug 7, 2007
Times of India,For bulk use in base load generation it is too expensive. Vested interests have persuaded government not to give the new gas regulator the power to

FAU turbine to crank up for test of zapping ocean into electricity  -  Aug 20, 2007
Palm Beach Post,..."Florida doesn't have a source for base-load renewable power," Driscoll said. "There's no consistent wind, no hydro power from dams.

Micro hydro makes small-town comeback  -  Aug 5, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,That is enough to provide about half of Vermont's base load, according to Barg. The state has about 80 active hydroelectric sites, with dams on the

Viability of Yankee part of energy puzzle  -  Aug 5, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,The development of wind and solar power and increased conservation will help meet the needs of the state above and beyond the state's base load needs.




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