Power Institute, Southern Co. open Ash Beneficial Use Center

Sources: Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif.; CP staff The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Southern Co. have opened the Ash Beneficial Use Center at Plant Bowen, operated by the Atlanta utility’s Georgia Power subsidiary. The facility will test and validate emerging, pilot-scale management methods for coal combustion products (CCPs).   

Read More

Energy Department, Power Institute probe walls’ thermal mass

A $65 million Department of Energy (DOE) program will support technologies enabling energy-efficient buildings to interact with one another and the electric grid, potentially lowering greenhouse gas emission levels and improving power infrastructure. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the funding commitment last month during an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) gathering in Charlotte, N.C., where attendees toured a Meritage Homes…

Read More