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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems introduces 63% efficient, 540MW JAC gas turbine; -70% CO2 compared to older coal-fired plants

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has introduced the M501JAC, an enhanced air-cooled J-Series gas turbine offering an unmatched combination of record output, efficiency and a proven 99.5% Replacing older coal-fired power plants with the enhanced JAC can reduce CO 2 emissions nearly 70%.

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DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

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The selected projects focus on advancing the development of a suite of post-combustion CO 2 capture and supersonic compression systems for new and existing coal-based electric generating plants, specifically: (1) supersonic compression systems; (2) small pilot-scale (from 0.5 FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

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MHI achieves 1,600°C turbine inlet temperature in test operation of efficient J-Series gas turbine

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. With GTCC type power generation, gas and steam turbines are used in combination to generate electricity in two stages, utilizing high-temperature exhaust gas from the gas turbine.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR: $3 A WATT, CHEAPER THAN COAL. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal. And people have no idea what’s coming with coal and what that’s going to cost them in electric bills. Sharp and Mitsubishi has done a little.

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