Fortnightly Magazine - February 15 2002

Overcapacity ... Just Part of the Cycle of Growth

The industry has moved beyond the debate.

Steve Mitnick’s response (“Overbuilding? Fuhgedda-boutit!”, Jan. 15) to my Nov. 15 article extended the great industry debate over whether the recent power plant construction boom would result in near-term over-supply. The only problem is, the industry has moved on.
Byline: 

Betsy Vaninetti

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Hydrogen Power

A New Initiative, a New Fuel Cell Car

General Motors unveiled its Autonomy fuel cell car, which it says is the first vehicle designed exclusively for the fuel cell.
Byline: 

Richard Stavros

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The Gas-Power Vision: Five Obstacles

Regulatory and rate proceedings at FERC can be time consuming and expensive, but this hurdle can be overcome.

For the natural gas infrastructure and the available pipeline system capacity to be utilized as a foundation for the reduction in power transmission congestion, there are certain issues that need to be addressed.
Byline: 

Ron Hrehor and Don Sytsma

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