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New Jersey's last coal power plant implodes to make way for energy storage
Energy Storage News
The last remaining coal-fired power station in the U.S. state of New Jersey has been demolished, with the facility’s owner committing to deploying large-scale energy storage at the site.
On Dec. 2, a crowd including climate and clean energy advocates gathered to watch the controlled implosion of Logan Generating Station in Swedesboro, in New Jersey’s south.
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.NJSME NEWS
NJSME would like to welcome its newest members. Thank you for your membership!
NJSME
Susan Brasefield
Joseph Brosnan
Robert Gregoria
Joseph Kong
Craig Zimmerman
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Engineering Specialist
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a professional team of construction professionals focused on Multifamily,
Senior, and Special Needs rental affordable housing projects throughout the State. The Division of Technical Services
works in concert with other divisions to ensure that projects financed by the Agency meet acceptable housing quality
standards and adhere to the Agency’s Multifamily and Supportive Housing Underwriting Program Guidelines and
Financing Policies, inclusive of design standards. The Technical Services Division staff is also responsible for reviewing
projects for cost effectiveness and Climate Adaptation. Under supervision of the Managing Architect, the Engineering
Specialist will review engineering related documents and provide comments; provide feedback on change order reviews;
conduct site visits when necessary and submit clear and concise reports; assist in representing the HMFA on technical
matters related to the assigned project; provide project specific deliverables including feasibility studies, technical
investigation and resolution, and creation of technical documents; and perform other related duties as assigned.
Please click here for more information regarding this position.
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.STATE OF NEW JERSEY NEWS
NJ continues its green energy journey
New Jersey Business Magazine
You can't talk about energy in the Garden State without discussing sustainability and the state’s ambitious Energy Master Plan (EMP), which Gov. Phil Murphy officially outlined in January 2020. The EMP sets forth a strategic vision for the production, distribution, consumption and conservation of energy in New Jersey, all with the goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2050.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Hybrids combine technologies to enhance electricity production
POWER Magazine
Much of the discussion about the ongoing energy transition focuses on hybrid power plants, those generation facilities combining a variety of technologies to produce power beyond traditional electricity resources. Hybrids can include microgrids, along with utility-scale solar and wind projects co-located with energy storage.
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Rail strike to be averted: President Joe Biden to sign bill
Power Engineering
President Joe Biden is signing a bill Dec. 2 to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into recession and interfered with the shipments of coal and other commodities.
The White House said that Biden would sign a measure passed Dec. 1 by the Senate and House that binds rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September.
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Commercial construction trends
Architectural Record
There are many commercial settings where energy options are limited due to a variety of restrictions. Sites don’t always have access to affordable and reliable power, during the construction process and post-occupancy, and many commercial operations need a completely reliable energy source, such as propane, which is not dependent on the electrical grid.
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Finding space for nature in cities: The considerable potential of redundant car parking
NJP Urban Sustainability
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are recognized as a means to address challenges such as heatwaves, flooding and biodiversity loss. Delivering these benefits at scale will require large areas of scarce urban land to be converted into green space. Here is an approach by which cities can make substantial progress towards their sustainability targets using NBS, by converting redundant street parking into biodiverse green space.
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