FEATURES POWER IN CHINA 64 China's Power Generators Face Many Business Barriers In this POWER exclusive, faculty from North China Electric Power University provide a first-hand assessment of the market barriers and economic challenges faced by China's power sector. MERCURY CONTROL 64 67 EMO Technology Promises Improved Mercury Removal Shaw says field trials of its new EMO technology suggest it can enable fossil-fueled plants to meet the latest mercury emissions standards without adding or modifying pollution control systems. WATER & POWER 71 Evaluating Technologies to Address Proposed Effluent Guidelines Research and development at the Electric Power Research Institute is identifying the pros and cons of methods for addressing future plant wastewater treatment needs. COAL ASH MANAGEMENT 75 EPA Stalls on Coal Combustion Residuals The Environmental Protection Agency's new rule-making process was prompted by the massive 2008 coal ash spill in Tennessee. Here's how the final rules (if they're ever released) will likely affect generators and the use of coal combustion residuals. DEPARTMENTS SPEAKING OF POWER 6 Hollow Victory GLOBAL MONITOR 75 8 Germany's Reliance on Coal Grows 8 Powering Curiosity on Mars-And Beyond 10 THE BIG PICTURE: Regulation Road 12 South Korea Connects Two New Reactors to the Grid 14 Plant Vogtle Moves Forward, as Do Costs and Schedules 14 Microbial Fuel Cells Promise Power from Sludge 15 POWER Digest FOCUS ON O&M 20 Fly Ash Erosion Control and Prevention 22 Maintaining Grid Reliability with a High Renewables Portfolio 26 Predictive Maintenance That Works LEGAL & REGULATORY 30 New Approaches to Project Mitigation By Rick Glick, partner, Davis Wright Tremaine 81 NEW PRODUCTS COMMENTARY 12 2 88 Veterans and Utilities: A Valuable Partnership By Susan Story, president and CEO of Southern Company Services and chair of the Center for Energy Workforce Development www.powermag.com POWER | October 2012http://www.powermag.com