Texas A&M Launches SMR ‘Energy Proving Ground’ with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:48:21 +0000

Texas A&M University System has unveiled four nuclear developers with which it plans to explore building and operating small modular reactor plants (SMRs) at its Texas A&M-RELLIS campus near College […]

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Artist’s rendering of Texas A&M’s ‘Energy Proving Ground’ at the RELLIS Campus, where four selected nuclear developers will advance SMR technology and testing. Courtesy: TAMU

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Streamlining Outage Efficiency at a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:00:19 +0000

Nuclear power plant outages demand efficiency, safety, and a high level of coordination to execute time-critical tasks and bring plants back online quickly. When a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant faced […]

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Going Nuclear: Why AI Will Lead the Next Energy Transition

Credit to Author: Chris Yoko| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:01:20 +0000

As policies and regulations are adjusted to reflect a new presidential administration, the U.S. needs to unleash its full energy potential by embracing nuclear power. With opinions and regulations historically […]

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Major Solar Tracker Technology Deal as Kinematics Completes Acquisition of P4Q

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:32:05 +0000

Kinematics, an Arizona-headquartered global group focused on intelligent motion control, said it has completed its acquisition of P4Q. Kinematics on Feb. 4 said it will now integrate P4Q’s high-performance electronics […]

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Could Space Solar Power Play a Key Role in Disaster Relief?

Credit to Author: Srikanth Raviprasad| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:09:34 +0000

The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 highlight a critical vulnerability in disaster response: power failure. With insured losses potentially reaching $45 billion and more than 170,000 residents displaced, reliable […]

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Oil and Gas Exec Wright Confirmed to Lead DOE

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:20:57 +0000

The U.S. Senate in a 59-38 vote has confirmed Colorado-based oil and gas executive Chris Wright as secretary of the Dept. of Energy (DOE). Seven Democrats, including both Michael Bennet […]

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Xcel Says Coal-Fired Texas Plant’s Conversion to Natural Gas Nearly Complete

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:51:33 +0000

Xcel Energy said the company’s coal-fired Harrington Generating Station in Amarillo, Texas should fully complete its transition to burning natural gas in May. Harrington, whose three units have 1,018 MW […]

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Building a Safer Storage Industry After the Moss Landing Fire

Credit to Author: Ric O’Connell| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:13:24 +0000

The recent fire at the Moss Landing battery storage facility in California, operated by Vistra, has raised concerns in the energy industry, raising critical questions about the safety and future […]

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CORE POWER Hires Engineering Firm to Support Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:35:07 +0000

Shipping nuclear propulsion start-up CORE POWER, which in November of last year announced a deal with Westinghouse for design and development of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs), has hired an […]

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Lightsource bp Brings 288-MW Solar Portfolio in Texas Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:29:56 +0000

Lightsource bp announced two solar power projects in Texas with a combined 288 MW of generation capacity are now online, pushing the company’s operational fleet in that state to more […]

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