The POWER Interview: Pumped Storage Project Brings Renewable Energy to Former Coal Mining Site

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:03:54 +0000

A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a […]

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How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:55:43 +0000

It’s no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th […]

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Multi-Module Hydrogen Pilot Plant Opens in Japan

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:42 +0000

Representatives from the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei and its partners including the Japanese government recently celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Asahi […]

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10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 21:17:56 +0000

Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering’s digitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20–22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a […]

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First Utility-Scale Solar Project Announced Under TVA Generation Flexibility Program

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 20:42:26 +0000

An independent power producer and a major electric cooperative—both based in Tennessee—have announced an agreement to partner on a utility-scale solar power installation to serve customers in that region. Nashville-based […]

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Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 14:41:56 +0000

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday.  PJM initially issued a GMD warning […]

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A large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At least five flares were associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be Earth-directed. “CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations,” NOAA explains. Courtesy: NASA

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States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 22:41:20 +0000

More than two dozen states and a handful of trade groups filed separate lawsuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging parts of the Environmental Protection […]

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California Regulators Reject PG&E Plan to Sell Generation Assets

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 21:56:32 +0000

California regulators have denied Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E’s) plan to sell a multibillion-dollar stake in the utility’s power generation fleet to a New York-based investment firm. Oakland-based PG&E, which […]

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Britain Announces Facility to Produce HALEU Fuel for Nuclear Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 19:18:46 +0000

British officials said the UK government will invest about £200 million (more than $251 million) for a project to build Europe’s first production facility for high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Officials […]

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High-Burnup Nuclear Fuel Rods Delivered for Examination After Having Completed Three Cycles of Commercial Operation

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 12:58:46 +0000

High-burnup fuel rods, manufactured by GE Vernova’s Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for […]

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