Vattenfall Investing $5 Billion in Germany for Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:59:46 +0000

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall plans to invest more than $5 billion in Germany to increase the company’s renewable energy portfolio in that country. Robert Zurawski, Vattenfall’s chief financial officer in […]

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Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:02:58 +0000

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers. The company in a Nov. 8 […]

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Siemens Gamesa Inks $1.3B Wind Turbine Deal with ScottishPower

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:43:47 +0000

An offshore wind farm in the southern part of the North Sea will feature turbines from Siemens Gamesa after the company signed a supply agreement with ScottishPower. The deal announced […]

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Poland Brings Country’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:40:19 +0000

State-owned PGE, the largest power producer in Poland, said the 1,366-MW PGE Gryfino Dolan Odra power station has entered commercial operation. The facility is now the country’s largest gas-fired power […]

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Entergy Mississippi Breaks Ground on 754-MW Gas-Fired Power Station

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:50:14 +0000

Entergy Mississippi on Nov. 7 celebrated the start of construction of a new $1.2 billion, 754-MW natural gas-fired power plant that will serve the utility’s customers across the state. The […]

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

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Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:15:59 +0000

On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […]

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Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:25:38 +0000

Tuesday’s election, which will return Donald Trump to the White House and grant the U.S. Senate a Republican majority, could have sizeable implications for the power industry. In reactions sent […]

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Cable Deal Supports French Transmission System Upgrades and Expansion

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:07:10 +0000

NKT will deliver high-voltage power cable solutions to RTE to enable its long-term strategy to renew, adapt, and develop France’s electricity grid. As one of Europe’s largest exporters of electricity, […]

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Takeaways from 2024’s Biggest Outage Events

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:01:28 +0000

In an era when utilities and power generators rely on digital information technology (IT) infrastructure to help manage oversight of plant operations, ensuring uptime has never been more essential. Unfortunately, […]

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