Credit to Author: Ellie Gabel| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:29:23 +0000
The increasing threat of seasonal grid failures is a significant concern for energy systems. Failures occur when the demand for electricity surges during certain times, straining the current grids. The […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:33:24 +0000
A UK-based nuclear energy group is working with an Italian technology company to support decarbonization of the chemical industry, including hydrogen production. The agreement announced Jan. 10 between newcleo, a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:43:16 +0000
A report published by the Pueblo Innovative Energy Solutions Advisory Committee (PIESAC) says the closure of Comanche Unit 3, a coal-fired power plant capable of generating about 800 MW gross, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:17:22 +0000
PJM has urged Talen Energy to delay its deactivation of two of four units at the 840-MW coal, oil, and gas–fired Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station in Maryland until transmission […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:17:02 +0000
The UK may be poised to become the first European country to launch domestic production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). New funding announced by the country’s government this week signifies […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:58:14 +0000
NuScale Power, among the best-known companies developing small modular reactor (SMR) technology, said it would cut 28% of its workforce as the company looks to save $50 million to $60 […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:24:49 +0000
California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant can continue operating at least through much of 2030 after state energy regulators on Dec. 14 voted to keep the facility open an additional five […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Chris Oestreich| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:59:52 +0000
The energy transition is an increasingly important trend, not just for power generation but also for communities across the U.S. As regions that have been dependent on hydrocarbons begin to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:00:03 +0000
Negotiators from nearly every country in the world closed COP28 with a decision that—for the first time—formally recognizes the necessity of moving away from fossil fuels to achieve the Paris […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:20:55 +0000
According to a guidebook issued by Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-mission laboratory, microgrids are defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources […]
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