25 Differences Between Private Sector and Government Managers

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

You often hear it said that government should be run more like a business. But a senior industry executive with cabinet-level experience in the Reagan and Bush II administrations explains why it’s not that simple.

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NRG Energy Replaces CEO in Activist Investor–Influenced Shuffle

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:34:04 +0000

NRG Energy has appointed the chair of its board of directors, Dr. Lawrence Coben, as its interim president and CEO and appointed four new independent directors to its board, signaling a […]

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New Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Offering Hits the Market

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:08:42 +0000

PROENERGY, a global peaking-power solutions provider based in Sedalia, Missouri, released a new 48-MW aeroderivative gas turbine designed to quickly respond to gaps in power supply and demand. The PE6000 […]

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INL Achieves Fabrication of Commercial-Grade Specialized Nuclear Fuel Pellets

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:32 +0000

In early 2023, INL researchers fabricated roughly two dozen pellets of uranium dioxide (UO2) high-assay low-enriched uranium at the lab’s Experimental Fuels Facility at the Material and Fuels Complex. “These HALEU uranium dioxide fuel pellets are about the size of a gummy bear, seen here next to an INL business card,” the lab noted. Source: INL

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has fabricated roughly two dozen commercial-grade fuel pellets of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) uranium dioxide (UO2), the Department of Energy (DOE) revealed on Nov. 20. The […]

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FutureCoal CEO Suggests ‘Cancel Coal’ Mantra Is Short-Sighted, Abated Coal Solutions Must Be Part of Energy Transition

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:24:41 +0000

Speaking at the 5th annual India Coal Conference in New Delhi, FutureCoal CEO Michelle Manook said, “Government and finance policies, which embrace a ‘cancel coal’ mantra, are short-sighted and undermine […]

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Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000

On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]

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DOE Competition Helps College Students Prepare for Cyber Jobs in the Energy Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:53:40 +0000

There is growing demand for cybersecurity professionals all around the world. According to the “2023 Official Cybersecurity Jobs Report,” sponsored by eSentire and released by Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be […]

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Are You Tapping into the Power of Electric Thermal Storage?

Credit to Author: Emily Newton| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:44 +0000

The power industry must adapt. Reliable electric service is more important than ever, but the push for green energy and rising cost concerns complicate things. Thankfully, several new technologies offer […]

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U.S. Pledges to Help Philippines Develop Nuclear Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:22:21 +0000

The U.S. will help develop a nuclear power industry in the Philippines after both countries signed an agreement Nov. 17 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, […]

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The POWER Interview: DOE’s Unique New Advanced Nuclear Reactor Test Beds

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:12:01 +0000

The DOE’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) has since 2021 set out to refurbish EBR II (which operated from 1964 – 1994) as a new test bed for higher thermal power reactor projects. The Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed is a demonstration platform that is flexible enough to test four to five advanced reactors. Testing could begin in 2026. Source: DOE

In October, the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) kicked off a ceremony to repurpose the iconic Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) containment structure at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a new […]

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