Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Architect’s rendering of the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor facility

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Google Bets Big on Nuclear, Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Offshore Wind Milestone: China’s Dongfang Unveils 26-MW Turbine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:32:45 +0000

Chinese state-owned manufacturer Dongfang Electric announced the company has completed production of a 26-MW offshore wind turbine, continuing a trend of ever-more-powerful turbines from that country. The turbine’s nacelle, shown […]

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Europe’s SMR Alliance Endorses Nine Nuclear Projects in Push for 2030s Deployment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:30:38 +0000

The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has identified nine SMR projects it will support as its first batch of project working groups (PWGs). The effort marks a significant […]

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In October 2023, Last Energy successfully showcased a full-scale Nuclear Island prototype, fabricated in just five weeks, using an exclusively Polish engineering, procurement, and construction supply chain. It showcased this prototype in October 2023 at the PAIH Business Forum in Warsaw. Courtesy: Last Energy

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How the Presidential Election Could Impact Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:14:09 +0000

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in 2022. The IRA is the largest public investments in renewable energy in American history and created more than 20 […]

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The Other Side of Safety—Litigation and the Expert Witness

Credit to Author: Max Fuentes| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:56:33 +0000

What happens when you suffer a catastrophic injury at work and can’t continue in your career? Workers compensation begins. Those payments last until you reach the maximum medical improvement point. […]

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3 Steps for Utility Companies to Get Started with Undergrounding

Credit to Author: Jack Bellissimo| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:32:42 +0000

The U.S. electric grid is under more strain than ever to support exponential electricity demand due to artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, electric vehicles, and hotter temperatures. Its infrastructure is […]

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Bill Gates-Backed Group Secures Funding for New Wind Energy Project

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:41:14 +0000

A startup company whose investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the group led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said it has received about $14 million in new funding in support of […]

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Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:27:12 +0000

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm watch, urging the North American power grid to prepare for a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) […]

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‘World’s Largest’: Chinese Company Installs 15-MW Onshore Wind Turbine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:32:30 +0000

A Chinese company has installed what it calls the world’s largest onshore wind turbine. Sany Group, a multinational firm known for its manufacturing of heavy equipment, on October 9 announced […]

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Sany 15 MW onshore wind turbine

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