Nuclear Cogeneration Gains Momentum in Wyoming with New Microreactor Partnership

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:08:05 +0000

Engineering giant Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with nuclear technology specialist BWXT Technologies to advance the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). The […]

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Morrow Reinvented: HL-Class Gas Turbine Powers a Coal Plant’s Rebirth

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:27:37 +0000

The Morrow Repower Project, winner of POWER’s 2024 Reinvention Award, exemplified a strategic coal-to-gas conversion at a brownfield site that masterfully combined cutting-edge advanced technology with a

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Energy Industry Job Market Is Growing Fast, but Finding Workers Is Challenging

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:38 +0000

The energy workforce added nearly 300,000 jobs in 2022, increasing to more than 8.1 million total jobs at the end of the year, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2023 U.S. Energy and

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Five Key Transformations Required to Achieve Net-Zero in the U.S.

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:38:18 +0000

During President Biden’s first year in office, his administration published a document titled “The Long-Term Strategy of the United States: Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050.” The document […]

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Hydrogen Pilot Validates Fuel-Blending Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:15:00 +0000

The successful test of blending hydrogen with natural gas at a power plant in Michigan can be a model for the power generation industry. The use of hydrogen to fuel power generation is on the rise, with

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Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:25:00 +0000

A judge has ruled that construction of natural gas-fired power plant in Montana can resume, two months after the same judge ordered the project halted due to environmental concerns. The […]

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Flow Batteries: Energy Storage Option for a Variety of Uses

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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Energy storage is becoming increasingly important to the power industry. Lithium-ion battery technology has been implemented in many locations, but flow batteries offer significant benefits in long-duration

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Well-Planned Retirement: Keys to Successful Coal Plant Decommissioning

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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Hundreds of coal-fired power plants are now retired or facing retirement in the near future, and utilities face a number of decisions. Are there commercial reuse options for the plant or the site itself? Are

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