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Advancements in Electrolyzer Technology Could Make Green Hydrogen Viable Sooner Than You Think

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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:19:01 +0000

Historically, the mass production of green hydrogen has not been viewed as a viable alternative energy solution for our climate crisis. But recent technological advancements in proton exchange membrane (PEM) […]

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Primergy Solar Brings 100-MW Arkansas Project for Amazon Online

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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:11:32 +0000

Primergy Solar, a developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, on Dec. 18 said the company’s 100-MWac solar project in Ashley County, Arkansas is fully operational. […]

The post Primergy Solar Brings 100-MW Arkansas Project for Amazon Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Another Big Data Center Win for Nuclear: Oklo and Switch Sign Historic 12 GW Deal

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:15:49 +0000

Advanced nuclear firm Oklo has partnered with Switch, a Las Vegas-based data center designer, builder, and operator, to deploy 12 GW of Aurora powerhouses through 2044 in a  historic deal […]

The post Another Big Data Center Win for Nuclear: Oklo and Switch Sign Historic 12 GW Deal appeared first on POWER Magazine.

INSERT ART. Oklo’s Aurora Powerhouse is a vertically oriented compact passive fast-spectrum reactor derived from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) that uses liquid metal as a coolant. The company recently uprated its design’s capacity offerings to 15 MWe and 100 MWe. The compact fast reactor uses a high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) metallic uranium-zirconium fuel enriched to about 19%. Courtesy: Oklo

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DOE Advances Three Potential NIETCs—High-Priority National Electric Transmission Corridors

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:14 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has advanced three potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) into Phase 3 of its designation process, focusing on areas with critical transmission constraints […]

The post DOE Advances Three Potential NIETCs—High-Priority National Electric Transmission Corridors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An overview of the three Phase 3 NIETC designations—Lake Erie-Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector, and Tribal Energy Access—marking critical areas for grid expansion to improve reliability, resilience, and clean energy integration. Source: DOE, Dec. 16, 2024

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2-GW Offshore Grid Connection Takes Shape in the German Baltic Sea

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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:01:01 +0000

50Hertz, the transmission system operator (TSO) for eastern Germany, has awarded its Ostwind 4 project to GE Vernova, in consortium with Drydocks World, a DP World company that provides marine […]

The post 2-GW Offshore Grid Connection Takes Shape in the German Baltic Sea appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:56:44 +0000

A transformer explosion at Eskom’s coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure […]

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Eskom’s 3.6-GW coal-fired Matla Power Station’s six 600-MW units in Mpumalanga near Kriel, South Africa, were built between 1979 and 1983. The plant features a concrete boiler house structure, an innovative choice driven by a global steel shortage during construction. Coal is primarily supplied via conveyor from the nearby Exxaro colliery, with supplemental trucked coal. The station has undergone partial upgrades but missed a critical mid-life rehabilitation. Today, Matla remains vital to South Africa's power grid despite operational and maintenance challenges. Courtesy: Eskom

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Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:04:19 +0000

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says U.S. coal-fired power plants have as much as $6.5 billion of unused coal inventory, based on […]

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The POWER Interview: Energy Storage Also Eyed for Data Centers

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:42:13 +0000

Recent news about continued growth in the U.S. energy storage market highlighted continued deployments of grid-scale systems, along with ongoing demand from commercial and industrial and residential sectors. Electric utilities […]

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Siemens Energy Joins Forces for Bold 100% Hydrogen HL Gas Turbine Leap

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:42:15 +0000

Siemens Energy is teaming with UK power giant SSE to develop a combustion system that will allow its flagship SGT5-9000HL gas turbine to run 100% on hydrogen while maintaining the […]

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Siemens Energy’s SGT5-9000HL gas turbine represents the cutting edge of heavy-duty turbine technology, combining advanced air-cooled design with a can-annular combustion system capable of high efficiency and operational flexibility. With 25 premix burners to optimize fuel and oxygen mixing, the turbine is already hydrogen-ready, supporting blends up to 50% hydrogen by volume. As part of Siemens’ roadmap, the SGT5-9000HL is positioned to achieve 100% hydrogen combustion by 2030. Courtesy: Siemens Energy

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AtkinsRéalis Will Be Owner’s Engineer for Energy Northwest’s SMR

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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:43:52 +0000

AtkinsRéalis Group, a Canada-based global engineering services and nuclear company, on Dec. 12 said it has been chosen as the owner’s engineer for Energy Northwest’s small modular reactor (SMR) project […]

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