Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:50:31 +0000
Stockpiles of fuel at U.S. coal-fired electric plants are at their highest levels since the start of the pandemic. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on August 5 said coal […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:36:32 +0000
India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) will allow the country’s flagship 500-MWe/1,250-MWth prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, to approach criticality. The nuclear energy safety watchdog on July 30 […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:48:12 +0000
Through its innovative virtual power plant (VPP), Arizona Public Service (APS) harnessed smart home devices to save 138 MW during a historic heatwave, shifting peak demand and proving critical for grid
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:45:11 +0000
A marvel of modern engineering, Viking Link—the world’s longest onshore and subsea interconnector—began commercial operations in December 2023. The project garners POWER’s inaugural Transmission and
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:43:57 +0000
Managers know that valves are important to plant operation. That’s why keeping them in top condition is a priority. Upgrading to advanced valve designs and reducing stress on valve materials are just a
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:29 +0000
Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants started appearing on a larger scale in the late 1990s and have since then been a very efficient supplier of baseload and lately […]
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Credit to Author: Chi-Chia Liu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:07 +0000
To achieve net-zero goals and accelerate the global energy transition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that countries need to triple renewable energy capacity from that of 2022 by 2030, […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:55:13 +0000
Prices at PJM Interconnection’s 2025/2026 base residual auction (BRA) spiked to $269.92/MW-day for most resources in the wholesale power market, pointing to a tightening supply-demand balance that could have significant […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:52:44 +0000
Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who is now a senior policy advisor for the law firm Van Ness Feldman and co-chair of the Natural Allies Leadership Council, is keen […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:50:33 +0000
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract by German utility EWE to supply a 280-MW electrolysis system. The plant in the German city of Emden is expected to go into […]
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