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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

October 30, 2024 admin Artificial Intelligence, Business, data centers, dcc, electricity demand, electrification, energy security, energy transition, ercot, full coverage, grid flexibility, grid reliability, hyperscale facilities, news, pjm, power industry, renewable energy, Research and Development, sustainability, trends, utility management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands

October 28, 2024 admin aep ohio, data centers, energy demand, energy security, microsoft, news, Ohio, power, Power Demand, T&D, trends

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:19:30 +0000

Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in […]

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A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts

October 25, 2024 admin Business, Coal, Cuba, electric utilities, energy crisis, energy infrastructure, energy policy, energy security, Fuel, fuel shortages, full coverage, Gas, grid stability, International, news, Power Demand, power generation, power restoration, renewable energy, thermal power plants

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:05:01 +0000

Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate […]

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

October 10, 2024 admin Business, climate change, coronal mass ejection, critical infrastructure, energy reliability, energy security, full coverage, Gas, geomagnetic storm, hurricane helene, hurricane milton, news, news and notes, NOAA, power grid, power outages, solar flare, Technology, trends

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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$1.5B Federal Boost for Four Major Transmission Projects as DOE Unveils National Grid Study

October 4, 2024 admin Business, capacity contracts, doe investment, energy security, full coverage, grid reliability, hvdc projects, interregional transmission, Legal & Regulatory, national transmission planning study, news, power grid modernization, renewable energy integration, Renewables, T&D, Technology, transmission expansion, transmission infrastructure.

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:03:57 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded capacity contracts of up to $1.5 billion to four major transmission lines under its Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) to aid the transfer of 7.1 […]

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Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence

October 2, 2024 admin energy security, engineering, full coverage, news, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Solar, Solar power, space, space-based solar power, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:33:26 +0000

Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […]

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Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground

September 25, 2024 admin bwxt technologies, citrc, dod, energy security, generation iv nuclear reactor, htgr, inl, microreactor, milestone, Military, Nuclear, power, project pele, resilience, sco, Technology, triso

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:36:44 +0000

Groundbreaking has kicked off at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where Project Pele—the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) full-scale transportable microreactor prototype—will be placed for testing in 2026. When operational, the reactor […]

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U.S. in a Race with China to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Technology

September 20, 2024 admin Business, China, diii-d, DOE, energy security, full coverage, fusion, fusion energy, helion energy, International, iter, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:52:11 +0000

Fusion energy is a promising form of power generation that aims to harness the same process that powers the sun and stars. Fusion involves combining two light atomic nuclei to […]

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Hurricane Francine Knocks Energy Infrastructure Offline — Not Clean Energy Infrastructure

September 16, 2024 admin clean power, energy resilience, energy security, Extreme weather, Fossil Fuels, hurricanes, natural gas, Oil, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:56:09 +0000

Hurricanes can massively disrupt energy infrastructure, and can leave people without power for hours or days. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today a vast array of energy infrastructure that has been knocked offline by Hurricane Francine. But one thing stood out to me: none of this was clean … [continued]

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IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity

August 22, 2024 admin aging reactors, climate goals, cop28, energy security, full coverage, global energy, iaea, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear capacity, nuclear power, Power Demand, reactor life extension, renewable energy, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:25:19 +0000

While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds […]

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