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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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The POWER Interview: Using Home Batteries to Support the Grid

August 13, 2024 admin base power, Business, dell, ders, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, electrification, energy security, Energy Storage, engineering, ercot, home battery, Interview, justin lopas, michael dell, power, Renewables, Technology, texas, virtual power plant, vpp, zach dell

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:53:47 +0000

The Dell name is synonymous with technology and innovation, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a member of that famous computing family is working to solve the challenge of making […]

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$2.2B for 13 GW of New Transmission Capacity: DOE Unveils Latest Boost for U.S. Grid Modernization

August 6, 2024 admin Business, energy policy, energy security, full coverage, gets, grid, grid modernization, grid technologies, Grip, investment, Markets, news, nietec, Power Demand, regulations, Renewables, resilience, sustainability, T&D, Technology, transmission, trends, white house

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:14:36 +0000

The Biden administration will invest $2.2 billion in eight projects under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) program to bolster the nation’s power grid with nearly 13 GW of […]

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South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear

August 2, 2024 admin africa, african national congress, energy action plan, energy security, eskom, independent power producers, integrated resource plan, International, Legal & Regulatory, Management, Markets, ministry of electricity and energy, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, renewable energy transition, Renewables, South Africa, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:01 +0000

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to

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PJM Capacity Auction Prices Surge Over Nine-Fold, Signal Urgent Need for New Power Generation

July 31, 2024 admin 2025/2026 capacity auction, Business, Coal, electricity market, energy demand, energy security, energy supply, full coverage, Gas, generator retirements, grid, investment signals, Markets, new generation, news, pjm, Power Demand, power generation, reliability, reliability pricing model, retirements, rto, trends, wholesale power market

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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Risks Associated with Geomagnetic Storms

July 24, 2024 admin allianz, carrington event, energy security, full coverage, geomagnetic disturbance, geomagnetic storm, gmd, insurance, International, news, power, risk, T&D

Credit to Author: Michael Bruch| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:50:40 +0000

In May 2024, stargazers and smartphone photographers witnessed a spectacular moment in time over the course of two nights. Social media and news outlets were dazzled by incandescent light plays […]

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U.S. Seeks Bids for Domestic Low-Enriched Uranium to Counter Russian Influence

July 3, 2024 admin advanced nuclear, Business, clean energy, DOE, domestic nuclear, energy security, full coverage, haleu, Legal & Regulatory, leu+, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel supply chain, rfp, Russia, supply chains, uranium enrichment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:29:02 +0000

In a strategic move to jumpstart domestic uranium enrichment capacity in the U.S., the Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to buy low-enriched uranium (LEU) […]

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Mitigating EMP and GMD Risks for Power Grid Resilience

June 27, 2024 admin electromagnetic pulse, emp, energy security, engineering, full coverage, geomagnetic disturbance, gmd, International, news, O&M, Plant Design, power, power grid, risk mitigation, Safety, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:33:24 +0000

Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address. How prepared is the […]

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Some U.S. Regions at Risk of Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions

June 24, 2024 admin climate change, energy security, extreme heat, Extreme weather, heat waves

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:28:40 +0000

Parts of the United States could be at risk for electricity supply shortages if electricity demand peaks are higher than anticipated or if less electricity is generated than expected, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2024 Summer Reliability Assessment. Under normal summer demand conditions, NERC expects the continental … [continued]

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