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Joint Statement by the U.S. & EU following 11th U.S.–EU Energy Council

March 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy security, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, policy & politics, Russia, Solar energy, Ukraine, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:38:02 +0000

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union. The eleventh United States–European Union (EU) Energy Council (“Council”) met [on Friday] in Washington, chaired by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. … [continued]

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UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive

March 2, 2024 admin biomass, Business, Carbon Capture, carbon neutrality, cdr, climate change, climate policy, Coal, dac, dac technologies, energy security, engineering, Fossil Fuels, Fuel, full coverage, ghg, ipcc, l-dac, news, power, Renewables, s-dac, sustainability, Technology, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:44 +0000

The 2.6-GW Drax Power Station in northeastern England—once Western Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant—is poised to pioneer bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions

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The POWER Interview: District Energy Embraces Innovation

February 17, 2024 admin Business, chp, combined heat and power, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, district energy, electrification, energy security, hybrid power, idea, international district energy association, Interview, microgrid, renewable energy, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:47:09 +0000

District energy systems are evolving across the power generation sector. Downtown business districts, college and university campuses, hospitals and healthcare facilities, airports, military bases and more are utilizing these systems […]

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Ontario Green Lights Nuclear Refurbishment of Pickering CANDU Units

February 2, 2024 admin Business, canadian energy policy, climate change resilience, energy decarbonization, energy infrastructure, energy security, Fuel, full coverage, grid modernization, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear safety, ontario power generation, pickering nuclear refurbishment, power, renewable energy alternatives, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:54:02 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will refurbish four units at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Canada’s first major commercial generation plant— marking a major turnaround for the 3.1-GW plant slated to […]

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TVA Urges Conservation as Cold Snap Sets All-Time Peak Demand Record

January 17, 2024 admin Business, Coal, cold-weather preparedness, energy security, freezing instrumentation, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, Markets, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, power plants, reliability, TVA, winter storm eliott, winter weather

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:37:42 +0000

TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located on 1,700 acres on the northern end of the Chickamauga Reservoir near Spring City, in East Tennessee. Each unit has a capacity of about 1,150 MW of electricity. Source: TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has urged conservation as it grapples with record-high power demand amid extremely cold temperatures and near-zero wind chill over its seven-state region in the Southeast. […]

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OPG, Capital Power to Explore Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Alberta

January 15, 2024 admin Alberta, Business, Canada, captial power, Carbon Capture, energy security, full coverage, International, new nuclear, news, Nuclear, opg, saskpower, smrs, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:29:55 +0000

The Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario. Courtesy: CNW Group/Ontario Power Generation Inc.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and North American power producer Capital Power Corp. will jointly examine the feasibility of developing small modular reactors (SMRs) in Alberta, including possible ownership and operating […]

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ERCOT Warns of ‘Tight Conditions’ as Intense Freeze Grips Texas

January 15, 2024 admin Business, demand, energy security, ercot, Extreme weather, freeze, full coverage, Markets, natural gas supply, news, power, power conservation, Power Demand, reliability, texas, weather emergency, winter preparedness

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:57:54 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a conservation appeal as it braces for continued freezing temperatures, “very high” demand, and “unseasonably low wind” early in the morning […]

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UK Lays Out Fourfold Nuclear Power Expansion in Comprehensive Roadmap

January 14, 2024 admin advanced reactors, climate change, energy infrastructure, energy security, full coverage, International, low carbon energy, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear expansion, nuclear technology, renewable energy, Technology, uk energy policy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:47:57 +0000

A roadmap released by the UK government on Jan. 11 aimed at quadrupling the country’s nuclear power capacity by 2050 sets out a series of goals and actions that could […]

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UK Eyes Domestic HALEU Nuclear Fuel Production as Global Interest Ramps Up

January 13, 2024 admin advanced nuclear, energy policy, energy security, Fuel, full coverage, global nuclear market, haleu, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear reactor, power, Russia, supply chains, Technology, tenex, trends, uk, uranium enrichment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:17:02 +0000

The UK may be poised to become the first European country to launch domestic production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). New funding announced by the country’s government this week signifies […]

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Powering Through: Utilities Prioritize Security, Innovation, and Collaboration During Critical Substation Upgrades

December 11, 2023 admin buzz solutions, Commentary, Cybersecurity, energy security, Equipment, power, power grid, Safety, Security, substations, T&D, transmission and distribution, upgrades

Credit to Author: Kaitlyn Albertoli| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:44:37 +0000

Spurred by the need to modernize and adapt, utilities are undergoing the same type of widespread digital transformation that other legacy industries have endured, except the power grid presents distinct […]

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