NextEra Eyes Restart of Shuttered Nuclear Plant, Partners with GE Vernova on Gas Power Expansion

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:47:19 +0000

Facing a projected surge in power demand across the country, NextEra Energy is taking steps to potentially restart its shuttered 615-MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as early as […]

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The Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, began commercial operation in February 1975. Located in Palo, Iowa, about 9 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, it was built in a low-seismic-risk area near the Cedar River and designed to withstand major flooding. After a derecho in August 2020 caused severe damage to its cooling towers, the 615-MW facility was retired earlier than its planned date in 2025. Originally licensed to operate until 2034, the plant is now undergoing decommissioning under the NRC’s SAFSTOR method. Courtesy: NextEra Energy

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GM Signs Deal With Vianode For Synthetic Graphite Supply

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:01:34 +0000

Norwegian company Vianode has signed a multi-year deal with General Motors to supply synthetic graphite for batteries beginning in 2027.

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Nickel & the Cleantech Revolution — Plus Alaska Energy Metals’ Role in US Energy Independence

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:54:09 +0000

The electric vehicle revolution is genuinely in full swing, with almost one out of every 4 new vehicles having a plug in 2024. The core element of that revolution is the batteries, and the essence of those batteries is a handful of metals. So, the most critical conundrum is how … [continued]

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Energy Efficient Data Centers Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:11:54 +0000

New underground, long duration thermal energy storage systems can help manage skyrocketing energy demand from of data centers in the US.

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Lightshift Energy, Basis Climate Complete Sale of ITCs for BESS Projects

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:07:14 +0000

Lightshift Energy, a developer, owner, and operator of energy storage projects, has partnered with Basis Climate to complete the sale of nearly $10 million of investment tax credits (ITCs) tied […]

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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Battery Fires & Plane Crashes: Shocking Events Make Us Forget Routine Mass Death

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:34:51 +0000

Recently, there was a large fire at a utility-scale battery storage installation in California. Rather than rehash that story, I’ll just point you to Steve’s article on that if you haven’t heard about it. As you can probably predict, a large battery fire was seized upon by anti-renewable propagandists, who … [continued]

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SK On: Solid-State Battery Developments

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:57:06 +0000

We’ve been hearing about solid-state battery breakthroughs for a decade, or more than a decade actually. Solid-state batteries are the future of batteries, and the future of EVs — as they have been for several years. Given the many announcements on solid-state battery breakthroughs and solid-state batteries being the future, … [continued]

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How Can I Use A Low C-Rate Battery To Charge A High C-Rate Battery?

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:19:35 +0000

Is the C rate of a pack adjustable depending on the design of the cell connections within a pack? No. Now you must wonder, how can this be? I can describe C rate this way. If you have a 1A hr cell, and it can discharge all of its charge … [continued]

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Moss Landing Battery Storage Fire Perspectives

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:45:35 +0000

We are going to have to talk about battery storage and the Moss Landing fire. The fire was located to the Vistra Storage facility within a building that was formerly a natural gas generation unit. Tesla has a storage facility nearby, but not within the same building. You know I … [continued]

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