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Essential Energy Lowers Costs and Carbon Footprint Across Australia’s Energy Sector

June 26, 2023 admin bentley systems, Business, digital technology, engineering, essential energy, idds, intelligent digital design system, news, Smart Grid, substation, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:57:33 +0000

OpenUtilities Enables Substation Intelligent Digital Design, Reducing Environmental Impact and Saving 50% in Costs With a network spanning 737,000 kilometers, covering approximately 95% of New South Wales, Australia, Essential Energy […]

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Supercharging Decarbonisation: How Engineered Solutions Can Accelerate the Transition

June 20, 2023 admin Carbon Capture, ccus, digitalization, energy security, Energy Storage, engineering, hydrogen, International, news, Research and Development, Smart Grid, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Tej Gidda, PhD| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:18:26 +0000

As pressure mounts, energy leaders must build a more-resilient, lower-carbon energy system. Technical, digital, and engineered solutions will play a critical role in this transition, but which options are most […]

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Fusion Energy Projects Get Boost from DOE Funding

June 2, 2023 admin Business, commonwealth fusion systems, DOE, engineering, finance, full coverage, fusion, news, office of science, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Technology, xcimer

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:51:40 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the first round of awardees of the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program. The program is the latest in a series of efforts designed to […]

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Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization

June 2, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Business, Cloud computing, digitalization, engineering, full coverage, Generation, grid modernization, iiot, iiot power, innovation, Instrumentation & Controls, Internet of Things, machine learning, market demands, news, Research and Development, risk assessment, robotic advancements, Safety, Technology, trends, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:32:26 +0000

The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting

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OTEC, a Long-Stalled Baseload Ocean Power Technology, Is Seeing a Swell

June 1, 2023 admin baseload power, Business, cold-water riser, DOE, engineering, floating platform, full coverage, global otec resources, History, iea, marine power, Markets, news, ocean power, ocean thermal energy conversion, ocean/marine, offshore power, oil industry, otec, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, trends, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:40 +0000

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The crucial

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Japan Moving Forward on Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuels

June 1, 2023 admin accident tolerant fuel (atf), advanced nuclear, Business, engineering, Fuel, fukushima, full coverage, Japan, japan atomic energy agency, lwr, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel development, nuclear fuel supply chain, Research and Development, silicon carbide cladding, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:37 +0000

Efforts by Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturers to develop accident tolerant fuel (ATF) materials are making progress, and their commercialization is currently expected between 2030 and 2035 after key

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DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

May 25, 2023 admin DOE, engineering, inl, marvel, microreactor, news, Nuclear, prototype, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:21:22 +0000

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installed at a facility in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and is readying for […]

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Siting a Nuclear Power Facility Is Both Art and Science

May 17, 2023 admin Business, Construction, engineering, Environmental, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, Plant Design

Credit to Author: RJ Roux| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 16:26:20 +0000

With governments and industry engaging more frequently and decisively on how nuclear energy can help meet their climate, electrification, and economic goals, attention is now turning to how we get […]

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Westinghouse Unveils the AP300—A Miniaturized AP1000 Small Modular Nuclear Reactor

May 11, 2023 admin AP1000, ap300, ap600, Construction, costs, DOE, engineering, evinci, full coverage, lcoe, lfr, Markets, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear markets, nuclear reactors, Plant Design, Power Demand, Research and Development, smr, supply chains, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 17:31:07 +0000

Westinghouse has officially unveiled the AP300, a “downsized” version of the company’s flagship AP1000 Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology. While the small modular reactor (SMR) will enter a nuclear market […]

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Fusion Energy Reaches Prime Time

May 2, 2023 admin engineering, fusion, general atomics, International, iter, lawrence livermore national laboratory, national ignition facility, news, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Technology, tokamak, ukaea

Credit to Author: Thomas W. Overton| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:19:54 +0000

Over the last three years, electricity generation from fusion has moved from the realm of science fiction to the brink of serious development. A lot has happened, but challenges remain before fusion arrives on

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