Searching for Advanced Nuclear Power Technology? Look to Idaho

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:17:50 +0000

It might surprise many people to learn that nearly every operating reactor in the world has technological roots in Idaho. The fact is, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which was known as the National

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Canada Starts Up First Geothermal ‘Co-Production’ Power Project at Active Legacy Oil Field

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:16:45 +0000

A pioneering 21-MW power project that economically produces geothermal power with co-produced hydrocarbon fluids from an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operation is now commercially operating in Alberta, Canada

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Utilizing Data Is Key for Top Grid, Power Plant Performance

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:14:03 +0000

The wealth of data available for today’s power generators is supporting more efficient electricity production, and more reliability and resiliency for the grid. There are many reasons utilities and power

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Why Energy Efficiency Should Be a Priority for Every Manufacturer

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:10:53 +0000

Manufacturing is among the most energy-intensive industries in the U.S., making sustainability efforts all the more important, and potentially impactful. Businesses looking to run and maintain their facilities more sustainably […]

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GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:55:26 +0000

On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet […]

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South Korean Companies Snap Up Opportunities to Advance Floating Nuclear, Nuclear Hydrogen, SMRs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:20:43 +0000

Days after Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced it would participate in a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants, the owner and operator of South Korea’s 25 nuclear […]

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EGS, AGS, and Supercritical Geothermal Systems: What’s the Difference?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:52:20 +0000

The spectrum of geothermal technologies is quickly evolving. This supplement to POWER’s April 2023 feature, “Startups Are Shaking Up Geothermal Power’s Potential,” briefly explains the differences between some engineered geothermal systems. Conventional geothermal energy is largely produced by hydrothermal systems, which consist of hot water circulated in deep-seated permeable rocks. Resource temperature ranges from high (greater […]

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Startups Are Shaking Up Geothermal Power’s Prospects

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:13:00 +0000

Driven by ripe market conditions, technology startups are injecting investment and innovation into geothermal power to unlock novel applications that could substantially scale up the niche renewable power

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Even Minor Alarms Can Lead to Major Safety Improvements

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:09:00 +0000

When investigating any potential problem, keep your eyes and your mind open to other possible dangers. “I am starting to wonder if you accepted this assignment because of … that,” stated Maya Sharma

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China Begins Operation of First CGN Hualong One Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:37:23 +0000

The first Hualong One unit, a 1,180-MWe nuclear reactor designed by China General Nuclear (CGN), is now operational at the company’s Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Station in western China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region. Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant is 39% owned by Guangxi Investment Group and 61% by CGN. The plant plans to house six 1,000-MWe reactors, […]

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