Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:30:32 +0000
The “duck curve,” a concept that has become emblematic of the challenges associated with integrating variable renewables in the power system, now looks like a “canyon,” illustrating a paramount urgency […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:33:33 +0000
It’s not uncommon for nuclear power plants to be sited relatively close to large metropolitan areas (within 50 miles, for example), after all, that is where the biggest loads are, but reactors are rarely placed near the center of large cities. This is mainly due to the risks associated with a meltdown, or even a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:40:38 +0000
A new organic flow battery is getting a test run at a gas power plant in Wisconsin.
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:27:13 +0000
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has announced a new competition designed to support the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the nation’s power grid. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm unveiled the program Feb. 7 during a presentation to attendees of the DISTRIBUTECH 2023 event at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The program […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:00:47 +0000
A decommissioned nuclear power plant from the 1980s is repurposed for agrivoltaics and prairie restoration.
Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:59:32 +0000
A group of researchers found that “Adopting electric end-use technologies instead of fossil-fueled alternatives, known as electrification, is an important economy-wide decarbonization strategy that also reduces criteria pollutant emissions and improves air quality.” Findings from the study conducted by nine researchers—four from EPRI, four from Ramboll, and one from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory—were published […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:32:45 +0000
A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:09:00 +0000
As coal plants are retired, power companies must decide what to do with sites. Some old plants have been added to the National Register of Historic Places and repurposed as commercial or office space, while
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:08:00 +0000
Condensation-induced water hammer (CIWH) is the term commonly used when describing a variety of transients that occur when water vapor is rapidly condensed by cold water. This article describes the various
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:14:00 +0000
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report at the end of February titled “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.” Among the warnings found in the 3,675-page
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