flexibility – Page 2 – Thinking Port

Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Ramps Up

March 31, 2019 admin Canada, Columbia, core, Czech Republic, EDF, Environmental, flexibility, foratom, framatome, France, Fuel, GERMANY, iaea, International, licensing, load-following, Markets, modifications, news, NRC, Nuclear, Research and Development, Safety, South korea, u.s., Westinghouse

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A widespread misconception persists that nuclear plants can only function as inflexible baseload sources of power—and it’s hurting prospects for the nuclear sector’s role in the world’s future power

The post Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Ramps Up appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

10 Takeaways from the IEA’s Newest World Energy Outlook

January 1, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Environmental, flexibility, Fuel, Gas, general, geothermal, History, iea, International, investment, news, Nuclear, ownership, Power Demand, power supply transformation, renewable costs, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, variable sources, wholesale power markets, Wind, world energy outlook 2018

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) deemed growth and disruptions of the world’s power sector so significant to the future of energy, it dedicated—for the first time—a four-chapter “special focus”

The post 10 Takeaways from the IEA’s Newest World Energy Outlook appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Game-Changing Coal Power Technologies

January 1, 2019 admin ausc, Business, Carbon Capture, chemical looping, climate change, Coal, curc, Energy Storage, Environmental, EPRI, flexibility, fuel cells, general, iea clean coal centre, igcc, International, Markets, materials, national coal council, news, oxyfuel, roadmap, supercritical co2, Technology, u.s., Water

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

To be a relevant player in the future power mix, coal power efficiency and costs must improve, and technologies in the realm of research and development promise to do just that. Although most experts agree

The post Game-Changing Coal Power Technologies appeared first on POWER Magazine.