Pioneering U.S. Wave Energy Power Plant Unveiled

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:09:09 +0000

One of the first U.S.-based wave energy power plants is set to be deployed at AltaSea’s 35-acre campus located at the Port of Los Angeles. Israeli firm Eco Wave Power, which unveiled the project on Jan. 12, said the AltaSea pilot would help the company make inroads in the U.S. Eco Wave’s onshore wave energy […]

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NuScale Submits Standard Design Approval Application to NRC for Uprated SMR Design

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:02:32 +0000

NuScale Power has submitted a standard design approval (SDA) application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) based on its six-module VOYGR-6 configuration, which will use uprated 250-MWth (77-MWe) modules. The step is crucial for the proposed construction of the 462-MWe Carbon Free Power Plant at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site. NuScale’s SDA application submitted […]

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Grid Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Projects Thrive, Workforce and Supply Chain Issues Continue in 2023

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:18:18 +0000

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The Inflation Reduction Act will spur growth in clean energy and upgrades to grid infrastructure, but workforce shortages and supply chain constraints are likely to challenge power companies for at least the

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10 Near-Term Global Power Sector Trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:17:14 +0000

While 2021 provided its own share of extraordinary energy debacles, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 cascaded into full-blown energy turmoil. This year will begin with the world “in the midst of

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10 Near-Term Global Power Sector Trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:17:14 +0000

While 2021 provided its own share of extraordinary energy debacles, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 cascaded into full-blown energy turmoil. This year will begin with the world “in the midst of

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

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It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

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It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Being Pro-Nuclear Won’t Be Enough—Here’s Why

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:14:19 +0000

Nuclear energy—not just nuclear power—is seeing a burst of innovation unlike anything seen since the 1950s. While the strong momentum for the dispatchable zero-carbon energy source is promising, prominent pitfalls threaten necessary progress.

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Are We Headed for a Reliability Train Wreck?

Credit to Author: Michelle Bloodworth| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 04:19:48 +0000

So far, utilities have announced plans to retire some 93,000 MW (nameplate) of coal—almost half the existing coal fleet—by the end of this decade. Coal retirements combined with increasing penetration of

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Updates on Five Big Nuclear Energy Developments POWER Was Watching in 2022

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:16:48 +0000

In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) published a list of five nuclear energy stories to watch in 2022. Here’s an update on the items the NE felt were important for industry insiders to keep an eye on. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The DOE noted in the January […]

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