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Southern Company Cuts Its Cost Forecast for Vogtle Expansion, Provides Update on Project

October 27, 2022 admin Business, Construction, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, plant vogtle, power, Southern Company

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:00:05 +0000

In its third quarter 2022 earnings call presentation, Southern Company reduced its “Total project capital cost forecast” for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 to $10.383 billion from $10.453 billion, which is what it had reported in the company’s second quarter 2022 earnings call presentation. The company’s cost estimate reduction doesn’t mean that total project costs […]

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Nuclear Fuel Facility Unveiled for Natrium Fast Reactor Demonstration

October 27, 2022 admin Business, DOE, full coverage, geh, gnf-a, haleu, natrium, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, triso-x, x-energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:11:52 +0000

A fuel fabrication facility that will create reliable fuel for TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) 345-MWe Natrium pool-type sodium fast reactor (SFR) demonstration in Wyoming and future Natrium nuclear plants is taking shape at Global Nuclear Fuel–Americas’ (GNF-A’s) nuclear fuel fabrication plant in Wilmington, North Carolina. GNF-A, a 2007-established GE-led joint venture with […]

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U.S. Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing May Be Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

October 27, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, advanced nuclear fuel, argonne, Business, curio, DOE, Fuel, full coverage, haleu, International, mox, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oklo, pyroprocessing, recycling, reprocessing, separation, supply chains, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:47:24 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has ramped up efforts to explore recycling spent nuclear fuel (SNF), or used nuclear fuel (UNF), from the nation’s fleet of light water reactors (LWRs), doling out $38 million in federal awards to a dozen projects on Oct. 21. Teams will receive funding under the DOE’s March 2022–launched “Converting UNF […]

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A Pillar in the Community and Collaborator Around the World: DLC Powers Pittsburgh

October 25, 2022 admin Business, dlc, duquesne light company, esg, full coverage, Infrastructure, Management, news, pittsburgh, power, power podcasts, the power podcast, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:20:20 +0000

The Duquesne Light Co. (DLC) may not be among the best-known electric power companies in the U.S., but for its customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, the company has been a steady presence in the community for more than a century. “We are a Pittsburgh-based utility company. We’ve been in operation for […]

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Blue Ammonia Production Efforts for Fuel Supply, Exports in High Gear Along U.S. Gulf Coast

October 20, 2022 admin air liquide, ammonia, Business, CCS, chevron, conocophillips, Europe, export, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, jera, lng, Markets, news, Research and Development, trends, uniper

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:51:51 +0000

Energy giants Chevron and Uniper are pairing with chemical technology companies Air Liquide and LyondellBasell to explore a hydrogen and ammonia production facility along the U.S. Gulf Coast that could support industrial decarbonization and mobility applications in the region and expand clean ammonia exports. The companies, in a joint statement on Oct. 19, said they […]

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Inflation Reduction Act: Increased Electrification and Resulting Utility Implications

October 20, 2022 admin Business, Carbon Capture, ccus, Cybersecurity, duck curve, Electric vehicles, electrification, energy security, full coverage, hydrogen, inflation reduction act, International, irã, Management, news, power, renewable energy, Renewables

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:50:20 +0000

While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides steps in the right direction by expanding renewable energy development and electrification incentives, it may also lead to a worsening duck curve and a larger proportion of variable power sources in the generation mix—putting significant pressure on utilities’ ability to maintain reliability. U.S. utilities need to be proactive […]

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Shift to Specialty Fuels—A Driving Force to Build Supply Chain Resilience

October 20, 2022 admin biofuels, Carbon Capture, CO2, energy security, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, iho, industrial heating oil, International, news

Credit to Author: Laukik Patil| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:50:13 +0000

Geopolitical tension, ongoing energy crisis, supply chain disruption, and destructive climate change effects have been altering energy needs and sourcing requirements. Global companies have been transitioning from traditional fossil fuels to specialty fossil fuels, such as industrial heating oil (IHO) and CO2-as-Energy. In addition to cost savings (25% to 30%), they offer relatively high heat […]

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How Hydrogen Blends Will Impact HRSG Operation, Maintenance, and Performance

October 19, 2022 admin combined cycle power plant, full coverage, Gas, heat recovery steam generator, hrsg, hydrogen, International, news, power

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:40:45 +0000

Environmental pressure is ramping up. Countries have issued targets to reduce or even eliminate the use of traditional fossil fuels in order to reduce emission of greenhouse gases such as CO2. Gas turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are responding by investing in hydrogen (H2) combustion. They are spending heavily on the development of combustors and […]

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How Satellite Connectivity Can Improve Visibility and Communication Throughout the Energy Sector

October 19, 2022 admin Business, connected plant, edge, full coverage, iiot, iiot power, International, IoT, news, O&M, power, remote, Safety, Satellite, Technology

Credit to Author: Dave Haight| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:31:52 +0000

Amid an industry-wide labor shortage and global supply chain disruptions, the energy sector is under immense pressure to increase production. These issues, in addition to geopolitical tensions, are deeply complex and cannot be addressed on an individual scale. In addition, the energy industry faces major challenges pertaining to communication given that the workforce and equipment […]

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Ukraine Grid Operator Issues Call for Help, Needs Equipment to Keep Lights On

October 18, 2022 admin damage, full coverage, International, news, O&M, power grid, substation, supply chains, transformer, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:49:58 +0000

DTEK, a diversified energy company that generates and distributes electricity in Ukraine, issued a call to “Western partners” for the immediate supply of various pieces of electrical equipment to restore power in its service territory. Russian missile attacks on DTEK energy facilities on Oct. 18 killed at least one employee and injured at least seven […]

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