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Canada’s OPG and Czech Republic’s ČEZ Partner to Advance SMR and Other Nuclear Technology

October 13, 2022 admin Business, Canada, Čez, Czech Republic, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Ontario, ontario power generation, opg, power, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:50:16 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Czech Republic-based ČEZ are collaborating to advance deployment of nuclear technology, including small modular reactors (SMRs). The companies said they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Oct. 11, with an aim to “reduce financial, technical and schedule risk to both parties on their respective future projects.” OPG is Ontario’s […]

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China Will Add Two More AP1000 Nuclear Reactors

October 13, 2022 admin AP1000, cap1000, China, decarbonization, district heating, full coverage, news, Nuclear, Technology, Vogtle, Vogtle nuclear power plant, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:46:38 +0000

China’s State Council has approved two AP1000 nuclear reactor units for State Power Investment Corp.’s (SPIC’s) Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, reactor technology supplier Westinghouse said on Oct. 12. If built, the units will become ninth and tenth reactors based on Westinghouse’s Generation III+ advanced reactor technology in China. Four AP1000 units are […]

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Nuclear Giant Westinghouse Acquired by Renewable Power Company and Uranium Fuel Supplier

October 12, 2022 admin acquisition, brookfield renewable, Business, cameco, full coverage, International, news, Nuclear, power, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:28:36 +0000

A consortium comprised of Brookfield Renewable Partners, together with its institutional partners, and Cameco Corp. announced on Oct. 11 an agreement to acquire Westinghouse Electric Co. from Brookfield Business Partners (BBU). The deal has a total enterprise value of about $8 billion, including proceeds from the disposition of a non-core asset expected to be received […]

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Balancing the Scales: Disparities in Decommissioning Practices for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

October 6, 2022 admin Business, Coal, decommissioning, Environmental, full coverage, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, power, regulatory, remediation, Renewables, Restoration, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:02:05 +0000

There have been historic initiatives within the U.S. to create a sustainable energy economy and to address major environmental concerns created by fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act contains $369 billion in climate and energy provisions, which will have a meaningful impact on climate change. Meanwhile, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law seeks to remedy environmental issues […]

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Balancing the Scales: Disparities in Decommissioning Practices for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

October 6, 2022 admin Business, Coal, decommissioning, Environmental, full coverage, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, power, regulatory, remediation, Renewables, Restoration, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:02:05 +0000

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UK Picks Coal Power Plant as Site for Nuclear Fusion Energy Prototype

October 6, 2022 admin Business, full coverage, fusion, fusion prototype, International, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, step, Technology, tokamak, uk, uk atomic energy authority’s

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:03:35 +0000

The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA’s) ground-breaking STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) prototype fusion energy plant will be built at the site of the West Burton power station, a 1-GW coal-fired plant owned by EDF in North Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England, the UK government announced on Oct. 6. UKAEA, which carries out […]

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Thailand Starts Up First of Two Giant 2.7-GW Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power Plants

October 6, 2022 admin Asia, Business, egat, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas power, gas power plant, gas turbines, jac, lng, MHI, mitsubishi power, news, supply chain, Technology, Thailand

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:23:46 +0000

Mitsubishi Power has declared complete a 2,650-MW natural gas–fired power plant in Chonburi province, Thailand, delivering its four M701JAC power trains to the plant’s joint owners Gulf Energy Development PCL, one of the largest independent power producers (IPPs) in Thailand, and Tokyo-based conglomerate Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The Gulf SRC (GSRC) power plant, located about 130 […]

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Switzerland Secures 250-MW GE Gas Power Temporary Power Plant For Crucial Winter Reserve

October 6, 2022 admin aeroderivative gas turbine, Business, dual fuel, energy security, europe energy crisis, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, ge gas power, Hydro, hydropower technology, International, news, Switzerland, Technology, tm2500, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:43:36 +0000

The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) will install 250 MW of temporary reserve power—via eight trailer-mounted GE Gas Power TM2500 mobile aeroderivative gas turbine units—to secure critical power supplies this winter. GE Gas Power said the units, which will be located at GE’s Manufacturing Center in Birr, in the Swiss canton of Aargau, near […]

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How Bitcoin Mining Can Help Power Companies Optimize Generation Assets

October 5, 2022 admin asset optimization, bitcoin, bitcoin mining, Business, energy transition, full coverage, Management, news, power, power management, power podcasts, Renewables, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 03:22:01 +0000

Bitcoin mining is the process used to generate new coins and verify new transactions. The process involves vast, decentralized networks of computers around the world that verify and secure blockchains, the virtual ledgers that document cryptocurrency transactions. In return for contributing their computing power, miners are rewarded with new coins. The process ultimately requires a […]

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Ansaldo, Westinghouse Partner on Nuclear Plant Based on Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Design

October 5, 2022 admin advanced reactor, ansaldo, Business, engineering, fast reactors, full coverage, International, lead-cooled fast reactor, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, sodium-cooled fast reactor, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:04:25 +0000

Westinghouse and Ansaldo Energia’s Switzerland-based nuclear arm, Ansaldo Nucleare, will cooperate in developing a nuclear power plant based on lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) technology. The two companies, which have separately spearheaded the development of fast-reactor designs, said they will advance a common design “to maximize synergies, combine experience in design, testing and licensing, and align […]

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