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CAISO’s First Geothermal Plant in 30 Years Comes Online

August 25, 2022 admin binary generating units, Business, caiso, California, full coverage, geothermal, news, orc, ormat, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:46:30 +0000

The first geothermal power plant built in more than three decades within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority has come online. Mammoth Pacific Geothermal, an Ormat Co. subsidiary, declared the 30-MW Casa Diablo IV (CD4) commercially operational on July 20. CD4 is located on public land two miles east of the Town of […]

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Pilot Advanced Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Facility Opens

August 25, 2022 admin Business, fcm, Fuel, full coverage, mmr, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oak ridge, Technology, triso, ultra safe nuclear, usnc

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:13:11 +0000

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. has opened a pilot fuel manufacturing facility that will produce TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) coated fuel particles and the company’s proprietary fuel for use in its high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR). The Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility, located at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is one of the […]

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U.S.’s Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Set Daily Production Records in July Despite High Fuel Prices

August 25, 2022 admin full coverage, Gas, Markets, natural gas, news, Power Demand, power generation

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:26:11 +0000

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that electricity generated by natural gas–fired power plants in the lower 48 states reached 6.37 TWh on July 21, setting a new record high for a day. In fact, the previous high, set on July 27, 2020, was broken three times during that week in July, first on […]

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Operating Energy Systems in a War-Torn Country: DTEK Prepares for Winter

August 19, 2022 admin dtek, full coverage, International, news, power grid, T&D, Ukraine, zaporizhzhya

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:13:55 +0000

While much of the world lives life as usual, DTEK—the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector—is focused on providing reliable service amidst war and uncertainty. “Today, the major topic for us is to provide stability in durations of electricity sector in Ukraine and also do everything possible to prepare for winter season,” DTEK CEO […]

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Zero Trust: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Responding to CISA’s ‘Shields Up’

August 18, 2022 admin Business, connected plant, content disarm and reconstruction, Cybersecurity, full coverage, iiot, iiot power, it, least privilege access, multifactor authorization, news, ot, Technology, zero-trust

Credit to Author: Petko Stoyanov| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:59:56 +0000

There are no boundaries in cyberspace. That fact has accelerated sharing of threat intelligence across the defenders, but it exponentially raises the threat of cyberattacks. This reality is underscored by the war in Ukraine, “the first major conflict involving large-scale cyber operations,” according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). A major concern is […]

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Common Mobility Tax Mistakes in the Energy Sector and How to Avoid Them

August 18, 2022 admin Business, full coverage, global workforce, International, Legal & Regulatory, Management, mobility, news, planning, Policy, Tax, travel, Uncategorized, workforce

Credit to Author: Jennifer Stein| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:18:29 +0000

As international travel picks up, energy corporations are turning to mobile employees to fulfill their international staffing needs. However, as mobile work gains steam, tax and compliance risks continue to grow as well—unbeknownst to most corporate leaders. Many businesses, unfortunately, are failing to set up an adequate plan to protect against tax violations in the […]

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Germany Mulls Postponing Nuclear Exit

August 17, 2022 admin Business, coal exit, Fuel, full coverage, gas power, gas supply, GERMANY, International, Legislative, news, nord stream 1, Nuclear, nuclear phaseout, Russia, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:24:32 +0000

Germany’s government is weighing how the closure of the country’s last three nuclear power plants in December 2022 will affect its grid this upcoming winter as the country scrambles to secure sufficient energy supplies amid a decline in Russian gas deliveries. A formal decision on whether or not to keep Isar 2, Emsland, and Neckarwestheim […]

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AEP CEO Nick Akins to Step Down, Julie Sloat Tapped as Next Company Head

August 12, 2022 admin AEP, Business, CEO, climate change, Coal, energy transition, Environmental, full coverage, Management, net-zero, news, power generation, trends, utility

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:33:38 +0000

American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) long-serving chairman, president, and CEO, Nick Akins, will step down as CEO on Jan. 1, 2023, and has already passed the company’s presidency to Julie A. Sloat, AEP executive vice president, and chief financial officer (CFO). Sloat, 53, will become the power generating company’s CEO in January, making her the first […]

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U.S. Utility Survey Suggests Industry Mulling Additions of 90 GW of New Nuclear

August 11, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, iija, inflation reduction act of 2022., infrastructure bill, nei, news, Nuclear, smr, Technology, utility survey

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:24:35 +0000

A Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) survey suggests U.S. utility members expect to add up to 90 GW of new nuclear generation by the 2050s, including more than 300 new small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. over the next 25 years. The nuclear industry group’s survey, unveiled on July 29, sought to gather input from […]

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How to Overcome Challenges to the U.S.’s Offshore Wind Energy Goals

August 11, 2022 admin floating offshore wind, full coverage, International, Markets, net zero goals, offshore wind, power podcasts, supply chain, supply chains, Wind, wind energy, worley

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:42:42 +0000

Lofty goals have been established in the U.S. for the offshore wind industry. The U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and Department of Commerce announced a national goal in March 2021 to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. That would mark a significant increase from the 42 MW of offshore […]

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