Sweden Begins Construction on World’s Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:42 +0000

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological repository (DGR) […]

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First of Several LNG-Fueled Power Plants Comes Online in Vietnam

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:37:20 +0000

PetroVietnam Power (PV Power), a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, said it has started initial operation of the first of two 812-MW LNG-fired units at its Nhon Trach power plant, located […]

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Estonia Choosing Site for Nuclear Power Plant With GE Hitachi Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:54:46 +0000

Estonia energy company Fermi Energia has begun the site selection process for that country’s first nuclear power plant, more than a decade after government officials initially approved construction of a […]

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2-GW Gas-Fired Plant With GE Vernova Turbines Now Online in China

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:39:41 +0000

GE Vernova and Harbin Electric said a 2-GW natural gas-fired power plant has entered commercial operation in China, providing power to that country’s most-populated province. The companies on Jan. 9 […]

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GE Vernova Supplying Turbines for Two Japan Wind Projects

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:20:34 +0000

GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business said it has signed an order to provide 14 of the company’s model 4.2 MW-117m turbines for the Iwaya and Shitsukari wind farms being developed […]

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New Combined Cycle Power Plant in Thailand Features Doosan Škoda Power Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:10:14 +0000

Doosan Škoda Power has successfully completed the Rayong project in Thailand (Figure 1). The company delivered a 20-MW steam turbine, including a generator, condenser, and other accessories, to the newly […]

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Babcock & Wilcox Secures Major Coal Power Plant Retrofit Contract in Southeast Asia

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:15:32 +0000

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) reported that its B&W Thermal business segment has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $13 million to retrofit boiler cleaning equipment for a power plant in […]

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Amazon Supports Three New Wind Farms in Greece

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:12:00 +0000

U.S. tech giant Amazon will power operations in Greece with three new utility-scale wind farms that also will provide electricity for the grid in three parts of the country. Company officials in November

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War and Nuclear Energy: Risks Are Enormous for Power Industry and World

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:11:00 +0000

Nuclear power can be a highly important component of a country’s energy security strategy. This is true for several reasons. Nuclear plants provide consistent baseload power that is not dependent on weather

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Passive Heat from City Sewer Used to Heat and Cool Museum

Credit to Author: Nathan Madding| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:08:00 +0000

Through a cutting-edge heat exchange system, the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg, Germany, efficiently heats and cools its building, showcasing a promising solution for urban decarbonization and clean

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