A Blueprint for Quantum-Safe Utility Communications

Credit to Author: Ken Rabedeau| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:02:50 +0000

Managing risk is nothing new to utilities. Providing the safe utility services like electricity, water, sewer, and wastewater management that everyone relies upon is hard work. Critical infrastructure assets are […]

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How to Stay in the Renewables Stone Age

Credit to Author: David Rose| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:14:58 +0000

In approving the development of a 2,800-acre wind farm across prime agricultural land in the east of England, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed […]

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Offshore Wind Group Looks to Challenge China’s Dominance of Sector

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:07:09 +0000

Countries active in the offshore wind industry continue to consider steps to counter China’s dominance of the sector. The latest to announce a move is South Korea, where officials recently […]

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Price Swings Mean Coal May Replace Natural Gas in European Power Mix This Winter

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:17:51 +0000

Higher prices for natural gas across Europe mean some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, likely will burn more coal for power generation during the upcoming winter season. Coal remains a […]

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Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:46:19 +0000

Nuclear power has consistently provided about 19% to 20% of total annual U.S. electricity generation since 1990. It provides significant amounts of electricity in many other countries as well. According […]

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Report: India Supports $33 Billion Investment in New Coal-Fired Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:31:20 +0000

Government officials in India have reportedly asked the country’s power companies to spend billions on equipment to support additional coal-fired generation. India is looking for ways to more quickly increase […]

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Sedimentary Geothermal Resources Offer a Bright Future for Geothermal Energy

Credit to Author: Kellen Gunderson| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:20:45 +0000

Next-generation, or “next-gen,” geothermal resources have the potential to increase geothermal power generation in the U.S. by twenty-fold by 2050. Next-gen geothermal concepts use technologies developed by the oil and […]

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Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Win POWER’s Plant of the Year Award

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:39:38 +0000

Adding new reactors to the U.S.’s fleet of nuclear power plants doesn’t happen every day. In fact, prior to the addition of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, it hadn’t been done from scratch in decades

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Mexico Increases Reliance on Natural Gas to Support Electricity Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:25:48 +0000

Mexico is ramping up its use of natural gas for power generation, with several plants coming online in recent years, and at least 10 more (Table 1) expected to come online this year, next year, or in 2026. The

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Measuring the Prospects for Wind Energy in 2024 and Beyond

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:25:02 +0000

The wind energy industry has been on an exponential growth curve for more than a decade. POWER looks at the drivers behind the growth and predictions for the future. Nearly 200 countries made major collective

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