Tear It Down or Start It Back Up? Plant Owners Weigh Options Around Retired Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000

Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled

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MISO Lets Renewable Energy Genie Out Of Bottle With Biggest Ever Transmission Project

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:50:04 +0000

renewable energy MISO transmissionIn a brilliant case of epic timing, MISO announced a new transmission line plan for more renewable energy in the US midsection earlier this week, just two days before Senate Democrats reached an agreement on the new climate bill.

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Pritchard EV Returns From Historic Tour With Massive Gains On Electrification

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:05:26 +0000

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Pritchard EV, a division of Pritchard Companies, has been a stakeholder in the automotive industry for generations, is turning their focus to the future of electrification. So, at the beginning of 2021, Pritchard EV set out to be the leader of multimodal electric vehicle distribution and EV charging implementation around the […]

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Siemens’ Renewable Arm Cutting 200 U.S. Jobs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:07:37 +0000

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) plans to lay off 200 workers at two U.S. wind power equipment manufacturing facilities. The company on Feb. 9 said the job cuts are due to a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines. An SGRE spokesperson said more jobs cuts at the plants—one in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the other […]

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Correcting Anti-Renewable Energy Propaganda

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:00:20 +0000

In 1989, pro-nuclear lobbyists claimed that wind power couldn’t even provide 1% of Germany’s electricity. A few years later, pro-nuclear lobbyists ran ads in German newspapers, claiming that renewables wouldn’t be able to meet 4% of German electricity demand

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