EPA Proposes Tighter NOx Limits for Combustion Turbines

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:23:53 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tougher nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limits for new, modified, and reconstructed stationary combustion turbines. The proposed rule identifies a combination of combustion controls […]

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Why Businesses and the Government Are Turning to Nuclear Reactors for Our Increasing Energy Demands

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:45:29 +0000

The energy landscape in the U.S. is undergoing a seismic shift, owing in part to the exponential growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications and data centers, according to McKinsey […]

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Hotly Contested Dispute Over Co-Located Loads is Primed for FERC Action

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:50:38 +0000

Federal regulation of customer loads located next to existing power generating facilities, referred to as “co-located loads,” have become a significant area of interest for the electric industry. Large industrial […]

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Trump’s Focus on Energy Will Have Variety of Impacts

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:29:01 +0000

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has made the U.S. energy industry a focus of its plans for his first days in office, with analysts and energy experts expecting a rollback […]

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NRC Approves Construction of First Electricity-Producing Gen IV Reactor in the U.S.

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:47:20 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has taken a historic step by voting to issue construction permits for Kairos Power’s 70-MWth Hermes 2, a “low power” advanced test facility comprising two […]

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The Hermes series represents a major step on Kairos Power’s iterative path to commercializing its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) technology. The 70-MWth two-unit Hermes 2 proposed for a site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will “demonstrate complete plant architecture at a reduced scale and supply clean electricity to the grid, further advancing technology, licensing, supply chain, and construction certainty for Kairos Power’s commercial deployments,” the company said. Courtesy: Kairos Power

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