Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:56:44 +0000

A transformer explosion at Eskom’s coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure […]

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Eskom’s 3.6-GW coal-fired Matla Power Station’s six 600-MW units in Mpumalanga near Kriel, South Africa, were built between 1979 and 1983. The plant features a concrete boiler house structure, an innovative choice driven by a global steel shortage during construction. Coal is primarily supplied via conveyor from the nearby Exxaro colliery, with supplemental trucked coal. The station has undergone partial upgrades but missed a critical mid-life rehabilitation. Today, Matla remains vital to South Africa's power grid despite operational and maintenance challenges. Courtesy: Eskom

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Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:04:19 +0000

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says U.S. coal-fired power plants have as much as $6.5 billion of unused coal inventory, based on […]

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Regulators Approve Largest Solar Project in Wisconsin History

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:13:04 +0000

The Public Service Commission (PSCW) of Wisconsin has approved construction of a $2 billion solar power project that could have more than 1,300 MW of generation capacity. The Vista Sands […]

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British-born “Godfather of AI” wins Nobel Prize for Physics

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:16:42 +0000

In a historic ceremony at Stockholm’s Concert Hall, Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian scientist known as one of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence (AI), was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. He shared the prestigious accolade with Princeton University’s John Hopfield for their foundational work in artificial neural networks, a key development in the field of machine learning (ML).

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Siemens Energy Joins Forces for Bold 100% Hydrogen HL Gas Turbine Leap

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:42:15 +0000

Siemens Energy is teaming with UK power giant SSE to develop a combustion system that will allow its flagship SGT5-9000HL gas turbine to run 100% on hydrogen while maintaining the […]

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Siemens Energy’s SGT5-9000HL gas turbine represents the cutting edge of heavy-duty turbine technology, combining advanced air-cooled design with a can-annular combustion system capable of high efficiency and operational flexibility. With 25 premix burners to optimize fuel and oxygen mixing, the turbine is already hydrogen-ready, supporting blends up to 50% hydrogen by volume. As part of Siemens’ roadmap, the SGT5-9000HL is positioned to achieve 100% hydrogen combustion by 2030. Courtesy: Siemens Energy

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Report: More Records for U.S. Energy Storage Deployment

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:11:56 +0000

The U.S. energy storage market continued its strong growth in third quarter of this year, with the grid-scale segment setting new quarterly records for deployments. That’s according to the American […]

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AtkinsRéalis Will Be Owner’s Engineer for Energy Northwest’s SMR

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:43:52 +0000

AtkinsRéalis Group, a Canada-based global engineering services and nuclear company, on Dec. 12 said it has been chosen as the owner’s engineer for Energy Northwest’s small modular reactor (SMR) project […]

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How Nuclear Power Could Help Decarbonize Industrial Steam Needs

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:43:26 +0000

Steam is used for a wide variety of critical processes across many industrial sectors. For example, the food and beverage industry uses steam for sterilization of food processing equipment; cooking, […]

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ExxonMobil Planning Large Gas-Fired Plant to Serve Data Centers

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:20:12 +0000

ExxonMobil is preparing to join the power generation business, seeing an opportunity to support the electricity supply for energy-intensive data centers. The company on Dec. 11 said it is designing […]

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