National Fusion Facility Completes Upgrade

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:01:17 +0000

Enhancements will enable research into the physics of advanced fusion reactors and accelerate the drive to commercial fusion energy. The DIII-D National Fusion Facility has completed a series of important […]

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Eaton Among Groups Supporting Microgrid Buildout in Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:05:43 +0000

Companies operating in Puerto Rico have paid particular attention to the reliability and resiliency of their power supply after a series of major hurricanes battered the island in recent years. Those storms

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Groups Collaborate to Electrify Chemical Processing Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:34:24 +0000

Three major chemical processing companies announced the startup of a demonstration plant to show the viability of large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. BASF, SABIC, and Linde on April 17 […]

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Massive Electrical and Instrumentation Contract Awarded for Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Project

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:03:23 +0000

BGEN, one of the UK’s largest engineering firms, has been awarded an £84 million project by GE Steam Power Systems to provide electrical and instrumentation solutions to Hinkley Point C […]

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Dependable Backup Power System Provides Peace of Mind for Cheese Business

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:21:32 +0000

Cheese Merchants uses close collaboration with Charles Equipment to power its mission to deliver fresh, premium cheese products to vendors across the U.S. Volvo Penta’s D16 engine serves as a […]

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UK Companies See Major Opportunity in Nuclear Supply Chain

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:07:40 +0000

The UK government has ambitions for 24 GW of nuclear energy by 2050 to help in providing energy security for the UK and for meeting its net-zero goals. Among groups […]

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NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:24:27 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to create Part 53, a much-awaited risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing framework geared toward […]

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A Closer Look at Two Operational Small Modular Reactor Designs

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:31 +0000

There are literally dozens of small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor designs being developed by different companies around the world, and some of the work has been going on for decades. Yet, only two

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Marnie Finds a Pest

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:10:41 +0000

Small clues can sometimes help reveal larger problems. Don’t ignore unusual events and remember not to let history repeat. “One unit’s offline, and it’s about to become two, right as power prices and

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Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

Credit to Author: Stan Kaplan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […]

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2. The Climeworks Orca Solid DAC pilot plant in Iceland. The plant receives thermal energy from a nearby geothermal facility. Source: Climeworks

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