Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000
Taishan-2 EPR Achieves Criticality. A second EPR unit in China’s Guangdong province attained a sustained chain reaction on May 28, marking another major milestone for Framatome, EDF, and China General
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000
Chile, a country that relied on coal for about two-fifths of its power generation in 2016, in June announced it would mothball eight coal plants, totaling 23 GW, of its existing 28-plant coal fleet over the
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:56:23 +0000
A bill introduced by Senate Democrats on June 26 establishes a national electricity standard that would require large retail suppliers to source at least 1.5% of their power from renewables by 2020 and gradually grow that share through 2035. The measure comes a day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed monthly generation from renewable […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:33:26 +0000
Authorities have initiated a far-reaching investigation into an unprecedented blackout that on June 16 hit a wide swath of South America—most of Argentina and Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay—affecting tens of millions of people. The massive blackout—apagón—is thought to have originated in a disturbance that affected two high-voltage lines, Colonia Elia Y Mercedes and Colonia […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:49:47 +0000
India is striving to conserve coal and slash its carbon emissions. The country which depended on coal for 56% of its total capacity of 356 GW as of May 2019, wants to reduce coal’s share to 45% of a planned capacity expansion to 480 GW by the end of 2022. During that period, it will […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:00:01 +0000
Household batteries could contribute to making the grid more cost effective, reliable, resilient, and safe—if retail battery providers, utilities, and regulators can resolve delicate commercial, operational, and policy issues. The growth of battery storage in the power sector has attracted a great deal of attention in the industry and media. Much of that attention focuses […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:40:43 +0000
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a fresh warning that continued “above-normal” growth in electric demand could require it to enter Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) status to maintain system reliability this summer. As it released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June to September), a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000
The power grid is a pretty complex system. Electricity is generally produced on an as-needed basis. Generators ramp up and down based on demand. However, energy storage systems are beginning to change how
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:22:52 +0000
Managing the power load of a Las Vegas casino might seem a daunting task. MGM Resorts International, which operates several iconic properties on the city’s famous strip along with other hospitality and entertainment venues worldwide, took matters into its own hands a few years ago as it tried to control its energy costs and also […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:09:41 +0000
Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. continue to rise, as the use of natural gas for power generation increases in countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and Mexico. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that four U.S. LNG export facilities combined to ship 483 LNG cargoes in 2018, a […]
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