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Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands

October 28, 2024 admin aep ohio, data centers, energy demand, energy security, microsoft, news, Ohio, power, Power Demand, T&D, trends

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:19:30 +0000

Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in […]

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Group Files Plans for Massive Gas-Fired Plant, Data Center Complex in Virginia

October 28, 2024 admin balico, chickahominy power, data centers, Gas, marcellus, natural gas, news, power, Technology, utica, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:36:22 +0000

A Virginia-based energy company plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant along with multiple data centers on some 2,200 acres in that state, according to documents filed with local […]

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Bill Gates’ Energy Group, Former Google CEO Investing in Pacific Fusion Startup

October 28, 2024 admin Bill Gates, Business, California, climate change, engineering, eric schmidt, google, Management, news, Nuclear, pacific fusion, power, Research and Development, Silicon Valley, startup, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:52:08 +0000

A fusion energy company that counts executives such as Eric Schmidt and Bill Gates among its backers has emerged from stealth, announcing $900 million in pledged funding. Pacific Fusion, whose […]

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Advancing Carbon Capture: Supreme Court Ruling and Innovative Solutions for Reducing Emissions

October 28, 2024 admin Carbon Capture, climate change, Coal, Commentary, emissions, Gas, power, Research and Development, Supreme Court, Technology

Credit to Author: Samir Adams| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:50:10 +0000

As global efforts intensify to mitigate climate change, carbon capture has emerged as a vital technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Power generation, a major source of global carbon dioxide […]

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Finding Equilibrium Between Growth and Decarbonization

October 25, 2024 admin clean energy, Commentary, decarbonization, efficiency, electrification, energy transition, full coverage, International, microgrid, news, power, Renewables, schneider electric, sustainability

Credit to Author: Olivier Blum| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:52:28 +0000

With the global population expected to reach approximately nine to 10 billion by 2050, and one billion people still without energy access, our energy requirements are not only growing but […]

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China Brings 2.4-GW Gas-Fired Power Plant Online

October 24, 2024 admin 9ha.02, China, dongguan ningzhou, Gas, gas turbine, ge vernova, huizhou, International, natural gas, news, power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:05:03 +0000

China state-owned utility Guangdong Energy Group has started commercial operation of the Dongguan Ningzhou combined-cycle facility in Guangdong Province, China. GE Vernova, which supplied three 9HA.02 gas turbines for the […]

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Equity Partnership Acquiring $1.5 Billion of Residential Solar, Storage Products

October 24, 2024 admin atlas sp, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, electrification, Energy Storage, goodleap, power, Renewables, residential, Solar, storage, tactical infrastructure partners

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:37:35 +0000

A California-based technology group has joined a global independent investment firm in an equity partnership that supports lease and power purchase agreements in the residential renewable energy sector. GoodLeap, headquartered […]

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New Command Center Supporting African Power Grid Will Use GE Vernova Software

October 24, 2024 admin africa, command center, engineering, ge vernova, Instrumentation & Controls, news, power, Power Demand, software, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:32:56 +0000

An initiative aimed at connecting more of Africa’s population to the continent’s power grids will use GE Vernova’s GridOS orchestration software. A newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in […]

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Simple Cycle, Combined Cycle, or a Hybrid Approach?

October 23, 2024 admin Business, combined cycle, engineering, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, hybrid power plant, news, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, simple cycle, vast power cycle

Credit to Author: Drew Robb| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:16:36 +0000

Simple cycle gas turbines provide efficiency levels of around 35% to 40%. Combined cycle units boost efficiency to 60% and beyond. But another option is emerging that combines the attributes […]

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What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation

October 22, 2024 admin full coverage, idaho national laboratory, inl, marvel, microreactor, microreactors, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, power, power podcasts, project pele, Research and Development, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:40:57 +0000

Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal, […]

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