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Vogtle Unit 3 Enters Commercial Operation: First ‘Newly Constructed’ U.S. Nuclear Power Plant in Decades

July 31, 2023 admin Business, commercial operation, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, power, reactor, Southern Company, vogtle expansion, vogtle unit 3

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:18:47 +0000

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Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first “newly constructed” nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in […]

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Automation Imperative in the Utility Industry

July 31, 2023 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Cybersecurity, energy security, Instrumentation & Controls, power, Research and Development, Technology, uipath, utilities

Credit to Author: Nikhil Joshi| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:17:06 +0000

Although the utility industry is the backbone of any economy, it lags in adopting the latest technologies. This is evidenced by the fact that utilities are underperforming in customer satisfaction […]

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Making Green Hydrogen’s Potential Come True

July 28, 2023 admin ambient fuels, Commentary, green hydrogen, hydrogen, irã, IRS, power

Credit to Author: Kevin Lawlor| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:48:18 +0000

Electric utilities are looking to green hydrogen as a tool to help alleviate over-congested grids and renewable energy curtailment. But what makes hydrogen “green?” The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will […]

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Creating More Resilient Data Centers to Navigate Energy Volatility and Extreme Weather

July 28, 2023 admin Business, data center, distributed energy, Energy Storage, International, microgrid, news, power, Renewables, schneider electric, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Carsten Baumann| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:46:36 +0000

An astonishing surge of heat across the globe shattered temperature records and marked three days of July 2023 as likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history. When temperatures rise dramatically, […]

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Hydrogen Offers a ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity’ This Decade for Innovative Companies

July 27, 2023 admin accelera, Business, climate change, cummins, electrolyzers, fuel cells, green hydrogen, hydrogen, International, news, pem, power, power podcasts, proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, Renewables, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:27:30 +0000

Hydrogen demand throughout the world reached 94 million metric tons in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Global Hydrogen Review 2022, an annual report issued by the IEA […]

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Busy Week: News and Notes from the Power Industry (July 27, 2023)

July 27, 2023 admin aeroderivative, b&w, biomass, Business, BWXT, Carbon Capture, CCS, Coal, coal conversion, Fuel, Gas, gas turbine, ge vernova, haleu, International, news, news and notes, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power, power, Power Demand, Research and Development, space power, uk, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:39:35 +0000

A number of companies in the power industry revealed new projects and other interesting developments this week. The following are some the more noteworthy announcements that POWER has been monitoring. […]

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France Chooses Site for Two New EPR Nuclear Units

July 25, 2023 admin EDF, EPR, epr2, framatome, France, International, news, Nuclear, power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:09:54 +0000

Officials in France have announced the existing Bugey nuclear power station near Lyon will be the site of two new EPR reactors. The government of President Emmanuel Macron last year […]

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Energy Storage Projects Commissioned to Serve New York City

July 25, 2023 admin distributed energy resources, Energy Storage, NEW YORK CITY, power, qcells, Solar, summit ridge energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:34:13 +0000

A Virginia-headquartered group said it has brought online the first two of the company’s four planned energy storage systems (ESS) designed to support and stabilize the New York City power […]

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Hot Weather: How to Maintain Power Plant Readiness and Reliable Operation

July 24, 2023 admin climate change, cooling, Heat, Management, news, O&M, planning, power, power plant, reliability, Weather

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:22:53 +0000

Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. In fact, July 2023 is shaping up to be “the hottest single month on Earth on record, […]

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How Utilities Can Achieve Automated, Condition-Based Grid Maintenance to Boost Safety and Grid Reliability

July 23, 2023 admin Business, condition-based maintenance, connected plant, news, O&M, power, power grid, Safety, Smart Grid, substation, T&D, Technology, teledyne flir

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 03:02:13 +0000

Site safety, equipment reliability, and a balanced budget from smooth operations are the cornerstones of a successful power grid. Today’s utility companies face immense challenges with current equipment monitoring practices, […]

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