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Google Bets Big on Nuclear, Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

October 14, 2024 admin advancednuclear, Business, carbonfreeenergy, cleanenergy, datacenters, decarbonization, energytransition, full coverage, google, kairos power, Markets, molten salt reactor, news, Nuclear, nuclearenergy, power, Power Demand, powerpurchaseagreements, renewableenergy, smr, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Offshore Wind Milestone: China’s Dongfang Unveils 26-MW Turbine

October 14, 2024 admin 26 mw, dongfang, International, mingyang, news, offshore wind, power, Renewables, Research and Development, siemens gamesa, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:32:45 +0000

Chinese state-owned manufacturer Dongfang Electric announced the company has completed production of a 26-MW offshore wind turbine, continuing a trend of ever-more-powerful turbines from that country. The turbine’s nacelle, shown […]

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How the Presidential Election Could Impact Renewable Energy Tax Credits

October 11, 2024 admin biden, Business, climate change, Commentary, distributed energy, election, Energy Storage, Environmental, EPA, harris, Hydro, inflation reduction act, irã, IRS, Legal & Regulatory, offshore wind, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, tax credits, Technology, Trump, Wind

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:14:09 +0000

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in 2022. The IRA is the largest public investments in renewable energy in American history and created more than 20 […]

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The Other Side of Safety—Litigation and the Expert Witness

October 10, 2024 admin full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, legal and regulatory, lineworker, Management, news, power, Safety, T&D, workforce

Credit to Author: Max Fuentes| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:56:33 +0000

What happens when you suffer a catastrophic injury at work and can’t continue in your career? Workers compensation begins. Those payments last until you reach the maximum medical improvement point. […]

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3 Steps for Utility Companies to Get Started with Undergrounding

October 10, 2024 admin abb, Business, full coverage, grid hardening, news, power, reliability, Smart Grid, sustainability, T&D, underground

Credit to Author: Jack Bellissimo| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:32:42 +0000

The U.S. electric grid is under more strain than ever to support exponential electricity demand due to artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, electric vehicles, and hotter temperatures. Its infrastructure is […]

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Bill Gates-Backed Group Secures Funding for New Wind Energy Project

October 10, 2024 admin airloom energy, Bill Gates, breakthrough energy ventures, funding, pilot, power, prototype, renewable energy, Renewables, Wind, wind power, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:41:14 +0000

A startup company whose investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the group led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said it has received about $14 million in new funding in support of […]

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‘World’s Largest’: Chinese Company Installs 15-MW Onshore Wind Turbine

October 9, 2024 admin 15 mw, International, news, onshore wind, onshore wind turbine, power, sany, sany group, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:32:30 +0000

A Chinese company has installed what it calls the world’s largest onshore wind turbine. Sany Group, a multinational firm known for its manufacturing of heavy equipment, on October 9 announced […]

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Breakthrough for sCO2 Power Cycle as STEP Demo Completes Phase 1 of 10-MW Project

October 9, 2024 admin advanced power generation, brayton cycle innovation, Business, clean energy solutions, energy efficiency technology, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, low-emission power systems, news, Nuclear, power, power plant innovation, Renewables, sco2 power cycle, step demo project, supercritical co2 technology, Technology, trends, turbomachinery advancements

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:02:04 +0000

In a significant breakthrough for the development of supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles, the 10-MWe Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant in San Antonio, Texas, has wrapped […]

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Mitsubishi Brings Final Unit of 5.3-GW Gas-Fired Thailand Project Online

October 9, 2024 admin Gas, gulf energy development, International, m701jac, mitsubishi power, natural gas, news, power, Thailand, turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:57:47 +0000

Mitsubishi Power announced completion of a 5.3-GW natural gas-fired power plant project in Thailand, with the multi-phase installation now fully in commercial operation. The two combined-cycle power plants in Chonburi […]

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DOE Picks Six Companies to Provide HALEU Fuel Services for Advanced Reactors

October 8, 2024 admin advanced reactors, american centrifuge operating, Business, BWXT, centrus, DOE, framatome, ge vernova, haleu, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear fuel services, orano, power, reactors, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:51:10 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced six companies have successfully bid to provide deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel to support advanced nuclear reactors. The DOE on […]

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