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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways

October 18, 2018 admin Coal, Environmental, general, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, supply chains, Technology

The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the administration, Politico reported on October 15. The publication reported “four people with knowledge of the discussions” have confirmed that opposition from the president’s own advisers on the National Security Council […]

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The Rise of Natural Gas Generation in Europe

October 5, 2018 admin Business, climate change, Coal, Environmental, Europe, Gas, History, iea, International, Markets, natural gas, news, Renewables, supply chains, Technology

Spurred by the shale gas revolution, natural gas’s stunning rise to dominate the U.S. power profile has been echoed by a number of countries, particularly in the Middle East. In Europe, where domestic natural gas production is actually in decline—and consensus is that shale gas won’t likely play a major role on the continent—natural gas […]

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U.S. Biomass Power, Dampened by Market Forces, Fights to Stay Ablaze

October 1, 2018 admin anaerobic digestion, and pyrolysis, biomass, biomass power association, Business, cbea, climate change, co-firing, combustion, Connecticut, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Dominion, EIA, Electric vehicles, Environmental, evs, finance, Fuel, Legal & Regulatory, news, Renewables, supply chains, Technology, waste to energy

Though experts say biomass should continue to play a key role in the U.S. renewable power portfolio for its baseload properties, contributions to forest management, and other reasons, a swathe of uneconomic

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Japan Program for Reuse of Nuclear MOX Fuel in Doubt

September 4, 2018 admin Business, Fuel, fukushima, International, Japan, Kansai, Kyushu, Markets, mixed-oxide fuel, mox, news, Nuclear, pluthermal, radwaste summit, rokkasho, savannah river, shikoku, supply chains, Technology

The Japanese government has pushed for the reuse of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in the country’s nuclear reactors, but utilities that finance the reprocessing have not funded those operations since fiscal year 2016, according to financial reports released by the power companies on September 2. Japan’s KYODO News reported that sources said 10 utilities, including Tokyo […]

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Let the Sun Shine In: Where Is Solar Power Headed?

September 1, 2018 admin Business, distributed energy, Environmental, go solar group, greeneum, Markets, news, photovoltaic, pv, Renewables, Research and Development, Smart Grid, Solar, solar panel, Solar power, solaria, supply chains, tariffs, Technology

The Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry, reports that solar power has grown in the U.S. at a compounded annual rate of 59% since the solar investment

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World’s First AP1000 Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Power

August 16, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, China, Georgia Power, haiyang, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear technology, sanmen, SCANA, southern nuclear, supply chains, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

The world’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor—Sanmen 1 in China’s Zhejiang province—commenced 100% power operation for the first time on August 11, China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) said. Sanmen 1 was connected to the grid on June 30. Earlier this year, China also put online Unit 5 of the Yangjiang Nuclear Plant on May 23, and Taishan 1, an EPR, on […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: A Gas Trade Transformation (Infographic)

August 1, 2018 admin big picture, Business, China, Gas, gas supply, general, History, iea, Infographics, International, Japan, lng, Markets, news, Russia, supply chains, Trade, u.s., world gas conference

According to the International Energy Agency, global natural gas trade has grown by more than 40% over the past 15 years. Over the next five years, current trade flows are expected to significantly diversify, boosted by development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. LNG trade, which grew by 11% in 2017 to 391 billion cubic […]

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Benefits of High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission Systems

August 1, 2018 admin abb, electric power transmission, hdr, high-voltage direct current, hvdc, International, news, Power Demand, siemens, Smart Grid, supply chains, T&D, Technology

High-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology offers several advantages compared to alternating current transmission systems. For example, it allows more efficient bulk power transfer over long distances

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Natural Gas: Clear Skies, Some Clouds on the Horizon

August 1, 2018 admin Business, Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, federal energy regulatory commission, ferc, future, Gas, gas deliverability, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, natural gas, natural gas pipeline, news, projections, supply chains

Horizontal drilling technology and fracking techniques have created a natural gas revolution in the U.S. The future looks bright for gas-fired power generation but there are three potential storm clouds that

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