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IEA Calls for More Diverse Solar PV Supply Chains

July 7, 2022 admin Business, China, full coverage, iea, International, Markets, news, polysilicon, Solar, solar pv, supply chains, Technology, wafers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:25:17 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is urging the development of more diverse solar PV supply chains, suggesting the sector’s heavy reliance on China has led to imbalances that pose risks to its future growth. A dedicated study of the world’s solar PV supply chain issued by the Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization on July 7 acknowledges that government […]

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Risks and Opportunities: It’s an Interesting Time to Be in the Power Industry

July 1, 2022 admin Coal, finance, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, hydrogen, hydropower, lng, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, opportunities, power sector, renewable energy, Renewables, risks, Solar, supply chain, supply chains, trends, Weather

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:11:00 +0000

War rages in Europe. Natural gas prices are through the roof. Drought threatens hydro production. Weather extremes are becoming commonplace. Supply chains are strained. Demand for electricity is headed

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SaskPower Picks SMR Technology for First Two Potential Nuclear Units

June 28, 2022 admin Business, bwrx-300, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, geh, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear reactor, opg, Safety, Saskatchewan, saskpower, smr, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:23:47 +0000

SaskPower has chosen GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology for Saskatchewan’s first two nuclear units, which the provincial utility plans to deploy by the mid-2030s. The announcement on June 27 wraps up a four-year process to evaluate specific SMR designs and furthers planning for SaskPower, a Crown corporation, which has […]

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Gaskets and Fasteners: What Sets a Supplier Apart?

June 1, 2022 admin Business, fasteners, full coverage, gaskets, lamons, news, O&M, supply chain, supply chains

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:10:00 +0000

Gaskets and fasteners are vital to plant reliability and efficiency. While basic nuts, bolts, and gaskets haven’t changed much over the years, some of the materials used in them have evolved and designs have

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NERC Warns of Mounting Reliability Risks, Urges Preparation for Challenging Summer

May 19, 2022 admin Business, caiso, California, Coal, Cybersecurity, drought, ercot, fuel concerns, full coverage, Gas, generator performance, Hydro, inverter-based generation, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Power Demand, Solar, SPP, supply chain, supply chains, trends, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 20:10:17 +0000

An unprecedented array of risks—ranging from capacity shortfalls, extreme weather, extended drought, supply chain issues, cybersecurity, solar PV tripping, fuel constraints, to wildfires—could imperil the reliability of nearly every North American bulk power system (BPS) region west of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) this summer, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warns in […]

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Dramatic Innovation-Driven Ramp Up of Floating Offshore Wind Anticipated by 2030

May 2, 2022 admin Business, climate change, engineering, equinor, floating offshore wind, full coverage, gwec, hywind, International, kincardine, Markets, news, O&M, offshore wind, Policy, Research and Development, siemens gamesa, supply chains, Technology, vestas, Wind, wind technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:17:00 +0000

A drumbeat of floating offshore wind–related developments this year suggests the pipeline for the long-nascent wind technology sub-sector may be finally beginning to grow. While floating wind’s current

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Supply Chain Issues Mean Planning Is More Important Than Ever

May 2, 2022 admin China, ctotf, maintenance, news, outage, supply chain, supply chains

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:14:00 +0000

It’s hard to imagine a company that hasn’t been affected by supply chain issues over the past couple of years. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, a couple of utility executives had suggested POWER

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Doosan Kicks Off NuScale SMR Production for Idaho Nuclear Project

April 26, 2022 admin Business, carbon-free power project, cfpp, dhic, doosan, doosan enerbility, engineering, full coverage, International, Manufacturing, news, Nuclear, nuclear component, NuScale, Research and Development, SCIENCE, South korea, supply chains, Technology, uamps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:12:30 +0000

South Korean power industrial giant Doosan has agreed to forge materials for NuScale Power’s small modular reactors (SMR) starting as early as this year to support the commercial deployment of VOYGRs at the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP) in Idaho Falls. NuScale separately also teamed with American large component forging firms to boost its U.S. […]

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The ‘Weakest Link’ in Supply Chain Security

February 22, 2022 admin assessment, Business, cyber, Cybersecurity, device, Exelon, fortress, full coverage, INDUSTRY, Information, Interview, news, perspective, protect, Security, security features, supply chains, Technology, the power interview, utility, utility company, vendor, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:20:24 +0000

The energy transition will bring with it a new generation of cybersecurity challenges for the power sector. While information-sharing has been valuable, strategies to address issues related to vendor security, cyber talent, and lagging investment will also be critical, a former utility supply chain executive who led the development of an industry-wide cybersecurity risk exchange […]

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Poland Secures NuScale SMR as Urgency for Nuclear Energy Ramps Up Across Central, Eastern Europe

February 16, 2022 admin AP1000, Bulgaria, Business, bwrx-300, central and eastern europe, climate change, Czech Republic, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Renewables, Romania, Russia, supply chains, Technology, Ukraine, voygr, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:16:04 +0000

NuScale Power has signed a definitive commercial agreement with mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. to deploy a VOYGR power plant of up to 924 MWe as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. Under an “early works agreement” signed in a ceremony on Feb. 14 in the […]

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