GE Vernova Unveils 100% Hydrogen-Fueled Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Solution, Secures First Customer

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:38:56 +0000

GE Vernova has unveiled a 100% hydrogen-ready aeroderivative gas turbine solution based on its LM6000VELOX package. The first-of-a-kind technology will be showcased at the 200-MW Whyalla hydrogen power plant in […]

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A rendering of the Whyalla hydrogen power plant, featuring GE Vernova’s LM6000VELOX package—the first aeroderivative gas turbine solution designed to run on 100% renewable hydrogen, providing firming capacity to support South Australia’s energy transition. Courtesy: OHPSA

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Artificial Intelligence Has Entered the Nuclear Industry and Its Early Benefits Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:09:16 +0000

A collaboration between startup Atomic Canyon and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory allowed construction of a sentence-embedding model using 53 million pages of Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents

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Mobility, Flexibility, Scalability: SMRs Forging Nuclear’s Future

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000

The need for emissions-free power generation, along with the ability to provide more power when and where it’s needed, is driving research and development of smaller nuclear reactors. Energy industry

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Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:59:12 +0000

While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true

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Nuclear Fuel: The Unseen Barrier Ahead

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:18 +0000

As global nuclear ambitions surge, the industry’s fuel supply chain faces critical gaps. Can advanced fuels like HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) and TRISO (TRi-structural ISOtropic particle fuel)

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Idaho Digital Twin Project Trailblazing for Nuclear

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:57:17 +0000

In 2023, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Idaho State University unveiled the industry’s first near real-time digital twin of a nuclear reactor. The virtual replica of the 5-Wth AGN-201 research reactor

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Uniper Picks Electric Hydrogen’s Tech For 200-MW Green Hydrogen Project

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:19:58 +0000

German energy company Uniper has selected Electric Hydrogen as its exclusive partner to design a 200-MW electrolyzer plant for the large-scale electrolysis within Uniper’s Green Wilhelmshaven project in Northern Germany. […]

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Westinghouse, Radiant Secure $5M for Microreactor Tests at INL’s Pioneering DOME Testbed

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:55:53 +0000

Westinghouse and Radiant Industries have secured a $5 million Department of Energy (DOE) award to advance their microreactor designs for testing at the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) testbed at […]

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The DOE’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) has since 2021 set out to refurbish EBR II (which operated from 1964 – 1994) as a new test bed for higher thermal power reactor projects. The Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed is a demonstration platform that is flexible enough to test four to five advanced reactors. Testing could begin in 2026. Source: DOE

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Entergy Louisiana Eyes 2.2 GW of New Gas-Fired Generation to Support Data Center Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:39:57 +0000

A filing with the Louisiana Public Service Commission shows that Entergy plans to build more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired power generation in the state, including a 1,500-MW facility […]

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SRP and EDP Renewables Announce New Energy Storage System to Support Increasing Energy Demand

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:05:07 +0000

Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), have entered into an agreement to provide 200 MW of new energy […]

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