Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:50:50 +0000
Bill Gates’ nuclear innovation firm TerraPower has broken ground on the non-nuclear portion of Kemmerer Unit 1, a 345-MW Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant. The groundbreaking on June […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:16:10 +0000
SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) are widely used reliability indices that measure the performance of power distribution systems. SAIDI represents the total […]
The post U.S. Power Distribution System Reliability Has Declined Over the Past Decade: How to Make It Better appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:31:22 +0000
Decarbonization goals call for advancing high-impact energy technologies. The U.S. has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, a goal that presents both challenges and opportunities in the field of […]
The post Advancing Ceramic Matrix Composites and Environmental Barrier Coatings for Hydrogen Turbines: Challenges and Opportunities appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:07:25 +0000
CMS Energy’s subsidiary NorthStar Clean Energy has given Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) the green light to start initial work on converting a 73-MW coal-fired power plant in Michigan into a […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:27:14 +0000
Engineering firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of digital construction and its transformative impact on electrical engineering and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design. Leveraging digital construction tools enables firms […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 16:59:52 +0000
Mitsubishi Power will supply its gas turbine technology to a new power plant in Brazil, a 1.6-GW facility considered among the largest electricity generation projects in Latin America. The company […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 19:59:41 +0000
Framatome and TerraPower will team to design and develop a pilot line for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) metallization, a crucial deconversion process, at Framatome’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:32:46 +0000
In a significant push toward modernizing America’s aging grid infrastructure, the Biden administration, in partnership with 21 states, has launched the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative. The measure marks the […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 12:05:33 +0000
The White House has unveiled a suite of new measures aimed at slashing risks associated with new nuclear reactor development and construction, underscoring its policy push to champion nuclear. At […]
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Credit to Author: Bruce Grissom| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 21:54:26 +0000
Recent government legislation and initiatives have prompted positive momentum in the energy industry. From regulatory matters to technology upgrades to renewable energy trends boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]
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