Multi-Module Hydrogen Pilot Plant Opens in Japan

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:42 +0000

Representatives from the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei and its partners including the Japanese government recently celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Asahi […]

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Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 14:41:56 +0000

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday.  PJM initially issued a GMD warning […]

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A large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At least five flares were associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be Earth-directed. “CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations,” NOAA explains. Courtesy: NASA

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States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 22:41:20 +0000

More than two dozen states and a handful of trade groups filed separate lawsuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging parts of the Environmental Protection […]

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Report: Renewables Generating Nearly One-Third of Global Electricity

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 19:14:17 +0000

A UK- based global research group said continued growth in wind and solar power increased power generation from renewable energy to nearly a third of worldwide electricity output last year. […]

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How Grid Enhancing Technologies Are Expanding Electric Power Transmission System Capabilities

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 18:59:16 +0000

It’s no secret that power grids around the world need to expand to accommodate more renewable energy and the so-called “electrification of everything.” The latter, of course, refers to the […]

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National Fusion Facility Completes Upgrade

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:01:17 +0000

Enhancements will enable research into the physics of advanced fusion reactors and accelerate the drive to commercial fusion energy. The DIII-D National Fusion Facility has completed a series of important […]

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TVA Secures 16 GE Vernova Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Packages for Kingston Replacement

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 12:51:30 +0000

GE Vernova has bagged the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) first order as part of a fast-track project to replace the 1.3-GW Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee with a 1.5-GW modern complex. […]

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The Tennessee Valley Authority has embarked on a fast-track project to replace the 1.3-GW Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee with a 1.5-GW modern complex. GE Vernova will supply 16 aeroderivative LM6000VELOX* dual fuel DLE (dry low emissions) gas turbine and generator packages, which are expected to deliver 850 MW of flexible power when they begin operating in 2028 at TVA’s Kingston site. Courtesy: GE Vernova

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Industry Exec: Data Centers Will Drive Demand for Natural Gas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 14:42:15 +0000

An executive with the TC Energy, a group that is among the largest operators of natural gas pipelines in North America, said electricity demand from energy-intensive data centers will support […]

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Five Dynamic Factors Reshaping the Power Sector Supply Chain

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:10:00 +0000

The shift to clean energy is triggering growing concerns about the sustainability, resilience, and integration of the power sector’s complex supply chains. Here are five trends to watch. The power sector’s

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Global First: JERA, IHI Launch Testing of Fuel Ammonia at Coal Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:08:59 +0000

Japanese firms JERA and IHI Corp. have launched the world’s first large-volume fuel ammonia demonstration testing at JERA’s 1-GW Unit 4 of its 4.1-GW Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Aichi Prefecture

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