Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:49:09 +0000
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is warning reliability challenges have grown urgent as the nation’s power system grapples with a “hyper-complex risk environment.” The grid operator that serves 15 […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:25:46 +0000
Kairos Power will secure $303 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) under a novel performance-based, fixed-price milestone approach to support the design, construction, and commissioning of its 35-MWth Hermes […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:33:06 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) its first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power generation. GNF, […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:04:05 +0000
North American electric utilities continue to grapple with the challenge of managing behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs), according to the results of a survey of utility decision-makers published Feb. 15. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:36:21 +0000
A Texas-based energy company has announced plans to build a 1.2-GW natural gas-fired power plant in Lee County, Texas, with construction expected to begin in 2025. Sandow Lakes Energy Co. […]
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Credit to Author: Steve Mustard, PE| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:34:28 +0000
Many countries are promoting renewable energy sources, encouraging sustainable transportation, and adopting innovative technologies to achieve their energy efficiency goals, mitigate climate change, and contribute to a more sustainable future. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:14:40 +0000
A third gas-fired unit planned at a power plant in Uzbekistan will use equipment from Mitsubishi Power, the company announced on Feb. 13. Mitsubishi said the 600-MW Navoi 3 facility […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:44:55 +0000
The decarbonization of power generation is fostering research and development of new energy technologies, and some companies are reimagining what’s possible when it comes to power plant design. That includes […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:54:02 +0000
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will refurbish four units at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Canada’s first major commercial generation plant— marking a major turnaround for the 3.1-GW plant slated to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:25:18 +0000
It seems everywhere you go, both inside and outside of the power industry, people are talking about hydrogen. Last October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of […]
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