Nuclear’s Glimmer Ushers in Spate of Lifetime Extensions

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:18:00 +0000

Despite its ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine in early November gave state nuclear operator Energoatom the green light to operate Unit 1 of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant for 10 more years. The approval

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How Power Companies Can Ride the EV Wave for New Revenue

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:17:00 +0000

Have you noticed more electric vehicles (EVs) driving around your neighborhood? According to Kelley Blue Book’s “Electric Vehicle Sales Report Q3 2023,” EV sales volume in the U.S. set a new record in

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What’s New in Coal Power Innovation?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:15:00 +0000

Despite a dismal outlook for coal, countries with substantial coal fleets are intensifying efforts to develop new technologies and operational capabilities to improve coal power’s environmental impact

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The Importance of Accurate Weather Prediction for Power Operations

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:14:13 +0000

Power companies need precise weather forecasts for a variety of reasons. Several companies specialize in providing the type of weather information utilities need to accurately predict resource availability and

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The Benefits of Remote Monitoring for Transformers and Other Electrical Equipment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:11:15 +0000

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Obtaining real-time operating data on power plant and substation equipment has never been easier. The sensors, transmitters, and systems needed to monitor important parameters are readily available and highly

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MHI, Mitsubishi Power Report Breakthroughs for Hydrogen Combustion, Ammonia Burners

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:23:23 +0000

Staff at the central control room at Mitsubishi Power’s T-Point 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant Validation Facility at the Takasago Hydrogen Park in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, celebrate the demonstration of a large frame gas turbine using a fuel mixture of 30% hydrogen, while connected to the local power grid. The gas turbine uses hydrogen produced and stored at the Takasago Hydrogen Park. Courtesy: Mitsubishi Power

Mitsubishi Power has successfully demonstrated partial load and full load combustion of a fuel blend with 30% hydrogen (by volume) in a grid-connected J-series Air-Cooled (JAC) gas turbine. The achievement […]

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Converged Field Area Networks: Modernizing the Grid for a Sustainable Future

Credit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]

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Westinghouse Secures First Customer for eVinci Nuclear Microreactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:10:01 +0000

The eVinci microreactor has very few moving parts, working "essentially as a battery, providing the versatility for power systems ranging from several kilowatts to 5 MW of electricity, delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for eight-plus years without refueling," Westinghouse says. "It can also produce high temperature heat suitable for industrial applications including alternative fuel production such as hydrogen, and has the flexibility to balance renewable output." The technology is 100% factory built and assembled before it is shipped in a container to any location. Courtesy: Westinghouse

Westinghouse’s first customer for its eVinci microreactor—a flagship 5-MWe/13 MWth “nuclear battery”—is poised to be the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization. The commercial laboratory that […]

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INL Achieves Fabrication of Commercial-Grade Specialized Nuclear Fuel Pellets

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:32 +0000

In early 2023, INL researchers fabricated roughly two dozen pellets of uranium dioxide (UO2) high-assay low-enriched uranium at the lab’s Experimental Fuels Facility at the Material and Fuels Complex. “These HALEU uranium dioxide fuel pellets are about the size of a gummy bear, seen here next to an INL business card,” the lab noted. Source: INL

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has fabricated roughly two dozen commercial-grade fuel pellets of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) uranium dioxide (UO2), the Department of Energy (DOE) revealed on Nov. 20. The […]

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Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000

On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]

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