America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:11:06 +0000

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performance

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National Grid’s Evolution: Branching Out from Deep Roots

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:08:03 +0000

Rooted in the birth of the UK’s energy industry, National Grid’s operations have traversed critical periods of the energy industry’s tumultuous history. While it is today one of the world’s largest

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Flow Battery Market Poised for Growth as Energy Storage Needs Expand

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:07:27 +0000

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When it comes to energy storage, most people are quite familiar with lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. They are, of course, commonly used to power cell phones, electric vehicles (EVs), power tools, and many

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Understanding Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems and SCR Design Considerations

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:04:37 +0000

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is an important emissions control technology utilized at many coal, biomass, waste-to-energy, and gas-fired power plants. Many items must be considered when designing SCR

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Twin-Row Hydropower Unit Begins Operation in China

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:03:31 +0000

The Lijiaxia Hydropower Station No. 5, one of the world’s biggest hydropower plants in a dual-row turbine layout, completed its 72-hour trial run and became officially operational on Oct. 10. Completion of

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UAE Launches 104-MW Wind Project Despite Low Winds

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:03:12 +0000

A landmark utility-scale wind project is now operational in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite previous concerns that large-scale wind energy is not viable owing to the region’s low wind speeds. Abu

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Advanced Nuclear Fuel with Enrichment Exceeding Historical Limits Approved for Installation at Plant Vogtle

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:22:51 +0000

Southern Nuclear, Southern Company’s nuclear power plant operations business, announced in late September that it had received “first-of-a-kind approval” from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use advanced fuel—accident tolerant […]

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Consortium Exploring Ammonia Retrofit to GE Gas Turbines in Singapore

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:26:42 +0000

Sembcorp’s Sakra power plant is a cogeneration plant in Pulau Sakra on Jurong Island that opened in November 2001. The plant’s two GE 9F gas turbines produce power for the grid and process steam for chemical and petrochemical facilities nearby. Sembcorp in 2014 opened a second cogeneration facility on Jurong Island, the 400-MW Banyan plant, which features a single GT26 gas turbine unit. Courtesy: Sembcorp

Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries, GE Vernova, and Japanese heavy industry firm IHI Corp. will jointly examine potentially retrofitting two GE 9F gas turbines at an 815-MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant […]

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Off-Grid BESS Technology: Revolutionizing Remote Power Solutions for Energy Independence

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:45:18 +0000

Off-grid projects with battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are revolutionizing the energy landscape, providing reliable power solutions in remote locations while promoting sustainability. Off-grid BESS technology is beginning to grow […]

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U.S. Power Heavyweights Unveil Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:27:40 +0000

The DeBary Solar Power Plant in Volusia County, Fla., began serving customers on May 14, 2020. The facility is 74.5 MW with 300,000 panels. Courtesy: Duke Energy

Duke Energy, GE Vernova, and Sargent and Lundy will team up on a pioneering project to demonstrate an end-to-end energy system that produces, stores, and combusts 100% renewable hydrogen at […]

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