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NYPA, GE Successfully Pilot Hydrogen Retrofit at Aeroderivative Gas Turbine

September 26, 2022 admin aeroderivative gas turbine, air gas, Business, climate change, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas power decarbonization, ge, hydrogen, hydrogen demonstration, New York, news, nypa, Research and Development, sargent & lundy, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:55:19 +0000

A pioneering GE aeroderivative gas turbine project to demonstrate hydrogen combustion as part of a retrofit at an existing U.S. natural gas power plant has successfully utilized blends of 5% to 44% hydrogen with natural gas—some of the highest volumes of hydrogen blended into a commercially operating gas turbine. The project spearheaded by New York […]

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Oklo Relaunches NRC Licensing Process for Nuclear Microreactor

September 20, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, licensing, licensing plan, news, NRC, Nuclear, oklo, part 53, regulatory, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:52:10 +0000

Oklo, the developer of the much-watched 1.5-MW Aurora microreactor, has submitted a recharged licensing project plan (LPP) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), launching a renewed effort that could help the advanced nuclear reactor developer set the stage for “effective and efficient” application reviews by the federal regulator. The move is a significant step for […]

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NuScale, Last Energy Make Significant Insteps for SMRs in Poland

September 13, 2022 admin AP1000, bechtel, Business, energy security, full coverage, International, last energy, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Research and Development, smrs, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:35:23 +0000

NuScale has signed a first task order and a statement of commencement with Polish mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., kicking off early work for a VOYGR nuclear power plant of up to 924 MWe that the partners could deploy as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. […]

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DOE’s Latest Energy Earthshot Will Tackle Technical, Economic Challenges for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

September 10, 2022 admin Business, DOE, earthshot, egs, engineering, enhanced geothermal, Fuel, full coverage, geothermal, news, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:19:52 +0000

The Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s latest Energy Earthshot will seek to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) to $45/MWh by 2035, an ambitious goal that would shave current EGS costs by 90%. The DOE’s latest Energy Earthshot—part of a 2021-research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) initiative it launched to accelerate breakthroughs for emerging technologies—will […]

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Biden Administration Targets Industrial Decarbonization Through Electrification, Low-Carbon Fuels, CCUS

September 7, 2022 admin biden administration, Business, c&i, Carbon Capture, Coal, consumption, decarbonization, digitalization, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, DOE, electrification, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, industrial sector, INDUSTRY, manufacturers, natural gas, net-zero, news, Nuclear, power, power end-use, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:45:06 +0000

The Biden administration has laid out a comprehensive roadmap to help five energy-intensive manufacturing sectors reduce their fuel- and power-related carbon emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050. The pathways proposed for the iron and steel, cement and concrete, food and beverage, chemical manufacturing, and petroleum refining sectors may have substantial implications for future power demand. […]

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DOE Backs Carbon Capture Development at Two Major Gas-Fired Power Plants

September 1, 2022 admin Business, calpine, cane run 7, Carbon Capture, CCS, deer park, DOE, engineering, full coverage, Gas, ge gas power, lg&e, natural gas, news, ngcc, plant barry, polk, Research and Development, Technology, teco

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:37:15 +0000

Two major U.S. gas power plants will be part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) efforts to develop carbon capture technologies capable of capturing at least 95% of carbon dioxide. The agency’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) on Aug. 26 announced $31 million in funding for 10 projects. While many of the […]

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A Fine Balance: Building One of Europe’s Largest Hybrid Facilities

September 1, 2022 admin Business, Energy Storage, engineering, full coverage, haringvliet, hybrid power, International, Legislative, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology, The Netherlands, top plant, vattenfall, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:19:00 +0000

When Swedish company Vattenfall in 2018 set out to combine wind, solar, and battery storage resources at this pioneering energy park in the Netherlands, its foremost focus was to demonstrate a clean energy

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The POWER Interview: Modeling Solutions for the Future of Energy

August 31, 2022 admin Business, clean energy, data, didem cataloglu, digitization, direxyon technologies, engineering, esg, Instrumentation & Controls, Interview, O&M, Plant Design, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, utilities

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:43:42 +0000

Utilities function in the present but must always plan for the future. That’s even more true today, as the rapid pace of change with power generation technologies, and the transition to cleaner forms of energy, means utilities—whether they deal with electricity, natural gas, water, transportation, or are a municipality that pays attention to all those […]

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CAISO’s First Geothermal Plant in 30 Years Comes Online

August 25, 2022 admin binary generating units, Business, caiso, California, full coverage, geothermal, news, orc, ormat, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:46:30 +0000

The first geothermal power plant built in more than three decades within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority has come online. Mammoth Pacific Geothermal, an Ormat Co. subsidiary, declared the 30-MW Casa Diablo IV (CD4) commercially operational on July 20. CD4 is located on public land two miles east of the Town of […]

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Pilot Advanced Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Facility Opens

August 25, 2022 admin Business, fcm, Fuel, full coverage, mmr, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oak ridge, Technology, triso, ultra safe nuclear, usnc

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:13:11 +0000

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. has opened a pilot fuel manufacturing facility that will produce TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) coated fuel particles and the company’s proprietary fuel for use in its high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR). The Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility, located at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is one of the […]

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