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DOE Launches $2.5B Fund to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines

May 12, 2022 admin biden, Business, finance, full coverage, grid expansion, grid modernization, iija, Legislative, news, T&D, Technology, tfp, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:50:41 +0000

The Biden administration has launched efforts to shape the $2.5 billion Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), a key Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) initiative dedicated to building out critical new transmission lines and related facilities across the country. The Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on May 10 issued a joint notice of information (NOI) […]

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Quantum Technology: Applications in Cybersecurity for Power Utilities

May 12, 2022 admin communication protocols, connected plant, cyberattack, Cybersecurity, digitalization, encryption, full coverage, hitachi energy, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, International, news, quantum technology, Safety, Technology, wan

Credit to Author: Rouven Floeter| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:37:22 +0000

With the advent and implementation of smart grid infrastructure across power utilities, there has been a paradigm shift in the efficiencies of the grid. The use of digital communication technology has led to high-speed communication enablement across various components as well as better data analysis and real-time control. This has proven to be advantageous not […]

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Keeping Coal Relevant: University of Wyoming Leads the Way

May 5, 2022 admin Business, Carbon Capture, carbon sequestration, CCS, climate change, Coal, Coal Mining, Environmental, full coverage, news, Research and Development, Technology, the power podcast, university of wyoming, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 17:33:00 +0000

To say the coal industry faces challenges is an understatement. Coal-fired power plants are being retired around the globe as efforts to decarbonize the world’s power supply have intensified due to climate change concerns. That’s a problem for people working in the coal industry, as well as for states and governments that rely on coal […]

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ERCOT, MISO Warn of Potential Power Supply Shortfalls

May 5, 2022 admin Business, changing generation mix, Coal, competitive markets, ercot, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, Markets, MISO, news, Nuclear, O&M, regulatory, reliability, Renewables, Solar, supply shortfalls, Technology, thermal fleet, trends, wholesale power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 16:49:05 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) over the past week separately expressed concerns about power supply uncertainties in the face of upcoming warmer-than-normal temperatures. MISO raised an alarm on April 28 when it said that it projects “insufficient firm resources” to cover the summer peak under typical […]

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History of Power: Duke Energy’s Century-Old Legacy

May 2, 2022 admin Business, catawba river, climate change, climate goals, Coal, duke energy, Environmental, esg, Florida, full coverage, Gas, History, history of power, Hydro, hydrogen, investors, news, Nuclear, piedmont carolinas, progress energy, regulators, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:20:00 +0000

Duke Energy, one of the largest energy companies in the world, grew out of a system of lakes and dams along the Catawba River to generate power for the Piedmont Carolinas. While the company has sustained a

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Large-Scale Hydrogen Projects Take Shape as Technology Continues to Evolve

May 2, 2022 admin Business, engineering, fuel cell, fuel cells, full coverage, Gas, green hydrogen, hanwha energy, hydrogen, International, news, Oman, power plant, Renewables, Research and Development, shell, Technology, worley

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:19:00 +0000

If hydrogen-based power technology and decarbonization schemes seem like a novelty to you, you may not be paying close enough attention to developments happening around the world. While some hydrogen pilot

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Dramatic Innovation-Driven Ramp Up of Floating Offshore Wind Anticipated by 2030

May 2, 2022 admin Business, climate change, engineering, equinor, floating offshore wind, full coverage, gwec, hywind, International, kincardine, Markets, news, O&M, offshore wind, Policy, Research and Development, siemens gamesa, supply chains, Technology, vestas, Wind, wind technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:17:00 +0000

A drumbeat of floating offshore wind–related developments this year suggests the pipeline for the long-nascent wind technology sub-sector may be finally beginning to grow. While floating wind’s current

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UK Leans Heavily on Nuclear in Bold New Energy Strategy

May 2, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, energy security, energy strategy, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, gas power, History, hydrogen, International, Legal & Regulatory, lng, net-zero, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, Policy, Rolls-Royce, Russia, Technology, tidal power, trends, uk, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:16:00 +0000

A long-awaited energy strategy published by the UK government on April 6 lays out bold commitments that tackle Great Britain’s multi-pronged challenges, including achieving net-zero carbon emissions while

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Small Modular Reactors Provide Opportunity to Rethink Automation for Nuclear Generation

May 2, 2022 admin arc advisory group, Business, full coverage, ge hitachi, holtec, Instrumentation & Controls, Moltex Energy, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:15:00 +0000

An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches. While instrumentation and control (I&C)

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Administration, NRC, Nuclear Industry Look Ahead to Uncertain Territory

May 2, 2022 admin AI, ammonia, biden administration, Business, DOE, full coverage, History, hydrogen, iiot, iiot power, Legal & Regulatory, molten salt reactors, news, NRC, Nuclear, regulatory, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:13:00 +0000

The Biden administration is fully behind development of new nuclear power technology. It is encouraging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to look at “new approaches to regulation” as advanced

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