China Group Develops Plan to Turn Biomass Into Low-Carbon Natural Gas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:47:28 +0000

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Researchers in China have published the results of a study that the group said provides an efficient catalytic approach to directly transfer solid biomass into natural gas, while enabling the gas to have a low-carbon footprint. The researchers said bio-natural gas produced from the hydrogen combined with lignocellulosic biomass could be used at power plants, […]

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The POWER Interview: Protection Testing Paradigm—How Utilities can Adapt to the Digital Era

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:27:16 +0000

The digital transformation in the power generation industry touches several areas, encompassing engineering, monitoring and control, asset performance, and operations optimization, among others. Power plant operators know the digital era has been a perfect fit for their industry, enabling digitization to reduce risk, save costs, optimize performance, and speed crisis response. Doble Engineering is a […]

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Nuclear Field Activities Completed for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:33:18 +0000

The 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project—the first six-module NuScale Power VOYGR-6 power plant—has completed field investigation activities at its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The achievement announced on Feb. 3 marks a major milestone for CFPP LLC, the entity Utah state energy services interlocal agency Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) established […]

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New Era for NextEra: A Utility Spotlight

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:19:00 +0000

Since its inception as Florida Power & Light Co. in 1925, NextEra Energy has transformed into the world’s largest utility company. The company’s history is symbolic of the growth and uncertainty that has characterized the history of power. 

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Rolls-Royce Sets Megawatt Milestone for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft System

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:14:00 +0000

Bracing for explosive growth in the electrification of mobility, UK-based engineering giant Rolls-Royce is developing various all-electric and hybrid-electric drive systems for aircraft. At one of its most

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Blueprint Underway for Commercial Mine Energy Storage Facility in Sweden 

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:13:00 +0000

A blueprint for what could become the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility has garnered financial backing from Swedish Mining Innovation.

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ICS ATT&CK: Designed to Help Protect from Cyber Attacks

Credit to Author: Travis Smith| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:12:21 +0000

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Earlier this year, MITRE—a not-for-profit organization that works in the public interest across federal, state, and local governments, as well as with industry and academia—officially released the long-awaited industrial control systems (ICS) version of its popular ATT&CK knowledge base. ICS ATT&CK is the group’s response to the unique attack surface that industrial networks are trying […]

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Gas-Heavy ISO-New England Braces for Steep Influx of Wind, Solar, Storage

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:50:16 +0000

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While it is currently highly dependent on natural gas generation today, about 95% of ISO-New England’s (ISO-NE’s) interconnection request queue—a proposed total capacity of 20.9 GW—comprises wind, solar, and battery projects. That clearly indicates that developers in New England’s wholesale market “are looking to take advantage of state incentives, declining technology costs, and revenues from […]

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ERCOT Again Expects Tight Summer 2020 Conditions

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:49:52 +0000

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Despite adding 513 MW of new capacity this year alone, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) expects tight grid conditions this summer, and it warned it could declare an energy emergency depending on a combination of factors. Citing its newly released preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) assessment for the summer season (June–September), […]

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