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The U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD), as part of the agency's climate action plan and its strategy for sustainability, will deploy a prototype microgrid at a military installation in New [...]The post DOD Inks Deal with Redflow for Microgrid Repowering at Air National Guard Base appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has moved to develop a second transportable microreactor under Project Pele, granting X-energy a contract option to advance the design of its mobile advanced nuclear [...]The post DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Holtec International, a diversified energy technology company, and Wolverine Power Cooperative, a not-for-profit power generation cooperative based in Michigan, announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement that will [...]The post Palisades Nuclear Power Plant May Get a Second Chance with Holtec-Wolverine Agreement appeared first on POWER Magazine.

BWX Technologies (BWXT) said it was awarded a two-phase, two-year contract" with the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) to assess the viability of deploying small-scale nuclear reactors in the state to [...]The post Wyoming Energy Authority Makes Investment Toward Microreactor Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Petra Nova, one of the world's only two carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofits at a commercial power plant, has restarted operations, JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corp. announced [...]The post Petra Nova, Pioneering Power Plant Carbon Capture Unit, Is Up and Running Again, says JX Nippon appeared first on POWER Magazine.

FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America said they have completed what the groups call a Tri-gen" production system at the Port of Long Beach in California. The system, owned [...]The post Renewable Hydrogen Production Part of New Toyota System at California Port appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines environmental justice as: The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to [...]The post Environmental Justice: What It Is and Why It's Important to Power Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

India has begun commercial operation of its first domestically designed 700-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat, state-owned Nuclear Power Corp. of India [...]The post India Begins Commercial Operation of First Domestically Designed 700-MWe PHWR Nuclear Reactor appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An energy storage project in Southern California will provide resource adequacy (RA) and ancillary services to the state's power grid, adding more reliability and resiliency for electricity in the California [...]The post Energy Storage Project Announced to Serve California Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Sept. 6 issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 (EEA 2) after grid conditions quickly deteriorated around sunset (7:30 p.m.) as demand soared [...]The post ERCOT Issues First Level 2 Emergency Alert Since Winter Storm Uri appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said it expects 16 new natural gas-fired power plants will begin commercial operation this year, a second straight year of growth in gas-fired generation [...]The post EIA Reports Second Straight Year of Growth for New U.S. Gas-Fired Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Companies in the agriculture sector are increasingly relying on distributed power generation to support their operations, particularly those wanting to use make their energy use cleaner and their supply of [...]The post Solar-Powered EV Chargers Supporting California Vineyard appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In the fast-evolving world of industrial lithium batteries, extending cycle life-the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can endure before significant degradation occurs-is one of the key advantages [...]The post Extending the Cycle Life of an Industrial Battery: What Makes a Battery Last? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A successful clean energy transition depends on maximizing output and minimizing the costs of renewable investments.In particular, wind turbines are highly effective assets but require frequent detailed inspections and maintenance [...]The post Elevating Wind Energy: Intelligent Inspection' Transforms Turbine Operations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

When a hostile foreign country invades your homeland, many power projects might fall by the wayside, but for DTEK, providing reliable power to customers and continuing to develop secure energy resources wasThe post A Symbol of Courage and Invincibility: DTEK Completes Wind Farm Despite War appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund's 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbineThe post Hydropower Horizons: Pioneering a Pelton Turbine Breakthrough appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Mount Olive project in New Jersey is a model for turning a brownfield site into a brightfield," supporting cleaner power generation and providing a wealth of benefits for the local community. The U.SThe post Solar Farm at a Landfill Site Brings New Meaning for Waste to Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The hydropower industry has placed a keen focus on sustainability in recent years. The San Jose Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower," a landmark declaration issued on Sept. 24, 2021, by the hydropowerThe post Accelerating Sustainable Hydropower Development Around the World appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The global market for diesel- and gas-powered engines continues to grow, as manufacturing companies unveil products designed to produce power more efficiently while at the same time lowering emissions. TheThe post Companies Announce Advancements for Diesel-, Gas-Powered Engines appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Marking a significant inroad to establish a South Korean foothold in the world's gas turbine technology market, heavy industrial company Doosan Enerbility this summer began commercial operation of its firstThe post South Korea's First K-Gas Turbine' Begins Commercial Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

U.S. nuclear power plants typically refuel every 18 to 24 months. Refueling outages normally occur in the spring and fall of the year when demand for electricity is at its lowest. The Energy InformationThe post Planning Is Key to Successful Nuclear Refueling Outages appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Between 2022 and 2023, Sand Hill Energy Center encountered two serious defects in cabling, one of which resulted in an arc fault. These were surprises and have led the team to consider inspections and testingThe post Austin Energy Power Production Cable Defects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Air Force's first nuclear microreactor planned for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska under a federal nuclear microreactor pilot program will be an Oklo liquid metal-cooled fast reactor. [...]The post U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An innovative battery energy storage project, using a non-lithium technology, will be deployed at a research center in Arizona. Salt River Project (SRP), the state's community-based, not-for-profit public power utility, [...]The post Arizona Site Will Host Long-Duration Energy Storage Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A 200-MW onshore wind farm project is under construction in Texas, an installation that will add to the state's U.S.-leading renewable energy portfolio. RWE, a German multinational energy provider, on [...]The post Texas Adding to U.S.-Leading Renewable Portfolio with 200-MW RWE Wind Farm appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Kenya's government is pinning a nationwide blackout on Aug. 25 to the loss of 270 MW from the 310-MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Plant (LTWP), though the wind generator has [...]The post Dispute Brews About Wind Farm's Role in Kenya's Nationwide Blackout appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A number of companies with ties to the power industry revealed new projects and other interesting developments this week. The following are some the more noteworthy announcements that POWER has [...]The post HALEU Fuel, Grid, and WTE Cooling System Projects Featured in Power News and Notes (Aug. 30, 2023) appeared first on POWER Magazine.

While power outages are not uncommon in the U.S., widespread blackouts that last more than a couple of hours are pretty rare. However, this summer marks the 20th anniversary of [...]The post Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy transition is progressively being adopted globally, pushing combined cycle power plants (CCPPs) to embrace flexible operation also on islands. CCPPs are, or will be, ramping loads up and down [...]The post Self-Tuning AI Strengthens Plant and Grid Reliability on Islands appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law just more than a one year ago, improves the economics for battery energy storage projects in the U.S. Standalone storage projects are [...]The post The POWER Interview: Pomega Energy Storage Manufacturing Takes Shape in U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Centrus, a firm poised to demonstrate high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production, will partner with microreactor technology developer Oklo on several pioneering steps to build out the HALEU front-end supply chain, [...]The post Centrus, Oklo Set Out to Solidify HALEU Fuel Cycle, Trade Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova's Gas Power division announced the start of commercial operations for a major natural gas-fired power plant in Chiba, Japan, following completion of equipment upgrades at the facility. The [...]The post GE Vernova Completes Upgrades at Futtsu Gas-Fired Power Plant in Japan appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A California judge rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to keep Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from extending the operating life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. [...]The post Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging California Nuclear Plant's Operations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Westinghouse Electric Company signed a long-term agreement with Slovenske elektrarne to license and supply VVER-440 fuel assemblies to its nuclear power plants in Slovakia. Westinghouse said the agreement supports Slovakia's [...]The post Westinghouse Will Supply Nuclear Fuel for Russian-Designed Reactors in Slovakia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country's future energy plans. In the U.S. the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for liftoff. However, its trajectory hinges on [...]The post A Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) will for the first time consider energy policy" among five significant evolving and interdependent risks to grid reliability. In its latest biennial ERO Reliability [...]The post NERC Identifies Energy Policy as Key Risk to Grid Reliability Amid Evolving Challenges appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Canada's federal government has committed C$74 million ($55 million) to support SaskPower's potential deployment of a 300-MW small modular reactor (SMR) in the mid-2030s. Federal agency Natural Resources Canada on [...]The post Federal Funding Bolsters Saskatchewan's First Proposed 300-MW Nuclear Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Director John Wagner set a lofty goal for the lab to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within 10 years. An uninformed observer might think that [...]The post Nuclear Power, Electrification, and Carbon-Free Fuel Are Key to INL Achieving Net-Zero by 2031 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The International Energy Agency says electrification means replacing technologies or processes that use fossil fuels, like internal combustion engines and gas boilers, with electrically-powered equivalents, such as electric vehicles or [...]The post The POWER Interview: Addressing the Challenge of Electrification appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April of this year announced proposed regulations to tighten restrictions on tailpipe emissions for light and medium-duty vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions from [...]The post For EV Adoption, How Important Are Proposed EPA Vehicle Emissions Regulations? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The writer Lewis Carroll famously said, If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." Well, the road the utility industry is currently on is [...]The post Maximizing the Potential of Automated Metering appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In February 2021, more than 4 million people lost power for days on end throughout Texas. The now-infamous outage resulted from extreme winter weather the state's power grid wasn't prepared [...]The post How Do Power Companies Safeguard Against Winter Weather Challenges? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Coal, oil, and natural gas have a long history as the world's primary energy sources. Many communities have sprung up around mines and drilling sites, and generations of people have [...]The post Training Fossil Fuel Workers to Transition to Renewables Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Two companies supporting different technologies in the energy sector have formed a joint venture to develop an industrial park in Virginia that could feature data centers powered by hydrogen gas [...]The post Hydrogen Production, SMRs Touted for Virginia Data Center Hub appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) said the company's new 1.2-GW Three Rivers Energy Center in Illinois has entered commercial operation. The natural gas-fired facility, built in collaboration with GE Vernova's Gas [...]The post CPV, GE Vernova Bring 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Online in Illinois appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is proceeding faster than anticipated even a year ago. Recent projections say EVs could account for 30 to 42 million light-duty vehicles on U.S. roads in [...]The post How Utilities Can Balance the Growth of EV Charging Consumption appeared first on POWER Magazine.

American Electric Power (AEP), one of the nation's largest power producers, has completed the sale of its 1,365-MW unregulated contracted renewables portfolio to an Invenergy-led consortium. IRG Acquisition Holdings (IRGAH)-a [...]The post AEP Sells 1.4-GW Unregulated Contracted Renewables Portfolio to Invenergy-Led Consortium appeared first on POWER Magazine.

California has long been a leader in the U.S. solar industry, largely due to lucrative financial incentives encouraging adoption. Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission announced it will not be [...]The post Understanding the Impact of Net Metering Changes on Solar Adoption in California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

New global renewable energy deployments are setto increase by more than 440 GW by the end of 2023, the largest increase to date. To put that into perspective, a power [...]The post The Future of Wind Energy Depends on Technicians and Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies have long been seen as a tool to tackle climate chaos, but the potential was largely theoretical. Two projects at Sleipner and Snohvit off the [...]The post The Growing Importance of Carbon Capture appeared first on POWER Magazine.