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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.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 28 issued a landmark order that reforms the generator interconnection process. The order is in response to a clear need for nationwide [...]The post FERC's Queue Reform an Improvement, but Devil Is in the Details appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A government-run Canadian utility said it is considering restarting a nuclear reactor that was shut down more than a decade ago, in an effort to support the supply of energy [...]The post Quebec Utility Mulls Restart of Mothballed Nuclear Reactor appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A pilot floating offshore wind project near the California coast has been approved by the U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD), the first of several steps needed by the 60-MW project [...]The post DOD Backs Offshore Wind Project Near California Space Force Base appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Record-high river levels stemming from Storm Hans, a storm that battered southern Norway this week, have partially destroyed a dam on the Glama River and inundated Hafslund Eco's Braskereidfoss hydroelectric [...]The post Hydropower Plant in Norway Partly Collapses Due to Floods 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 RNG, Battery, and Innovative Heat Pump Developments in News and Notes (Aug. 10, 2023) appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Combustion Turbine Operations Technical Forum (CTOTF) is the longest continuously active gas turbine industry organization driven by users, for users. CTOTF offers week-long conferences twice annually in the spring [...]The post CTOTF Conference: Best One-Stop Shop to Hit It All' appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Construction has begun on major natural gas-fired power plant in Nigeria, part of a plan by the country's government to help improve the supply of electricity amid frequent power shortages. [...]The post GE Vernova Building New 1.35-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Nigeria appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Mitsubishi Power has delivered two M501JAC gas turbines to Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Renewed in Delta, Utah, a power plant that will source hydrogen when it begins operation in 2025 [...]The post J-Class Gas Turbines Arrive at IPP Renewed, Milestone for Giant Utah Cavern Hydrogen Hub Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As the quest to develop a net-zero carbon emissions electricity grid marches on, global entities like the International Energy Agency (IEA) increasingly point to a big role for carbon capture, [...]The post Could SCR Catalyst Technology Adoption Be a Roadmap for Power Plants Seeking Economical and Efficient CO2 Point-Source Solutions? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

With over 350,000 wind turbines currently in use globally, wind continues to be one of the fastest growing forms of renewable energy. In 2021, 93.6 GW of new installations brought [...]The post How Wind Turbine Pitch-Control and Sealing Systems Work appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Former Westinghouse Electric Co. Senior Vice President Jeffrey A. Benjamin's motion to dismiss for grand jury bias a federal indictment issued in August 2021 alleging he concealed damaging information concerning [...]The post Indictment of Former Westinghouse Executive Charged in Connection with V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Dismissed appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power's VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free [...]The post Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects-more than 2,000 GW-stalled in interconnection [...]The post FERC Adopts Historic' Reforms to Ease Nationwide Generation Interconnection Backlog appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A residential development in Florida provides a model for the future of grid modernization, showcasing reliability and resiliency. Community microgrids provide a new approach to the design and operation of theThe post Power to the People: Microgrid Gives Community Control of Its Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has spurred investment in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), a key tool for decarbonization, by significantly increasing the tax credit for permanently sequestering carbon dioxide. [...]The post Empty Space-Navigating the Void of Pore Space Regulation in Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Tampa Electric Company (TECO) has enhanced its power system operation through the adoption of advanced technology. Its pioneering culture and the benefits obtained with these new innovative tools have led toThe post TECO Achieves Highly Reliable Power Grid Service with Advanced Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A unique hybrid energy solution that ties in a rooftop solar array and a novel linear generator technology produces all power consumed at a Lineage Logistics cold warehousing facility in Colton, CaliforniaThe post Pairing Solar with Linear Generators Yields a Revolutionary C&I Energy Solution appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Czech Republic is looking to expand its use of nuclear power, with utility CEZ launching another tender looking for companies to bid on construction of new reactors and generators at the country's twoThe post Czech Republic Expanding Nuclear Power Program appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Great Resignation" is a term used to describe a widespread trend that took shape over the past few years of employees voluntarily changing jobs in large numbers. The phenomenon gained traction duringThe post How the Great Resignation' and Disengagement Are Affecting the Power Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Once a giant pure-play independent power producer, NRG Energy has cultivated a legacy of pioneering business models to withstand waves of change in the power sector. Its latest strategic shift pivots fromThe post NRG Energy's Pivot Amid Power Sector Change appeared first on POWER Magazine.

If you were paying attention to the power industry during the early 2000s, you may remember a large spike in the U.S. gas turbine fleet at the time. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports thatThe post Generator Maintenance: Preparing for the Bubble appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Slowly, a blue spider crawls across its spider web. When it reaches the center, it stretches, solidifying the self-woven structures. We are in the middle of a video scene. Only [...]The post Spider Power for Turbomachinery Operators appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Pilot testing under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Pitch-to-Pilot desalination research funding proved an electro-coagulation, clarification, micro-filtration, reverse osmosis with vacuum-assistedThe post A Model for ZLD Treatment of Blowdown from Cooling Towers-Even the Big Ones appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Colombian Dam Site of Major Floating Solar Project. A new solar power system that will float on the reservoir at the Urra Dam in Colombia is designed to demonstrate that hydroelectric stations dealing withThe post POWER Digest [August 2023] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

When a power plant experiences issues with performance, the obvious indicators are usually a loss in load capacity or an increase in fuel consumption. However, other issues exist that can be costly, such asThe post Using ASME PTC 6 Testing to Improve Steam Turbine Performance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Investors are continuing to pour money into community solar projects, with groups on July 31 announcing nearly $75 million in funding for multiple installations. Renewable Properties, which develops and invests [...]The post Investors Announce Nearly $75 Million in Funding for Community Solar appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first newly constructed" nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in [...]The post Vogtle Unit 3 Enters Commercial Operation: First Newly Constructed' U.S. Nuclear Power Plant in Decades appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Although the utility industry is the backbone of any economy, it lags in adopting the latest technologies. This is evidenced by the fact that utilities are underperforming in customer satisfaction [...]The post Automation Imperative in the Utility Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Electric utilities are looking to green hydrogen as a tool to help alleviate over-congested grids and renewable energy curtailment.But what makes hydrogen green?" The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will [...]The post Making Green Hydrogen's Potential Come True appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An astonishing surge of heat across the globe shattered temperature records and marked three days of July 2023 as likely the hottest in Earth's modern history. When temperatures rise dramatically, [...]The post Creating More Resilient Data Centers to Navigate Energy Volatility and Extreme Weather appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Hydrogen demand throughout the world reached 94 million metric tons in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA's) Global Hydrogen Review 2022, an annual report issued by the IEA [...]The post Hydrogen Offers a Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity' This Decade for Innovative Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.