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A new report from two leading energy industry groups said a record 11 GW of new solar power module manufacturing capacity entered service during the first three months of this [...]The post U.S. Solar Sector Shows Record-Setting Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The state-owned Power Construction Corp. of China has brought a 5-GW solar power plant into commercial operation, with the project taking over as the world's largest operating photovoltaic (PV) facility. [...]The post China Brings World's Largest Solar Power Plant Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

CMS Energy's subsidiary NorthStar Clean Energy has given Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) the green light to start initial work on converting a 73-MW coal-fired power plant in Michigan into a [...]The post Michigan Coal Plant Eyes BECCS Retrofit: Could Become First U.S. Facility with Carbon-Negative' Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

FBI Director Christopher Wray, while speaking at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in Nashville, Tennessee, in April, warned that U.S. critical infrastructure is a prime target [...]The post Why the U.S. Government Should Fund Cybersecurity Efforts of Private Companies Protecting the Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Entergy Texas filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for approval to build two natural gas power plants-one in Jefferson County and the other in Liberty [...]The post New Gas-Fired Power Plants Proposed in Southeast Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Colorado-based electric cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association for the first time has purchased renewable energy projects that will provide power for its members. The co-op, a not-for-profit wholesale power [...]The post Colorado Co-op Tri-State Buying Two Solar Power Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Equinor on June 4 announced its has finalized an agreement with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable power generated by the 810-MW Empire Wind [...]The post Equinor Announces Offtake Deal for New York Offshore Wind Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Engineering firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of digital construction and its transformative impact on electrical engineering and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design. Leveraging digital construction tools enables firms [...]The post The POWER Interview: The Best Use of Digital Construction in Electrical Engineering and MEP Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Texas' plan to add more natural gas-fired power generation capacity, supported by money from a newly created energy fund, received a boost when several companies announced their intention to file [...]The post Filings Support 41 GW of New Gas-Fired Generation Across Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Mitsubishi Power will supply its gas turbine technology to a new power plant in Brazil, a 1.6-GW facility considered among the largest electricity generation projects in Latin America. The company [...]The post Mitsubishi Power Supplying Turbines for 1.6-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Brazil appeared first on POWER Magazine.

(Updated-June 1, 2024): Framatome and TerraPower will team to design and develop a pilot line for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) metallization, a crucial deconversion process, at Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing [...]The post Framatome, TerraPower to Develop HALEU Deconversion Pilot Line appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In a significant push toward modernizing America's aging grid infrastructure, the Biden administration, in partnership with 21 states, has launched the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative. The measure marks the [...]The post 2024 Shaping Up to Be Dramatic for Transmission and Distribution appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The White House has unveiled a suite of new measures aimed at slashing risks associated with new nuclear reactor development and construction, underscoring its policy push to champion nuclear. At [...]The post White House Launches Initiatives to Bolster New Nuclear Deployments appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. is clearly focused on sourcing more critical materials domestically, but the critical thinking behind the country's commitment to the endeavor is muddled. Still, the U.S. is putting money [...]The post Critical Materials: Why Critical Thinking Is Necessary for the U.S. to Regain Self-Sufficiency appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The power industry has long been lamenting its aging workforce. While turnover has been happening for years, there remains a large percentage of power professionals on the verge of retirement. [...]The post Effective Training and Mentoring Programs Are Critical to Power Project Success appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Customers are souring on the idea of solar panels and that should spell concern for anyone with a solar business. Some 66% of homeowners in a recent survey shared that [...]The post Beyond the Panels: Why Solar Success Hinges on Accurate Initial Data appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Advanced electrode boilers are being installed to replace outdated, inefficient fuel-burning equipment in district heating applications as part of a broader effort to meet ambitious International Energy Agency decarbonization goals. [...]The post North American Power Shifting to Energy-Efficient District Heating appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Recent government legislation and initiatives have prompted positive momentum in the energy industry. From regulatory matters to technology upgrades to renewable energy trends boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) [...]The post How Technology Helps Overcome 10 of the Top Operational Challenges in the Energy Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Siemens Gamesa plans to cut about 4,100 jobs from its wind turbine division as the company continues to restructure its business. The downsizing, reported May 28 by Reuters, impacts about [...]The post Siemens Gamesa Cutting 4,100 Jobs in Wind Turbine Unit appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Fortum, a Nordic energy company with headquarters in Espoo, Finland, near Helsinki, and offices in 10 other countries, announced that it will modernize the Loviisa nuclear power plant's low-pressure turbines. [...]The post Upgrades Planned at Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant as Part of Life Extension appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As the global community intensifies its efforts to combat climate change, the transportation sector has emerged as a crucial battleground. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), carbon dioxide (CO2) [...]The post A Tale of Two Vehicles: Exploring BEVs and Hydrogen FCEVs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Uzbekistan on May 26 to meet with his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Among topics high on the leaders' discussion list was energy. In addition to [...]The post Russia Will Supply Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Plant in Uzbekistan appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The UK government has picked Wylfa in Anglesey, North Wales, as its preferred site for the the country's third large-scale nuclear power plant after Hinkley C in Somerset and Sizewell [...]The post UK Picks Wylfa in Wales as Preferred Site for New Mega' Nuclear Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

It's welcome that the U.S. House of Representatives in April revived policy discussions over nuclear waste. Our organizations support nuclear energy as a tool of economic opportunity and emissions reduction, [...]The post Congress Wants to Solve Nuclear Waste. The Solutions Are Known. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A year after EPRI and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) unveiled the first phase of their Advanced Reactor Roadmap, the nuclear industry and its stakeholders have rallied to make significant [...]The post EPRI: Industry Has Marked Significant Progress on its Advanced Nuclear Reactor Roadmap appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A major global energy and chemicals company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a provider of lower-carbon industrial heat and power, with the groups beginning engineering studies [...]The post Aramco, Rondo Energy Studying GW-Scale Thermal Storage, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University announced on May 21 the launch of its Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering degree program, only the second such program currently [...]The post Tennessee Tech Launches New Degree Program in Nuclear Engineering appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Wildfires have had a devastating impact on California and on the state's largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). PG&E's equipment has been linked to several major wildfires in [...]The post How PG&E Is Reducing Wildfire Risks Using Satellite Imagery appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The solar industry is on a continuous innovation curve - driving advancements, pushing boundaries, and harnessing solar energy's power to increase returns and drive down the lower levelized cost of [...]The post Smart Software Bolsters Utility-Scale Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced it was preparing to make as much as a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to Latham, New York-based Plug Power, with the money earmarked [...]The post DOE Announces Support for Plug Power Hydrogen Production Sites appeared first on POWER Magazine.

All regions across the bulk power system (BPS) are generally prepared to meet resource adequacy criteria to meet normal peak demand this summer, but ongoing concerns about extreme weather events, [...]The post NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved But Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes appeared first on POWER Magazine.

EPRI, in collaboration with Southern Company and Storworks, has recently completed testing of a pilot concrete thermal energy storage (CTES) system at Alabama Power's Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating plant [...]The post World's Largest Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Pilot Successfully Tested appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. has officially exceeded five million solar installations, marking a significant achievement in the nation's clean energy transition. This milestone comes just eight years after the U.S. reached one [...]The post America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide appeared first on POWER Magazine.

For more than a century, fossil fuel companies have drilled oil and gas wells to increase the production, consumption, and export of fossil fuels. These wells are often abandoned once [...]The post Borehole Battery: A Promising Solution for Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

TWAICE, a Germany-based provider of battery analytics software, along with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have published a joint study analyzing the [...]The post BESS Failures: Study Identifies Opportunities for Battery Analytics to Prevent Incidents appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A company that supports solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) is part of a project that will support a portfolio of community solar projects across the state of [...]The post Clean Energy Group Receives Financing for New York Community Solar Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and its remote grid program received an honorable mention in the Energy category of Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. Winners were announced [...]The post PG&E Recognized for Remote Grid Program appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The market for customizable, scalable, turnkey energy storage solutions continues to evolve, as companies look at providing systems that will work from an individual application level all the way to [...]The post Siemens Collaborating With Kontrolmatik, Pomega on Battery Engineering appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a [...]The post The POWER Interview: Pumped Storage Project Brings Renewable Energy to Former Coal Mining Site appeared first on POWER Magazine.

It's no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th [...]The post How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Representatives from the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei and its partners including the Japanese government recently celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Asahi [...]The post Multi-Module Hydrogen Pilot Plant Opens in Japan appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering'sdigitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20-22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a [...]The post 10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An independent power producer and a major electric cooperative-both based in Tennessee-have announced an agreement to partner on a utility-scale solar power installation to serve customers in that region. Nashville-based [...]The post First Utility-Scale Solar Project Announced Under TVA Generation Flexibility Program appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations" late on Friday. PJM initially issued a GMD warning [...]The post Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning appeared first on POWER Magazine.

More than two dozen states and a handful of trade groups filed separate lawsuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging parts of the Environmental Protection [...]The post States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules appeared first on POWER Magazine.

California regulators have denied Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E's) plan to sell a multibillion-dollar stake in the utility's power generation fleet to a New York-based investment firm. Oakland-based PG&E, which [...]The post California Regulators Reject PG&E Plan to Sell Generation Assets appeared first on POWER Magazine.

British officials said the UK government will invest about 200 million (more than $251 million) for a project to build Europe's first production facility for high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Officials [...]The post Britain Announces Facility to Produce HALEU Fuel for Nuclear Reactors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

High-burnup fuel rods, manufactured by GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for [...]The post High-Burnup Nuclear Fuel Rods Delivered for Examination After Having Completed Three Cycles of Commercial Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A UK- based global research group said continued growth in wind and solar power increased power generation from renewable energy to nearly a third of worldwide electricity output last year. [...]The post Report: Renewables Generating Nearly One-Third of Global Electricity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

It's no secret that power grids around the world need to expand to accommodate more renewable energy and the so-called electrification of everything." The latter, of course, refers to the [...]The post How Grid Enhancing Technologies Are Expanding Electric Power Transmission System Capabilities appeared first on POWER Magazine.