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First Hualong One at Zhangzhou No. 1 Mega-Nuclear Plant Powers Up in China. China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), on Nov. 28, successfully connected Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant No. 1, a 1.1-GW Hualong OneThe post POWER Digest [January 2025] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Not everyone has to be an expert. Having a goal to do the right thing, listening to your team, and seeking experienced help often results in an expert solution. Wayne Fritz, the manager of a struggling ammoniaThe post Marnie Surfaceblow: Know What You Know and Know What You Don't appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Saudi Arabia energy major ACWA Power announced it is developing more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in China. The company in reports published Dec. 31 said the portfolio [...]The post Saudi Group Announces 1 GW of Renewables as Part of $50 Billion China Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Eskom, South Africa's major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom [...]The post Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued a construction license to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5), on Dec. 26. PAEC applied for [...]The post Pakistan Will Build Another Chinese-Designed Nuclear Power Unit appeared first on POWER Magazine.

San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI), a not-for-profit generation and transmission rural electric cooperative located in Atascosa County, Texas, was awarded more than $1.4 billion through the U.S. Department of [...]The post Texas Coal Plant Will Convert to Solar Plus Storage with Help of Fed Funding appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there's plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable [...]The post Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook appeared first on POWER Magazine.

India added 4 GW of coal-fired power generation capacity this year, according to the country's Central Electricity Authority, about the same amount of new coal-based generation it added in 2023. [...]The post India Adds 4 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity for Second Straight Year appeared first on POWER Magazine.

DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, reported power outages across large areas of the country after Russia fired missiles against DTEK power stations in strikes on Christmas day. DTEK said [...]The post Russia Hits Ukrainian Power Stations with Christmas Day Attacks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Boiler systems play a crucial role across industrial, institutional, commercial, and other large-scale facilities. The systems are often complex and require meticulous oversight to ensure optimal performance and safety. This [...]The post How Successful SCADA Implementation Improves Efficiency, Uptime, and Safety appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Officials with PJM Interconnection said a coal-fired power unit in Delaware can be closed two years ahead of schedule. The grid operator this month announced the Indian River Unit 4, [...]The post Coal-Fired Delaware Plant Will Close Two Years Early appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova said it has been chosen through its joint venture, KAPES, by Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) to deliver its advanced high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) system, based on line commutated [...]The post GE Vernova Wins Major HVDC Contract for South Korea's Largest Power Grid Infrastructure Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country's grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter commercial operation. Flamanville 3, an EPR [...]The post Flamanville 3 Reactor Online in France After 12-Year Delay appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Santee Cooper's board of directors approved the planned expansion of the utility's Rainey Generating Station as a shared resource with Central Electric Power Cooperative. The additional 180 MW of generation [...]The post South Carolina Plant Will Add 180 MW of Gas-Fired Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs), which can include solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells, and more, is increasing as the power generation sector becomes more decentralized. The [...]The post The POWER Interview: Driving the Development of Distributed Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Nuclear Company, which plans to deploy 6 GW of fleet-scale nuclear power across America, on Dec. 19 announced the issuance of a solicitation of interest to contractors in engineering, [...]The post Nuclear Startup Seeks Contractors for 6 GW of New Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Well over half of North America faces a potential shortage of electricity supplies in the coming years, compounded by surging demand growth, accelerating generator retirements, and delays in resource development, [...]The post Five Critical Insights from NERC's 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Uptime Institute's Tier standard is a globally recognized framework that classifies data centers into four tiers based on their infrastructure's reliability, redundancy, and fault tolerance. These tiers-Tier I through [...]The post Understanding Uptime Institute's Tier III Standard: A Guide to Data Center Electrical System Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Most POWER readers are probably familiar with levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized value of energy (LVOE) as metrics used to help evaluate potential power plant investment options. LCOE [...]The post Why LVOE May Be a Better Decision-Making Tool Than LCOE for Power Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Historically, the mass production of green hydrogen has not been viewed as a viable alternative energy solution for our climate crisis. But recent technological advancements in proton exchange membrane (PEM) [...]The post Advancements in Electrolyzer Technology Could Make Green Hydrogen Viable Sooner Than You Think appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Virginia's governor and other officials on Dec. 17 said the state has a plan for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) on Tuesday announced it [...]The post Virginia Officials Say State Will Be Home to World's First Fusion Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report said global use of coal, including for power generation, is expected to reach a record 8.77 billion tonnes this year. The [...]The post IEA Says Global Coal Use at All-Time High, Will Remain Strong appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An African banking group announced it will finance development of a 200-MW hydropower installation along the Lufira River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is the African [...]The post 200-MW Hydropower Project in Congo Will Support Mining Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Primergy Solar, a developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, on Dec. 18 said the company's 100-MWac solar project in Ashley County, Arkansas is fully operational. [...]The post Primergy Solar Brings 100-MW Arkansas Project for Amazon Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Advanced nuclear firm Oklo has partnered with Switch, a Las Vegas-based data center designer, builder, and operator, to deploy 12 GW of Aurora powerhouses through 2044 in a historic deal [...]The post Another Big Data Center Win for Nuclear: Oklo and Switch Sign Historic 12 GW Deal appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has advanced three potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) into Phase 3 of its designation process, focusing on areas with critical transmission constraints [...]The post DOE Advances Three Potential NIETCs-High-Priority National Electric Transmission Corridors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $15 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric, (PG&E), [...]The post DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee for PG&E appeared first on POWER Magazine.

50Hertz, the transmission system operator (TSO) for eastern Germany, has awarded its Ostwind 4 project to GE Vernova, in consortium with Drydocks World, a DP World company that provides marine [...]The post 2-GW Offshore Grid Connection Takes Shape in the German Baltic Sea appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas said the company will supply, install, and commission dozens of the company's 15-MW turbines for the 1.1-GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. The company [...]The post Vestas Will Supply Turbines for 1.1-GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A transformer explosion at Eskom's coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure [...]The post Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says U.S. coal-fired power plants have as much as $6.5 billion of unused coal inventory, based on [...]The post Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Public Service Commission (PSCW) of Wisconsin has approved construction of a $2 billion solar power project that could have more than 1,300 MW of generation capacity. The Vista Sands [...]The post Regulators Approve Largest Solar Project in Wisconsin History appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Recent news about continued growth in the U.S. energy storage market highlighted continued deployments of grid-scale systems, along with ongoing demand from commercial and industrial and residential sectors. Electric utilities [...]The post The POWER Interview: Energy Storage Also Eyed for Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Siemens Energy is teaming with UK power giant SSE to develop a combustion system that will allow its flagship SGT5-9000HL gas turbine to run 100% on hydrogen while maintaining the [...]The post Siemens Energy Joins Forces for Bold 100% Hydrogen HL Gas Turbine Leap appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. energy storage market continued its strong growth in third quarter of this year, with the grid-scale segment setting new quarterly records for deployments. That's according to the American [...]The post Report: More Records for U.S. Energy Storage Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

AtkinsRealis Group, a Canada-based global engineering services and nuclear company, on Dec. 12 said it has been chosen as the owner's engineer for Energy Northwest's small modular reactor (SMR) project [...]The post AtkinsRealis Will Be Owner's Engineer for Energy Northwest's SMR appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Steam is used for a wide variety of critical processes across many industrial sectors. For example, the food and beverage industry uses steam for sterilization of food processing equipment; cooking, [...]The post How Nuclear Power Could Help Decarbonize Industrial Steam Needs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The future of clean electricity is dependent on modernizing America's electric grid. At the heart of the U.S. grid are 75,000 substations that have not been updated to meet the [...]The post Digitizing Distribution Substations is Key to America's Smart Grid Journey appeared first on POWER Magazine.

ExxonMobil is preparing to join the power generation business, seeing an opportunity to support the electricity supply for energy-intensive data centers. The company on Dec. 11 said it is designing [...]The post ExxonMobil Planning Large Gas-Fired Plant to Serve Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

NET Power, developer of a novel gas-fired power plant that captures all atmospheric emissions, will explore deploying up to 1 GW of power capacity in Northern California with partner California [...]The post NET Power and CRC Team to Deploy 1 GW of Carbon-Free Gas Power Plants in California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Technology companies are looking at various ways to source electricity for energy-intensive data centers. Google on Dec. 10 unveiled a plan to join with several partners in supporting power generation, [...]The post Google Invests in Partnership to Develop Energy Assets at Data Center Parks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the nation's [...]The post Six Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published Dec. 10 shows five states accounted for more than 70% of record U.S. natural gas production this year and [...]The post Hundreds of New Gas-Fired Power Units Planned as U.S. Gas Output Soars appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Electrolyzer equipment provider IMI said the company has supplied a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser to a pioneering research project examining the viability of using the by-product of hydrogen power [...]The post Hydrogen For District Heating Part of German Research Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Arevon Energy, a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, on Dec. 9 announced the start of operations at its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. Eland 1 is [...]The post California Power Group in PPA With 384-MW Solar Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nostromo Energy, provider of the IceBrick thermal energy storage (TES) technology, said the company has received a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $305.5 million from the [...]The post DOE Earmarks $305 Million for Energy Storage in California Buildings appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A major U.S. solar power developer announced it has a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the energy produced from the Kitt Solar Project. Avantus, the [...]The post Avantus Signs PPA with Arizona Utility for 100-MW Solar Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Mitigating against the risk of hail for solar projects is both extremely complicated and more straightforward than you may think. Natural catastrophes (NatCat), particularly hail, pose a significant risk for [...]The post Best Practices for Mitigating Hail Damage to Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Amid growing pressure to optimize costs, dependability, and green initiatives, some power companies are beginning to reconsider their approaches to upgrading dated equipment. Refurbished elements provide a viable option to [...]The post Why Power Companies Are Turning to Refurbished Parts for Plant System Upgrades appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova secured a contract with 50Hertz Transmission GmbH to deliver advanced STATCOM technology, supporting Germany's transition to a renewable energy future The 300 Mvar FACTSFLEX GFM solution, with Grid [...]The post GE Vernova to Provide Grid-Stabilizing Technology for German Transmission System Operator appeared first on POWER Magazine.