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Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel have together proposed a deal to supply the Czech Republic with as many as four AP1000 nuclear reactors. The proposal aims to construct one or [...]The post Nuclear Industry Giants Collaborate on European Projects While Japan Expands Partnership with U.S. Reactor Designer appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Entergy's Grand Gulf 1-the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.-has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performanceThe post America's Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As a first-of-a-kind project, Olkiluoto Unit 3 took more time to build than was originally expected, but the end result has proven worth the wait. Calling it the largest single climate action" inThe post Olkiluoto Unit 3 Provides Carbon-Free Nuclear Power and Energy Security for Finland appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Government officials have reversed the country's planned phase-out of nuclear power and are now making commitments to deploy domestic reactor technology across the country and abroad. South Korean officialsThe post Shin Hanul Provides First Step in South Korea's Nuclear Renaissance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Rooted in the birth of the UK's energy industry, National Grid's operations have traversed critical periods of the energy industry's tumultuous history. While it is today one of the world's largestThe post National Grid's Evolution: Branching Out from Deep Roots appeared first on POWER Magazine.

When it comes to energy storage, most people are quite familiar with lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. They are, of course, commonly used to power cell phones, electric vehicles (EVs), power tools, and manyThe post Flow Battery Market Poised for Growth as Energy Storage Needs Expand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Government officials in the UK have shown further support for a plan to bring renewable energy from a massive project in Morocco to Britain, one of at least three projects worldwide in which miles-long subseaThe post Undersea Cable Projects to Transmit Renewable Energy Move Forward appeared first on POWER Magazine.

European Union (EU) electricity markets appear to be successfully bucking their reliance on Russian gas. Several recent reports point to improved market fundamentals in the region, suggesting the region is onThe post EU Power Markets Show Improvements After Bucking Reliance on Russian Gas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is an important emissions control technology utilized at many coal, biomass, waste-to-energy, and gas-fired power plants. Many items must be considered when designing SCRThe post Understanding Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems and SCR Design Considerations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Southern Nuclear, Southern Company's nuclear power plant operations business, announced in late September that it had received first-of-a-kind approval" from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use advanced fuel-accident tolerant [...]The post Advanced Nuclear Fuel with Enrichment Exceeding Historical Limits Approved for Installation at Plant Vogtle appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Three interregional transmission lines connecting six U.S. states will receive the first $1.3 billion tranche of $2.5 billion in federal funding designated under the Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), a revolving [...]The post Three Key Transmission Links Get $1.3B Boost With Federal Capacity Contracts appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries, GE Vernova, and Japanese heavy industry firm IHI Corp. will jointly examine potentially retrofitting two GE 9F gas turbines at an 815-MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant [...]The post Consortium Exploring Ammonia Retrofit to GE Gas Turbines in Singapore appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Brookfield Asset Management announced the launch of Deriva Energy, the new name for Duke Energy's former unregulated commercial renewables business that Brookfield acquired earlier this year. Deriva, which considers itself [...]The post POWER Notebook: Deriva Energy Launches; Arizona Gets New Battery Factory; Mini-Grids For Africa, Asia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Off-grid projects with battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are revolutionizing the energy landscape, providing reliable power solutions in remote locations while promoting sustainability. Off-grid BESS technology is beginning to grow [...]The post Off-Grid BESS Technology: Revolutionizing Remote Power Solutions for Energy Independence appeared first on POWER Magazine.

New York officials said the state will invest in several new renewable energy projects, both offshore and onshore, that will add 6.4 GW of clean energy generation capacity to the [...]The post New York Announces 6.4 GW of Renewable Energy Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Duke Energy, GE Vernova, and Sargent and Lundy will team up on a pioneering project to demonstrate an end-to-end energy system that produces, stores, and combusts 100% renewable hydrogen at [...]The post U.S. Power Heavyweights Unveil Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Italian power and gas giant Enel Group has agreed to sell its entire geothermal power portfolio in the U.S., along with several small solar plants, to Ormat Technologies for $271 [...]The post Enel Sells Entire U.S. Geothermal Power Portfolio to Ormat appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The much-watched Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub (ACES Delta)-a project shaping up to be the largest renewable hydrogen energy hub in the U.S.-has received its first shipment of large-scale hydrogen [...]The post ACES Delta's Hydrogen Electrolyzers Arrive in Big Boost for Hub's Progress appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy data has a key role in securing and protecting our energy future. As the global shift to decentralized energy networks keeps growing, together with the rising adoption rates of [...]The post Smart Grid Telemetry, Data Key to Securing Distributed Energy Networks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. The December 2022 Christmas freeze in the southeast U.S. saw many areas experiencing single-digit temperatures. The February [...]The post Cold Weather: How to Maintain Power Plant Readiness and Reliable Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

India's government has issued an emergency order that extends the operation of coal-fired power plants using imported coal, as the country grapples with a shortage of domestic coal and continued [...]The post India Extends Emergency Operation Order for Plants Using Imported Coal appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A variety of industries are looking at nuclear power as a way to reduce their carbon footprint and provide a reliable source of electricity. Technology companies, along with industries such [...]The post The POWER Interview: Nuclear Set to Energize, Decarbonize Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled three nuclear microreactor developers that will design the first experiments at Idaho National Laboratory's (INL's) new Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed, [...]The post DOE Picks Nuclear Designs for First Microreactor Experiments at INL's New Test Bed appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A consortium that includes power industry giants Siemens Energy and ENGIE said it completed what the group called the world's first operational test of a gas turbine fueled with 100% [...]The post Siemens-Led Group Completes Test of 100% Renewable Hydrogen in Gas Turbine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Constellation Energy will use a portion of newly announced federal funding for theMidwest Hydrogen Hub(MachH2) to build the world's largest nuclear-powered clean hydrogen facility" at its 2.3-GW LaSalle Clean Energy [...]The post Constellation Planning Significant Nuclear-Powered Hydrogen Facility at LaSalle appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Generating electrical power takes on many forms-hydroelectric, solar, fossil fuel, renewable, biofuel, nuclear, and geothermal, all of which are made up of many internal processes that together produce the power [...]The post Process Pumps in Power Generation: Choosing the Right Equipment for Optimal Performance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The nation's energy infrastructure is in dire need of change. Electricity demands are rising, but aging infrastructure, understaffed energy organizations, and shifting trends make it challenging to fulfill those needs. [...]The post 5 Ways Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Help Solve the Power Load Challenge appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Decarbonization of the U.S. power sector is bringing new technologies to the forefront, including an array of new battery types for energy storage, electric vehicles (EVs), and more. Lyten, a [...]The post The POWER Interview: Transformative Technology Aims to Advance Decarbonization appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A California-headquartered energy company announced the start of commercial operation of one of the nation's largest solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants. Officials with Clearway Energy Group, along with California Gov. Gavin [...]The post Major Solar-Plus-Storage Project Online at Retired Gas-Fired Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Fifty-eight projects spearheaded by major U.S. power stakeholders will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal funding to improve grid flexibility and boost power system resiliency against extreme weather and [...]The post U.S. Deploys $3.5B Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a ubiquitous part of our lives, impacting much of what we do at work and home. AI's growth trajectory is expected to skyrocket, with new [...]The post AI Revolution Could Drive Clean Energy Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Without a doubt, the future for bucket trucks is bright, with significant growth projected for the category partially as a result of the extensive infrastructure upgrade programs that have been [...]The post How ePTOs Are Reducing Bucket Truck Costs, Noise, and Emissions appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Renewables are far from the primary power source in the U.S. No longer is the cost of renewable energy, particularly onshore wind and solar, the most substantial hurdle to the [...]The post Energy in Transition-Where Are Investors Looking Next? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Mitsubishi Power Americas will install a second 500-MW simple-cycle gas turbine at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma, part of the Grand River Dam Authority's (GRDA's) plan to switch [...]The post Mitsubishi Continues Coal-to-Gas Transition in Oklahoma, Also Adds Gas Turbine at Thailand Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Seven regional hydrogen hubs spanning Appalachia, California, the Midwest, the Gulf Coast, the American heartland, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Pacific Northwest are poised to receive $7 billion in Infrastructure Investment [...]The post U.S. Unveils Seven Regional Hydrogen Hubs, Awards $7B to Kickstart National Hydrogen Network appeared first on POWER Magazine.

During President Biden's first year in office, his administration published a document titled The Long-Term Strategy of the United States: Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050." The document [...]The post Five Key Transformations Required to Achieve Net-Zero in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) MARVEL microreactor achieved 90% final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with preparation for fabrication and construction. This [...]The post Incredible Milestone' Reached on MARVEL Microreactor Enables Project to Proceed appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A renewable energy development group said it has started work on the first of three planned solar-plus-storage projects in Mississippi that will serve both residential and industrial customers. Origis Energy, [...]The post TVA, Origis Announce Three Solar-Plus-Storage Projects for Mississippi appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova's Gas Power business and Harbin Electric announced that Chinese State Development & Investment Corp. Ltd. (SDIC) Jineng (Zhoushan) Gas Power Generation Co. Ltd. has ordered two GE 9HA.02 [...]The post GE Vernova Seals Deal for 1.7-GW Combined Cycle Plant in China appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The massive Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will be the world's largest offshore wind installation when completed, has begun sending power to the UK grid. GE officials on Oct. 10 [...]The post First Power Flows from World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Vermont utility has filed a plan with state regulators that would enable the power company to offer more customers battery energy storage to keep the lights on during outages. [...]The post Vermont Group Offers Customers Energy Storage to Avoid Blackouts appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Texas utility that expects to bring another 228 MW of natural gas-fired power generation online in December also plans to begin operating an additional four gas-fired units over the [...]The post Texas Utility Plans to Add New Gas-Fired Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An Indiana-based utility said it has launched a multi-phase hydrogen blending project, a move that supports one of the first such installations in the U.S. to mix hydrogen and natural [...]The post NiSource Announces Blending Project with Hydrogen, Natural Gas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear [...]The post Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Standard Power, a provider of infrastructure as a service to advanced data processing companies, has chosen NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) technology to power two facilities it plans to [...]The post NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Government officials in Germany have approved a plan to bring some shuttered coal-fired power plants back online in an effort to avoid energy shortages this winter. Cabinet members on Oct. [...]The post Germany Restarts Coal-Fired Generation to Support Winter Power Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Salt River Project (SRP) has become one of the first U.S. utilities to shift from an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to an Integrated System Plan (ISP), a holistic roadmap" that [...]The post SRP Shifts from Traditional IRP to Holistic' Power Planning appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An Arizona utility plans to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) that will help it store more of the region's abundant solar energy, enabling the power to be used [...]The post POWER Notebook: New Projects For Energy Storage, Community Solar, Electric Buses; Google Announces PPA appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Fossil-fueled power plants are billion-pound investments that businesses (as well as whole nations themselves) around the world can't afford to simply discard. Yet, the combinations of old plant, new fuels, [...]The post Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Most propane used in the U.S. today is produced as a byproduct of natural gas processing and crude oil refining, which are not considered green" technologies. However, renewable propane availability [...]The post Reducing Carbon Intensity with Renewable Propane appeared first on POWER Magazine.