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While the wind sector battles bearing failures and blade damage, a quieter revolution is unfolding at the heart of the nacelle. Fibre optic rotary joints are replacing electrical slip rings, promising toThe post Future-Proofing Wind Turbine Communications: Why Fibre Optic Rotary Joints Are the Next Frontier appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The UK's battery storage capacity is set to triple by 2030 and could reach 50 GW by mid-century-a transformation that will reshape how the nation powers itself. This explosive growth isn't just aboutThe post BESS: Storing Potential for the UK's Energy Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The limitations of lithium-ion batteries are prompting a search for longer-duration solutions. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) and other emerging technologies are gaining traction as safer, scalableThe post Finding a Longer-Duration Alternative to Battery Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Siemens Energy develops conventional islands for small modular reactors. When Rolls-Royce SMR began developing its small modular reactor (SMR)-using a unique factory-built approach to proven pressurizedThe post On the Steam Side of Nuclear Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Unit 2 reactor at the Shimane nuclear power station resumed operation in January 2025, more than a decade after it, and all other reactors in Japan, were taken offline. Japanese officials want restarted nuclear units to help supply needed power and lower the cost of energy across the country.The post Shimane 2 Highlights Progress in Japan's Nuclear Restart Program appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Negotiating contracts is a process that requires preparation and communication, as all parties work toward a mutually beneficial relationship. It's particularly true for electric utilities, groups with multiple stakeholders in their projects. That includes the utilities themselves, their shareholders or other investors, and of course their customers.The post The POWER Interview: Negotiating the Details of Power Project Contracts appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy (DOE) extended its run of federal grid interventions into winter over the past week, issuing a Section 202(c) emergency order on Nov. 18 for Consumers Energy's 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan and another on Nov. 25 for Constellation's 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 and 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania in a [...]The post Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In its recently releasedWinter Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) found that while resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, large swaths of North America face an elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during prolonged, wide-area cold snaps. Noting that four severe Arctic storms have swept across much of the continent since [...]The post NERC: Winter Grid Reliability at Risk Amid Soaring Demand, Fuel Supply Gaps appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The UK has confirmed that Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, will host three Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs) that could deliver first power in the mid-2030s-launching a state-backed, fleet-based nuclear deployment through publicly owned entity Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N). The UK government has framed the SMR project, which is underpinned by more [...]The post UK Confirms Wylfa as Launch Site for First Nuclear SMR Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The demand for distributed generation (DG) solar has never been higher, yet many projects are getting stuck before they even break ground. The problem is utility interconnection. For community or net metered solar systems in the 1 MW to 5 MW range, in particular, the utility's review of whether the grid can handle new power [...]The post Why Smarter Interconnection Must Power the Next Phase of Solar Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

When I was a kid, I used to watch thunderstorms roll in from the porch, tracing lightning across the sky and marveling at how energy moved between clouds. We build infrastructures now that try to do the same thing-collect, store, and dispatch power on demand. But as energy storage scales (Figure 1), it's not the [...]The post Safer by Design Beats Safer by Procedure appeared first on POWER Magazine.

NRG Energy is the latest Texas-based utility to receive a loan agreement from the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF). The company plans to use the funding to support construction of a 455-MW natural gas-fired station at the site of the group's current Greens Bayou Generating Station in Harris County, near Houston.The post NRG Energy Will Build New 455-MW Gas-Fired Plant Near Houston appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Keith Kotimko is the U.S. Decommissioning and Demolition Leader for WSP, a full-service solution provider that offers comprehensive facility decommissioning and demolition services. Kotimko provided POWER with insight into the process of permanently shutting down a power generation facility. He emphasized that decommissioning is a separate activity from demolition.The post The POWER Interview: Ensuring Successful Power Plant Decommissioning appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy developer, owner and operator Arevon Energy has started construction of a $200-million solar farm in Illinois. The 124-MW Big Muddy Solar installation in Jackson County is the company's first utility-scale solar project in that state.The post Arevon's Big Muddy Solar Project Moves Forward in Illinois appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Lenders and investors are scrutinizing data center projects closely. Identifying and mitigating risks early helps attract investors and reduce financing costs. Clear documentation and realistic timelines are essential to securing financing. Land Control-The Foundation of Success: Land remains the cornerstone of any data center development. Verifying land control ensures the project's legal and physical foundation [...]The post Early-Stage Risk Mitigation-Essential Element for Data Center Financing appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Westinghouse has partnered with Google Cloud to develop a custom AI-powered platform using specialized models from both Google and Westinghouse-itself a leader in AI for energy production-that helps optimize and accelerate reactor construction.The post Power Play: Takeaways from Westinghouse, Google AI Partnership appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Vertiv, a global critical digital infrastructure group, and power systems leader Caterpillar announced the signing of a strategic undertaking to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers. The initiative unveiled November 18 will integrate Vertiv's power distribution and cooling portfolio with Caterpillar's, and its subsidiary Solar Turbines', product and expertise in power generation and CCHP (combined cooling, heat, and power) to deliver pre-designed architectures that simplify deployment, accelerate time-to-power and optimize performance for data center operations.The post Vertiv, Caterpillar Collaborate to Expand Power and Cooling Offerings for Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), data centers, technology advancements, and population growth and shifting is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand. According to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), [...]The post Transmission Lines Will Determine America's Power Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An energy research group said U.S. power generation capacity will be led by solar power in the short term, natural gas in the mid term, and nuclear power in the long term as coal-fired units continue to be retired.The post Research Group: U.S. Exits Coal by 2040 as Solar, Nuclear, Natural Gas Surge appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Valmet is to deliver an automation system to Seongnam City's incineration facility currently under construction in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The order was placed by GS E&C Corp., the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the facility. By leveraging intelligent automation, the plant will optimize energy production, minimize emissions, and deliver efficient, consistent performance [...]The post Valmet's Automation Solution for Improved Waste Management and Resource Efficiency at the New South Korean Incineration Facility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Global partnership agreement combines Samsung C&T's EPC expertise with Siemens' leading capabilities in digitalization, electrification, and automation Collaboration to focus initially on six landmark infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Canada Joint efforts to deliver differentiated, customer-centric solutions in airports, hospitals, buildings and data centers The partnership enables a unified ONE Tech Company" [...]The post Siemens and Samsung C&T Partner to Drive Next-Generation Infrastructure Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has signed off on NRG Energy's plan to acquire nearly 13 GW of natural gas-fired power generation. The agency on November 13 said it supports Houston, Texas-based NRG's $12-billion deal with New York-based LS Power for capacity in the PJM market territory.The post FERC Approves NRG Energy Plan to Buy 12.9 GW of Gas-Fired Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Global investment group and asset manager Blackstone said it will support construction of a 600-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in West Virginia. The Wolf Summit Energy facility, which will feature GE Vernova equipment, is affiliated with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, which serves about 1.5 million customers across three states.The post Blackstone Investing $1.2 Billion for 600-MW Gas-Fired Plant in West Virginia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. residential solar industry has entered a new era. With the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) phasing out at the end of 2025, the market faces a moment of recalibration. This will likely mean a short-term decline, but it's far from a death knell for the industry. After all, while incentives may fade, energy [...]The post Solar's Next Chapter: Beyond Incentives appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Air Liquide announced the successful start-up of the world's first industrial-scale ammonia cracking pilot unit with a 30-tons-per-day ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion capacity at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. This groundbreaking innovation, announced November 13, demonstrates a key missing technology brick to a viable pathway for converting ammonia into hydrogen, and unlocks challenges of transportation of hydrogen. [...]The post Air Liquide Technology Converts Ammonia Into Hydrogen at Industrial Scale appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Opponents of a planned methane gas power plant on a floating barge off the coast of Louisiana were successful in moving Entergy Louisiana to cancel the project. Earthjustice in a news release sent to POWER said the group represented the Alliance for Affordable Energy in opposition to the proposed 112-MW Bayou Power Station.The post Entergy Ends Plan for Floating Methane Gas Power Plant in Louisiana appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GOSSEN METRAWATT presents a new generation of multifunctional process calibrators for field use. The METRACAL CM series combines a calibrator and precise multimeter in a compact handheld device. Users can simultaneously simulate galvanically isolated sensor signals and measure output signals up to 30 VDC without time-consuming switching. The device measures and displays electrical quantities such [...]The post Two-in-One Multimeter and Calibrator appeared first on POWER Magazine.

ThePublic Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has executed its first agreementunder the TexasEnergy Fund (TxEF) CompletionBonus Grant (CBG) Program,awarding theLower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)up to $22.56 million forits 188-MW Timmerman PowerPlant Unit 1, a new natural gas-fired plant in Caldwell County, Texas. Theagreement marksthe operationallaunch of Texas's performance-contingent funding mechanism, which is designed to accelerate [...]The post Texas Issues First Performance-Based Grant Under Energy Fund for LCRA's New 188-MW RICE Peaker appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Ammonia-to-power solutions provider Amogy will join with South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries in a multi-year strategic contract manufacturing partnership. The companies on November 12 said SHI plans to establish a dedicated facility in South Korea to produce and test Amogy's ammonia-to-power systems.The post Amogy, Samsung Heavy Industries Partner on Ammonia-to-Power Systems appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Securing a reliable supply of electricity requires plenty of research to balance the risks and rewards of striking a deal.The post Procuring Power: Experts Discuss Contract Complexities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

What's driving a fundamental shift in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting? Equipment lead times. Workforce shortages. Data center timelines. POWER examines how the traditional EPCThe post Ready, Go, Set: How Disruptions Are Flipping EPC Contracting appeared first on POWER Magazine.

From financial dashboards to factory-based assembly, utilities and their contractors are deploying new tools and processes to improve project cost performance. In decades past, the decision to pursue a majorThe post Beyond Traditional Controls: Managing Power Project Schedule and Cost Overruns appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Traditional owner-EPC relationships relied on sequenced approvals and risk allocation tied to project maturity. Today's interdependent infrastructure, including for the grid, generation, storage, andThe post The EPC Partnership Paradigm: How Smart Collaboration and Digital Tools Are Driving New Delivery Models appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The retirement of older thermal power generation facilities, driven by a transition to cleaner forms of energy, has increased in recent years as utilities and other power generators mothball plants that are uneconomic or simply no longer needed.The post Successfully Closing a Power Plant? It's All in the Details appeared first on POWER Magazine.

It's never been more important than it is today for power construction projects to progress smoothly. With the demand for power growing quickly due to the explosion in data center development, and the trendThe post How AI Enables Multigenerational Power Planning and Why You Need It appeared first on POWER Magazine.

California-based Nextracker has announced its corporate rebranding to Nextpower. The company on November 12 said the new name reflects the group's transformation into a global supplier of fully integrated energy technology solutions.The post Nextracker Rebrands to Nextpower as Part of Move to Expand Solar Power Services appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Peak Energy, a U.S.-based company developing low-cost, giga-scale energy storage technology for the grid, announced a multi-year phased agreement in which Peak Energy will supply up to 4.75 GWh of its sodium-ion battery energy storage systems (ESS) to Jupiter Power, for deployment between 2027 and 2030. Jupiter Power is a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems.The post Peak Energy Signs 4.75-GWh Battery Storage Deal with Jupiter Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will deploy multiple microgrids to enhance energy reliability and resiliency in an effort to achieve energy sovereignty. The Tribes, along with Open Access Technology International, on November 12 announced a landmark collaboration to advance tribal energy sovereignty and resilience through the siting of microgrids across the reservation in Washington state.The post Colville Tribes, OATI Partner on Microgrid Program appeared first on POWER Magazine.

CyrusOne's Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center-utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could have predicted that the digital economy's engine-the data center-would become a central concern for utility planners, grid operators, and energy policymakers. For much of its history, data [...]The post POWER Interview: CyrusOne Expert on How AI Is Reshaping the Data Center-Utility Relationship appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Flexibility has become a defining characteristic of the future of our energy system. As distributed energy resources surge, electric vehicles (EVs) proliferate, and demand patterns shift, the ability to manage demand in real time is as critical as our capacity to generate. But achieving this level of adaptability requires more than just upgraded infrastructure; it [...]The post How Artificial Intelligence Can Unlock the Next Level of Energy Flexibility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Rhythm Energy, a provider of renewable energy for U.S households and businesses, said it will introduce a new virtual power plant (VPP) offering that enables residential customers in major markets to better integrate home batteries, and other connected assets, with the energy grid. The new offer announced November 11 will help customers lower their electricity [...]The post Rhythm Energy Launching New VPP to Support Battery Integration appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Ameren Missouri faced a pivotal moment in its growth and reliability journeys. The large investor-owned utility identified a high-risk section in its St. Louis-area service: aging manual switchgear combined with a growing base of commercial and industrial customers. This need was made evident by: Extended Outages. Cable faults caused lengthy outages that were difficult to [...]The post Large Utility Automates Underground System, Sees Reliability and Restoration Time Improvements appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Sentry Equipment, headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, is a century-old, employee-owned manufacturer that specializes in industrial sampling equipment and solutions for process industries including power generation, water treatment, and oil and gas. It has earned global recognition for its expertise in providing accurate, representative sampling and analysis systems. As a U.S. manufacturer that sources some materials [...]The post A U.S. Manufacturer's Take on Tariffs: We Haven't Had to Make Any Wild Pivots' appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy recently announced it finalized long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with technology group Meta Platforms for two utility-scale solar projects in Louisiana. Meta officials said the company would advance its clean energy and sustainability commitments by buying the environmental attributes generated by the facilities in Morehouse and Sabine parishes, which together will have 385 MW of generation capacity.The post Meta Signs PPAs with Treaty Oak Clean Energy for Louisiana Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Utility-scale solar is currently the third-largest renewable energy source in the world. And despite recent changes in law reducing future tax credits, solar power's relatively low total cost compared to other sources, coupled with its quick time to market, still makes utility-scale solar power a highly viable solution for the U.S. market. With the demand for electricity expected to grow sharply, utility-scale solar installations could prove to be an effective solution to meet this need.The post Navigating the Complexities Associated with Utility-Scale Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Texas-based developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets announced it has entered into a land option purchase agreement for a site in New Mexico that would feature a vast data center center campus. The plan announced November 6 calls for more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired generation capacity, and 5 GW or more of nuclear power, to energize the 3,500-acre site.The post Nuclear, Natural Gas Power Generation Planned for Massive New Mexico Data Center Site appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Two companies active in the global clean energy space are collaborating on what they say is Europe's largest battery energy storage installation. LEAG Clean Power GmbH and Fluence Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, on November 7 announced a 1-GW/4-GWh system that will be built in Janschwalde, Germany.The post LEAG, Fluence Building Europe's Largest Battery Energy Storage Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing up to $100 million in federal backing for projects focused on restoring and modernizing the nation's existing coal plant fleet. The Oct. 31-issued NOFO, administered by DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, [...]The post DOE Launches $100M Retrofit Program Targeting Coal Fleet Reliability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Utility Uses Innovative Method to Deploy More than 3,400 Panels Orlando, Fla. - OUC-The Reliable One has launched one of the largest floating solar arrays in the United States, and the largest in Florida. The 2-megawatt system-located at 5301 S. Conway Rd. in Orlando-consists of two arrays and more than 3,400 solar panels that send [...]The post OUC Opens One of the Largest Floating Solar Arrays in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Ideal for Pollution Control & Monitoring Systems' Stack or Flue NOx Scrubbers San Marcos, CA-November 6, 2025-Process and pollution control engineers will find that the FCI ST100A Flow Meter helps them more accurately control the application of ammonia (NH3) for nitrous oxide (NOx) removal under harsh operating conditions in large flue stacks at cleaner coal [...]The post Thermal Flow Meter Offers Precise NH3 Injection for NOx Control in Coal-Fired Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.