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Nuclear
France’s NUWARD SMR Will Be Test Case for European Early Joint Nuclear Regulatory Review
The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB), and Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) have picked France’s NUWARD small modular reactor (SMR) design as a test case for an early joint regulatory review for SMRs. The development marks a notable step by European regulators to align practices in a […]
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Hydro
California Drought Could Severely Limit Hydropower This Summer
Drought in California could nearly halve the state’s hydroelectric generation this summer, pushing up wholesale power prices in the West, and forcing the state to rely on natural gas generation and out-of-state imports, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects in a new analysis. The EIA suggests in a supplement to its May 2022–released Short-Term Energy Outlook […]
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Press Releases
Rolls-Royce to deliver 70 mtu engines to support semiconductor industry in China
Expansion of information technology applications driving high market demand for semiconductor products Emergency power supply for chip factories secured by Calsion gensets with mtu engines Rolls-Royce will provide 70 of its mtu Series 4000 engines, produced in Yulin by MTU Yuchai Power, the Chinese Joint Venture with Yuchai Diesel, for use in generator sets that […]
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Press Releases
Duke Energy One, L3Harris offer new operational solution for nuclear power plants
▪ Innovative new service for nuclear facilities provides customized, immersive 3D simulations. ▪ Solution provides way for customers to address operational opportunities, challenges while helping to improve efficiency, reduce costs. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy One and L3Harris Technologies have announced a customized, cost-effective solution for nuclear power plants that will provide complete 3D simulations […]
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Press Releases
ENGIE and Google Cloud join forces to accelerate wind energy development with advanced data management and artificial intelligence
ENGIE and Google Cloud aim to optimize wind energy management on the power markets through an Artificial Intelligence based solution. ENGIE and Google Cloud signed a new partnership for the development of an Artificial Intelligence-based energy solution to optimize the value of ENGIE’s wind portfolio on the short term power markets. ENGIE and Google Cloud’s […]
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Hydrogen
Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant
A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]
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T&D
The Vital Link: How HVDC Is Modernizing the Grid
Significant advances in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission are in step with rapid changes to energy systems worldwide. Shortly after POWER magazine began publication in 1882, the competitive
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Hydrogen
Nuclear, Hydrogen, CCUS Part of at Least 42 Country Ambitions
At least 42 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement as of December 2021 indicate governments plan to utilize carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and ammonia, and
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O&M
Gaskets and Fasteners: What Sets a Supplier Apart?
Gaskets and fasteners are vital to plant reliability and efficiency. While basic nuts, bolts, and gaskets haven’t changed much over the years, some of the materials used in them have evolved and designs have
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Coal
New Life for Dead and Dying Coal Plants?
As coal plants are retired, power companies must decide what to do with sites. Some old plants have been added to the National Register of Historic Places and repurposed as commercial or office space, while