Business
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Press Releases
i.safe MOBILE receives “Global Market Leader” award
Lauda-Koenigshofen, 29 November 2022. i.safe MOBILE GmbH has been awarded the title of ” Global Market Leader” in the category of “Explosion-proof mobile communication devices (mobile phones, smartphones, tablets)” by the information network DDW/Die Deutsche Wirtschaft as a newcomer in 639th place with a scoring index of 98.4 points. At a festive ceremony in Lauda-Königshofen, […]
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New VGB Standard includes ECM for online fuel fineness measurement EUcoalsizer (ECM)
VGB, the international association of energy plant operators, has just released a new standard VGB-S-150-29-2021-10 for fuel particle fineness measurement that includes the laser-based EUcoalsizer (ECM) mobile system developed by combustion specialists of German EUtech Scientific Engineering GmbH. The standard extents the ISO Standard 9931 and recommends to apply the ECM mobile system in combination […]
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Nuclear
How Does Uranium Price Increase Affect Nuclear Power Plant Profitability?
Uranium has been one of the best-performing asset classes in 2022, according to data supplied by HANetf’s Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (URNM). In fact, the uranium spot price has increased 24.12% during the year through Oct. 31, according to the fund. October was a particularly strong month for uranium oxide (U3O8), which is used […]
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Coal
A New Dawn for CCUS After Five Decades of Ups and Downs
The world is on a quest for solutions to decarbonize its economy. More than 70 countries and over 1,200 companies have set a net-zero target, according to the United Nations. To limit warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, emissions of hundreds of gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) would need to be prevented and removed from […]
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Press Releases
New Doosan Škoda Power turbines have upgraded the first two units of the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia
(23th November 2022, Pilsen, Czech Republic) The Mochovce nuclear power plant is a key component of Slovakia’s energy infrastructure. In the first two units, which cover roughly one-quarter of total electricity consumption, Doosan Škoda Power recently completed an extensive modernization of the turbine set, helping to raise the gross power output of both units to […]
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Nuclear
DOE Grants First-Round Civil Nuclear Credit Award—$1.1B—to Diablo Canyon
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first round of funding from its $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program is poised to go to Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California’s only operational nuclear plant. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Diablo Canyon’s owner, could receive up to $1.1 billion in credits to extend the 2.2-GW plant’s operation for […]
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Press Releases
MHI Delivers First Pump for Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant in UK
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered the first pump set of total 34 units consisting of five models for Units 1 and 2 at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom to Trillium Flow Technologies (Trillium). The pump sets are important rotary […]
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Check-All Valve New Product Launch
Since 1958, Check-All Valve® Mfg. Co. has manufactured a complete line of spring-loaded piston-type check valves, also known as silent check valves. We service customers all over the world in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, biofuel, food and beverage, water treatment, OEM, and MRO industries and our products are trusted in the most demanding applications. Check-All […]
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Mayor Wu Kicks off Vicinity Energy’s Electrification Plans
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu commemorated the deconstruction of natural gas infrastructure as part of the company’s commitment to decarbonizing its systems and supporting the city’s Green New Deal initiative. CAMBRIDGE, MA —Vicinity Energy, a decarbonization leader with the nation’s largest portfolio of district energy systems, serving over 70 million square feet of building space across Boston […]
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Nuclear
NRC Begins Construction Permit Review for Pioneering Nuclear Molten Salt Research Reactor
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted Abilene Christian University’s (ACU’s) construction permit application for a 1-MWth nuclear non-power Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility planned for the university’s campus in Abilene, north-central Texas. The acceptance—which essentially marks the NRC “docketing” of the application—formally kicks off the regulatory agency’s review of ACU’s proposed Nuclear Energy […]