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Decarbonization is posing a fundamental dilemma that could have widespread serious implications for the power sector: the clean energy transition, if not properly managed, could increase water stress, or be

In a bid to spur economic activity and thwart a COVID-19–related downturn, Australia’s government in September set out a strategy to reset domestic power and gas priorities to tamp down power prices and

Japanese firm JERA, a joint venture between TEPCO and Chubu Electric, on Oct. 13 issued a roadmap to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. The move is notable for the company whose business includes a sizable

Inspecting generators has always been a time-consuming and expensive job, yet one that needs to be done at regular intervals. An impressive new visual inspection robot can save owners many days of unnecessary

For nearly a century, the grid has been one, solid, hulking, inflexible machine. Now, with the rise of technologies like microgrids, distributed renewables, battery storage, and vehicle-to-grid applications, we can reimagine the grids that enclose our communities to be like those fictional spaceships.

At least eight cities have now dropped shares in the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP), a 720-MWe NuScale Power small modular reactor (SMR) project proposed by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). Despite the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oct.16–announced $1.4 billion, 10-year award to fund one-time costs for the first-of-a-kind project, four Utah cities withdrew […]

Fusion research and development have been ongoing for decades, and many people probably believe a fusion power system will remain out of reach for decades longer. But the truth is that more than 100 tokamaks have been constructed and the science behind fusion is well-understood. What has been elusive is generating net energy from a […]

WILMINGTON, North Carolina—October 29, 2020—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced today that Synthos Green Energy (SGE), a member of the Synthos Group S.A., has initiated discussions with Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki – PAA) about a potential BWRX-300 small modular reactor project. Under the Polish Nuclear Act of 29 November 2000, before […]

With COVID-19 causing restricted access to facilities, Ecolab used mixed reality to safely install a PURATE™ chlorine dioxide generator at a leading midstream company’s facility. Mixed reality enabled Ecolab engineers to remotely “see” inside the plant and guide a single on-site field representative through installation, testing and implementation. With PURATE, this midstream company safely reduced […]

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today launched a new brand to reflect its transformation as a leading energy company and announced product offerings to help organizations achieve their energy objectives. The company has aggressively led the world’s transition to cleaner energy and is executing an ambitious carbon reduction […]