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Engineering


Fusion Energy Projects Get Boost from DOE Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the first round of awardees of the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program. The program is the latest in a series of efforts designed to…



Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization

The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting market demands.…


OTEC, a Long-Stalled Baseload Ocean Power Technology, Is Seeing a Swell

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design…


Japan Moving Forward on Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuels

Efforts by Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturers to develop accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) materials are making progress, and their commercialization is currently expected between 2030 and 2035 after key demonstrations, the Japan…


DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installed at a facility in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and is readying for…


Siting a Nuclear Power Facility Is Both Art and Science

With governments and industry engaging more frequently and decisively on how nuclear energy can help meet their climate, electrification, and economic goals, attention is now turning to how we get…