International
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Gas
Texas Utility Turns to Fast-Start Reciprocating Engines for Grid Stability
Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) has broken ground on a 104-MW power plant that will deploy 11 Jenbacher J920 FleXtra reciprocating engines, marking the largest U.S. installation of the engine model to date. Commissioning is scheduled for summer 2027. The plant reflects growing interest among utilities in generation assets that can respond rapidly to fluctuations […]
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Nuclear
BWRX-300 SMR Reaches Regulatory Milestone in UK
The GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has completed Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process in the UK.
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Renewables
GE Vernova Inks Turbine Deal with Romania Wind Farm
GE Vernova said the company has signed an agreement with Public Power Corporation Renewables (PPC R) to supply, install, and commission 14 of its 6.1 MW–158m turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui County, Romania.
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Coal
Coal’s Not Dead Yet: B&W CTO Suggests Fossil Fuels Are Back in Favor
“The result of the 2024 presidential election probably had the biggest impact on the direction the U.S. energy industry is headed right now,” Brandy Johnson, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), told POWER. “It has opened up the pathway for fossil fuels in power generation again.” That shift is already visible across […]
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Press Releases
SmartestEnergy US Partners with GridBeyond to Optimize Three Energy Storage Resources in ERCOT Totalling 29.7 MW
SmartestEnergy US, part of a global energy company helping businesses navigate the energy transition, has selected GridBeyond, a global smart energy company, as its technology partner to optimize battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. The strategic partnership will leverage GridBeyond’s advanced price forecasting, bid optimization, and trading […]
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Solar
INTEC Chosen to Build 50-MW Solar Power Facility in Germany
Global renewable energy contractor INTEC Energy Solutions has been selected by a leading European renewable energy investment group to lead construction of a 50-MW solar power plant in Lachendorf, Germany. INTEC on December 3 said it has been commissioned by AUKERA as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. The solar farm […]
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Nuclear
China’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion Milestone
China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) in November reported it had achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion inside an operating molten salt reactor (MSR). The milestone provides the first
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- Generation IV reactors
- advanced nuclear
- Thorium fuel cycle
- Fuel conversion
- molten salt reactor
- Experimental reactors
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP)
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- nuclear innovation
- Clean Core Thorium Energy
- Thorizon
- ThorCon International
- Copenhagen Atomics
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Top Plant
Flamanville 3: Europe’s Hard-Won Nuclear Milestone
Flamanville 3 synchronized to the French grid in December 2024 after a prolonged, hard-fought build—an achievement that reflects years of technical recovery, regulatory rigor, and lessons now shaping
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Connected Plant
A Guide to Asset Management Software Solutions for Power Industry Leaders
Power company leaders face mounting challenges in asset management—keeping aging equipment reliable, integrating diverse assets from renewables to baseload units, and meeting strict reliability standards
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Wind
Future-Proofing Wind Turbine Communications: Why Fibre Optic Rotary Joints Are the Next Frontier
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 to