Power
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Press Releases
Renewable Energy Group Acquires 715-MW Solar Power Portfolio
ibV Energy Partners, a developer of integrated solar and storage power plants across the U.S., and Exus Renewables North America, an independent owner, developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects, on September 29 announced that Exus has acquired four solar projects totaling 715 MWp from ibV. The deal builds on years […]
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O&M
Seven Years of Operation in Heat Recovery Economizers: A Phenolic Coating Case Study
A South Korean power plant needed a coating that could survive corrosive condensates without sacrificing heat transfer—the industry’s usual workaround for that trade-off fell short.
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Power
Rising Star Award Finalist: Naphtal Haya of DNV Energy USA
POWER’s Rising Star Award focuses on individuals who have had a positive impact on the power generation sector early in their careers.
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Top Plant
A Greener Grid: Florida Facility Turning Hydrogen into Power
The DeBary Hydrogen Production Storage System, part of the DeBary power plant complex, is the winner of POWER’s Top Plant Award for hydrogen. It is the first facility in the U.S. to produce, store, and burn 100% green hydrogen for power generation.
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O&M
From Underground Heat to Reliable Power: Engineering Geothermal for the Field
Next-generation geothermal is moving from technical promise to commercial deployment. Advances in drilling and reservoir engineering are making it possible to reach heat resources in more locations.
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O&M
Old Data, Still-Valid Lessons: What Two EPRI Studies Confirm About Generator Maintenance
A shorted rotor winding doesn’t care what year it is. Neither does a cracked retaining ring or a degraded stator insulation system. The physical mechanisms that take generators offline—fatigue
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Commentary
Nuclear Plant Restarts Show What Government Can Do With a Clear Mandate
On Aug. 30, workers at the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, began loading 204 fuel assemblies into a reactor vessel that had sat empty since the plant shut down in 2022—the first time in U.S. history that a commercial reactor that had entered decommissioning began reloading fuel. Holtec International Chairman and CEO Dr. […]
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Commentary
Retired and Retiring Coal Plants Offer the Grid’s Fastest Path to New Capacity
The issue of load growth for the power grid and electric utilities has an overlooked answer: reinvesting in the coal-fired power plant sites being retired.
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Commentary
Growing Impact of ESA Jurisdiction Amid Unprecedented Energy Demand
Many environmental statutes have narrowed as streamlined permitting and efficient project development are prioritized.
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International
POWER Digest [October 2026]
Infinigen, a Puerto Rico-based independent power producer, in late August announced the closing of a $33-million tax equity investment in the Yabucoa Solar Project.
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Power
Bechtel-Westinghouse Group, PEJ Agree on Terms for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Poland’s state-owned nuclear power company and a consortium led by Bechtel and Westinghouse have agreed on the main commercial terms of a deal to build that country’s first nuclear power plant.
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Power
Purdue Nuclear Reactor Test Demonstrates Remote, Automated Power Control
Engineers at Purdue University have, for the first time in the U.S., adjusted a nuclear reactor’s power experimentally, remotely and automatically in real time—a demonstration they say offers an early
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Commentary
The Commercial Storage Gap is Not Technical. It is What Survives Capital Approval
Last year an automotive parts manufacturer asked us for solar with battery storage on a 110-kW system. They were ready to buy the battery. We told them not to. Their half-hourly data showed a site that ran hard through the day and went almost dark by early evening. Solar would cover the daytime load directly. […]
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Renewables
Investment Grows for Storage, Renewable Energy Projects in Chile
Chile is among the countries that has undergone an energy transformation over the past several years.
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Nuclear
Google, Georgia Power Have Deal to Support Nuclear Power Plant Uprates
Electric utility Georgia Power and tech giant Google said the companies have an agreement under which Google will support power uprates at two of the utility’s nuclear power plants.
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Biomass
The Overlooked Renewable Energy Resource: Why Construction Waste Should Be Part of America’s Energy Strategy
America is in the middle of one of the largest infrastructure buildouts in generations. Data centers are rising to support artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing. Battery plants and advanced manufacturing facilities are reshaping industrial regions. Renewable energy projects continue to expand, while new transmission infrastructure is being built to connect generation with growing demand. […]
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O&M
Beyond the Grease Gun: Turning Lubrication Into a Strategic Reliability Advantage
For too many industrial organizations, lubrication is a mere maintenance task, a routine chore performed without strategic consideration. This oversight ignores the profound impact that lubrication has on asset reliability and, by extension, overall business performance. Achieving lubrication excellence often requires the support of a dedicated, full-service lubrication solutions provider rather than reliance on transactional […]
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Technology
Driving the Hydrogen Economy: How a Custom Non-Return Valve Advances Fuel Cell Development in Material Handling
A leading North American fuel cell manufacturer encountered a significant component challenge. The need was for a non-return valve that could ensure uncompromising safety, reliable performance, and consistent operational integrity in advanced fuel cell systems. Standard, off-the-shelf options did not meet strict requirements for low pressure drop, zero leakage, and material compatibility. WITT Gas Controls […]
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Data Centers
The Rise of Low-Power Instrument Transformers in Data Center and Industrial Applications
Traditional magnetic induction-based instrument transformers have served the power industry reliably for decades, but a new generation of low-power alternatives is gaining ground — particularly in data centers and industrial facilities where accuracy, size, and integration with digital secondary systems matter. This paper reports on LPIT history, standardization, and some of the applications in […]
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Expert Commentary
Bringing a Power Plant’s Worth of Load Onto the Grid: NERC’s Interconnection Reckoning
Data centers are connecting to the transmission system faster than the reliability rules were built to handle and behaving nothing like the passive load those rules assumed. Here’s what the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s (NERC’s) Large Loads Action Plan, a new class of registered entity, and a hard 2026 deadline mean for anyone planning, […]
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Technology
What the DOE’s Quantum Computing Competition Could Mean for Fusion and Battery Materials
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Sept. 17 announced the Quantum Genesis Q Competition, a $215 million initiative to fund private-sector teams racing to build the world’s first fault-tolerant, scientifically relevant quantum computer. Structured as a milestone-based competition rather than a conventional grant, it will pay out fixed awards of up to $1.5 million per […]
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Press Releases
Apex Clean Energy Signs PPA with Meta for Solar Power from Texas Project
Apex Clean Energy announced the Virginia-based company has a power purchase agreement (PPA) with technology giant Meta for exclusive rights to energy from the Starling Solar project in Gonzales County, Texas, including all renewable energy credits. The 144-MW project will add to the local grid new generation that would not have been built without Meta’s […]
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Commentary
The Business of Power, and the Power of Business
I have spent my career building companies, and along the way I’ve learned that the technical mastery of a trade and the strategic discipline required to scale a business around it are two fundamentally different competencies. You can be the most capable operator in your field and still not have a business. A business is […]
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Solar
German Energy Developer Breaks Ground on Solar Project in Philippines
A Singapore-based subsidiary of a Germany-headquartered group said it has broken ground on a 99-MW solar power facility in the Philippines.
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Renewables
Econergy Expands European Base, Acquires French Wind Energy Platform
A European independent power producer is expanding its asset base on the continent. Israel-headquartered Econergy on September 15 said it is entering the French market with a €134-million ($155 million) acquisition of Escofi, a private wind energy platform of about 740 MW.
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Solar
Generate Capital Closes $117-Million in Financing for Community Solar
Generate Capital, a leading investor, owner and operator of critical infrastructure, on September 15 announced the closing of a $117-million term debt facility with MUFG to finance a portfolio of community solar projects. The transaction marks Generate’s first community solar financing with MUFG and further expands the company’s network of leading institutional financing partners.
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Wind
Juniper Green Energy Commissions New Wind Farms Across India
Juniper Green Energy, an independent renewable energy power producer in India, said it has expanded its portfolio with a series of projects in the first two weeks of September.
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Solar
Planted Raises $31.8 Million to Accelerate Autonomous Solar Deployment
A company that specializes in autonomous power deployment said it has raised $31.8 million to scale its operations. California-based Planted said the new capital expands its robotic fleet.
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Renewables
GE Vernova Will Supply Turbines for Japanese Wind Farm
GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind division announced it has an agreement with Eurus Energy Holdings Corp. to supply seven 4.2-MW, 117-meter wind turbines for a wind farm in Japan.
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Legal & Regulatory
Court Rules Against Trump Order to Keep Michigan Coal-Fired Plant Operating
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Trump administration’s order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan operating. The decision that could impact other orders that have been issued to keep U.S. coal-fired power plants operating past their scheduled retirement dates.