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Data Centers and the Grid: Key Insights from POWER’s Inaugural Data Center POWER eXchange Summit
POWER breaks down the top insights from Data Center POWER eXchange, its unique one-day summit curated by POWER’s editorial team and convened to examine the collision between accelerating data center…
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From Spec to Site: Building Reliability Through Smarter Supply and Logistics

In today’s volatile supply chain landscape, precision and coordination are key to project success. POWER’s Sonal Patel joins Lamons COO Darnell Streat and CAP Logistics VP James Smejkal to explore how U.S.-based manufacturing, smart logistics, and strong partnerships are redefining reliability from procurement to on-site delivery.

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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…
Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot
A California-based nuclear energy company with plans to place small modular reactors (SMRs) in mile-deep boreholes said it will break ground December 9 for a pilot project at a site…
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Engineering the Future: How EnergyLink is Rewriting the EPC Playbook

A surge in energy infrastructure demand—and the parallel squeeze on labor, supply chains, and environmental pressures—may be rewriting the EPC rulebook. EnergyLink International, a Calgary-based engineering, fabrication, and construction firm known for its clean technology and building systems, is taking that shift head-on.

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Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge
The power industry is experiencing unprecedented demand growth, driven largely by data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This surge is creating both opportunities and challenges for utilities, equipment manufacturers,…
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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Google Commits to First U.S. Gas-Fired Power Plant with Integrated CCS for Data Centers
Google has signed a first-of-its-kind corporate offtake agreement to purchase power from a new 400-MW natural gas–fired cogeneration plant outfitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Decatur, Illinois. In…
DOE Selects TVA, Holtec to Receive $800 Million to Advance SMR Deployment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said the agency has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. The DOE on December 2 said project teams with the two groups will receive up to $800 million in "federal cost-shared funding" targeted for projects in Tennessee and Michigan.
INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected the five commercial teams that will potentially demonstrate advanced applications—including data center integration—at its much-watched Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) platform, an…
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A First for Military Nuclear Power: TRISO Fuel Arrives at Project Pele
Project Pele, the Department of War’s (DOW’s) first-of-its-kind transportable nuclear microreactor prototype, has received its tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) particle fuel at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where formal system testing is…
Delivering Nuclear Energy: Promise vs. Regulatory Reality
In the race to decarbonize and secure America’s energy future, nuclear power is once again in the spotlight. From advanced reactors to fusion breakthroughs, the promise of nuclear energy is clear.
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