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Westinghouse Enters Partnership for $80 Billion of New Nuclear Reactors
Westinghouse Electric Co. has joined with Canada-based Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Asset Management in a partnership that would advance deployment of nuclear power technology across the U.S. The groups on October 28 said at least $80 billion of new reactors, primarily AP1000 units from Westinghouse, would be built at the behest of the U.S. government.
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Data Centers Are Turning to Gas Generators for Prime Power to Eliminate Long Lead Times for Grid Connections
Backup generators are gaining a new lease on life in data centers. For decades, they have been a rarely used part of the infrastructure, existing for those moments when other…
Google Has Deal with NextEra to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
NextEra Energy said technology giant Google has signed a 25-year deal to buy power from the utility's Duane Arnold nuclear power plant, which the Florida-based energy provider wants to restart.
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Fusion Energy Group Hits Construction Milestone at Massachusetts Campus
A key component of a system that would deliver fusion energy in the U.S. has arrived at Commonwealth Fusion Systems' (CFS) campus in Devens, Massachusetts. The company on October 28 said the first half of the vacuum vessel at the heart of SPARC, the group's tokamak machine, is now on-site.
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…
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DOE Launches $100M Retrofit Program Targeting Coal Fleet Reliability
The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) providing up to $100 million in federal backing for projects focused on restoring and modernizing the nation’s…
Bechtel Will Build Major Solar and Storage Project in Texas
Global engineering and construction group Bechtel said it will work with Doral Renewables to design and build a 430-MW solar power station in Texas. The Cold Creek Solar+Storage project, sited in Schleicher and Tom Green counties, also will include a 340-MWh battery energy storage system.
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