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Ansaldo Returns to U.S. Gas Turbine Market as Equipment Crunch Widens Supplier Field
A widening gas turbine supply crunch has prompted Ansaldo Energia to explore a new path back into the U.S. generation market after more than 30 years. The Italian manufacturer will supply California-based
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DOE Closes $1.9-Billion Loan to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) said the agency has closed a loan of as much as $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to support the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.
AI Data Centers Turn to Industrial Boilers and Steam Turbines for Power
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are being built at an unprecedented pace. There are more than 12,000 active projects in the U.S. currently seeking grid interconnection representing 1,570 GW of…
 
Major Leap for Solid-State Transformers: Megawatt-Class Unit Demonstrated on Live Feeder
North Carolina State University, the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and EPRI have demonstrated a megawatt-class solid-state transformer (SST) on a live 13.2-kV utility distribution feeder, marking what the partners…
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D11 Steam Turbine Problems & Proven Repair Solutions

Hidden damage inside D11 steam turbines can lead to cracking, bowed rotors, diaphragm distortion, steam leaks, and other reliability issues that often go unnoticed until a scheduled outage. Learn what causes these common failures, how to identify them early, and the proven repair and upgrade solutions that help improve reliability, efficiency, and long-term performance.

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U.S. Army Mobilizes $2.2B Janus Program to Deploy More Than 20 Commercial Microreactors
The U.S. Army has mobilized up to $2.2 billion for a five-year effort to build and operate more than 20 commercial nuclear microreactors across military installations, selecting five reactor developers…
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Abbott Orders Full Audit of Texas Data Center Interconnection Queue, Threatens to Deny Grid Access
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive audit of every data center…
PJM Widens Response to Data Center Load as Capacity Shortfalls Deepen
PJM Interconnection has proposed a new framework that would allow large data centers and other major electricity users to enter service without first securing enough new capacity to cover their…
NextEra, Santee Cooper Point to Real Dollar Savings From AI Deployments
NextEra Energy says an artificial intelligence (AI)–driven dispatch and outage-scheduling tool has saved its customers more than $20 million so far this year. Santee Cooper expects a custom AI weather-forecasting…
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One Nuclear Signs Deal for 2.88-GW Gas-Fired Plant, Large BESS for Louisiana Data Center Campus
Florida-headquartered ONE Nuclear Energy said the company has executed a binding letter of intent (LOI) that would provide site control for development of Project Cayman, a 2.88-GW gas-fired power plant and 700-MW/2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) sited alongside a data center complex.
Supercritical CO2 for Gas Turbines: Accelerating Speed to Power
Many simple-cycle gas turbines are running harder than they were ever intended to—yet steam retrofits have never penciled out for most of that fleet. Supercritical CO 2 bottoming cycles change the economics
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