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UAE's First Nuclear Unit Enters Commercial Operation
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) said Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear facility has entered commercial operation, nine years after construction of the Arab world's first nuclear power plant began.…
Vistra Backs Illinois Transition Measure to Keep At-Risk Coal Plants Online Through 2025
Bleeding financially from underperforming and legally burdened coal generation in downstate Illinois and elsewhere, Vistra, the nation’s largest competitive generator, has renewed its call for passage of the Illinois Coal…
Solar Energy in the Sunshine State: FPL Leads the Way
Florida is known as “The Sunshine State,” so it’s no surprise that solar energy is growing rampantly across the state. Among the utilities adding solar resources to their energy mixes…
 
UK Group Wants to Expand Largest Tidal Energy Project
A UK-based energy company said it is talking with government officials about securing financial support for an expansion of the world's largest tidal energy project. SIMEC Atlantis Energy (SAE) on…
Massive Solar Farm Will Serve Texas Grid
A California company has teamed with the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's largest gas utility to build a major solar power project just outside Houston, Texas. Rosendin, an electrical contractor with…
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Power Infrastructure Prominent in Biden’s $2.25 Trillion Blueprint
A major chunk of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion transformational plan to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure is dedicated to re-energizing America’s power infrastructure. The initiatives garnered the industry’s approval—with notable…
Chalk River, GE Hitachi Part of Canada's Nuclear Focus
The nuclear power industry is brimming with technological innovation, particularly when it comes to small reactors that can provide power for several different applications. This is especially true in Canada
First Commercial Deployment of Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Taking Shape in Alberta
Siemens Energy and Canadian pipeline company TC Energy in February agreed to commission a novel waste-heat-to-power facility in Alberta by 2022 that captures waste heat from a gas-fired turbine operating a
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Ocean Power Developers Made Crucial Progress in 2020
Tidal and wave energy installations in 2020 brought global cumulative installations for ocean energy to almost 60 MW. Another 6 MW of wave and tidal energy is slated for deployment this year, suggesting marked
The Tsunami Coming for Mexico
Although Mexican economic history shows moments of tension between the private sector and the federal government—for example, during the administration of President Luis Echeverría (1970-1976)—never in the modern era has…
A 100-Day Look at U.S. Battery Supply Chain Challenges
On Feb. 24, 2021, the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping plan to review the U.S. supply chain. The 100-day review will include categories such as computer chips, rare earth minerals,…
How Natural Gas Utilities Play a Role in the Future of Our Energy System
With a global pandemic and unprecedented extreme weather, we have seen how essential our energy delivery system is to our way of life. Through collaboration and innovation, we will make…
Two Keys for Better Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Two recent incidents have made the cost of not protecting our infrastructure and natural resources abundantly clear. First, there was the widely publicized SolarWinds attack that infected more than a…
Yes, Texas’ Deregulated Electricity Market Has Problems, but It Can (and Should) Be Fixed
The severe winter storm that knocked out Texas’ electricity grid in February, plunging millions of people into a cold, dark ordeal, has led to a number of takes about what…
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