December 12, 2019

Ownership Shakeup at Colstrip Coal Power Plant
NorthWestern Energy said it will file an application with the Montana Public Service Commission for pre-approval to acquire Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE’s) 25% interest in Colstrip Unit 4, which is…

NRC Issues First Subsequent License Renewals, Extends Nuclear Reactor Life to 80 Years
Marking a major milestone for the U.S. nuclear power sector, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has for the first time issued license renewals that authorize nuclear reactor operation beyond 60…

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China Starts Up First Nuclear Cogeneration Project—at AP1000 Plant

China has started up its first commercial nuclear cogeneration system, using two newly operational AP1000 reactors at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant to heat 700,000 square meters of housing. Shandong…

Connecticut Gives Go-Ahead for 804-MW Offshore Wind Project
Vineyard Wind’s 804-MW Park City project was given the go-ahead by Connecticut officials on Dec. 5, with regulators saying Vineyard’s bid in an offshore wind solicitation was “lower than any…

Indiana Utility Will Close Coal-Fired Units Early
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) on Dec. 9 announced it will close two of the four coal-fired units at its Petersburg Generating Station in southern Indiana, as the utility continues…

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Canada Plan to Store Nuclear Waste near Lake Huron Draws U.S. Ire
A group of U.S. lawmakers has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reconsider that country’s proposed plan to store its nuclear waste at a site near Lake Huron, northeast…

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Hydropower Industry Launches Major International Project to Demonstrate Flexibility
In a new attempt to secure a concrete role for the international hydropower industry within the decarbonization movement, several utilities, equipment manufacturers, universities, research centers, and consultancies have scaffolded to…

The POWER Interview: New Directions for GE Digital
In a recent conversation with POWER, GE Digital CEO Pat Byrne discussed why GE made key changes to the lucrative business, streamlining it to focus on four key markets, including…

Joint U.S-Canadian Advanced Nuclear Review May Focus on Terrestrial’s Molten Salt Reactor, NuScale SMR
Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR), a 195-MWe Generation IV nuclear technology, and NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) may be the focus of the first joint technical review by…

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Redevelopment Project Converts Site from Coal to Renewables

Smarter Monitoring for Coal Ash Remediation

Joining Forces with Europe Brings Learning and Promising Results for U.S. Renewable Energy

Renewable Power Generation on Rise in Turkey

Industry Press Releases

Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables Form Strategic Partnership to Develop First Nationwide Network of Dairy Waste-to-Energy Projects

FEED Study Commissioned on New Gas-to-Gasoline Plant

GE Renewable Energy to supply turbines for Sweden’s latest Cypress-equipped wind farm

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $3.5 Million to New Gas Reactor Design

Siemens supplies gas turbines for peaking power plants in Belarus

PW Power Systems Delivers Brighter Holidays for Puerto Rico

Rosatom subsidiary awards contract for construction of BREST-OD-300 fast reactor facility and power unit

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