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EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 29 finalized several changes to the regulations for disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs), or coal ash, from electric utilities. The changes…
 
GE Will Decarbonize Uniper’s Gas Power Fleet
GE Gas Power and Uniper have agreed to roll out a detailed decarbonization roadmap that may entail hydrogen-friendly upgrades to all GE gas turbines and compressors at the German generation…
Siemens Gamesa Slashes Forecast as COVID Crushes Earnings
Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has lowered its sales forecast for 2020, and the company said it expects the economic impact of COVID-19 will cut €1 billion…
 
Rosatom Accepts First MOX Fuel Batch for BN-800 Fast Reactor
Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear energy company, said it is ready to receive a shipment of the first full reload batch of fresh uranium-plutonium mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the BN-800…
PG&E, Tesla Team on Milestone Battery Storage System
A new battery energy storage system (BESS) at an electric substation in California is expected to be one of the world’s largest utility-owned, lithium-ion storage systems when it begins operating…
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[VIDEO] POWER Insights: The Amazing DIII-D Fusion Project
The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, operated by General Atomics for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is the largest magnetic fusion research facility in the U.S. The mission of the…
Assembly Phase Underway for ITER Nuclear Project
Officials with the ITER project in France said work has started on the assembly of giant components needed for construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, a project designed to…
U.S. Begins Quest for a Lunar Nuclear Reactor
What will it realistically take to ready a fission surface power system (FSP)—a small (maybe modular) nuclear reactor—for deployment on the moon by 2027? That’s essentially what Battelle Energy Alliance…
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Why Coal Lost—and Can It Recover?
Coal burn in the power sector has fallen off a cliff. Demand peaked at 1.045 billion tons in 2007. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates consumption in 2020 will…
Map Shows 'Low-Impact' Locations for Wind Power
A global environmental group that works to protect land, water, and wildlife said states in what it considers the U.S. “wind belt” can develop wind power generation to meet renewable…
Amicarella ‘Demystifies’ the Role of CEO for Women [PODCAST]
The power generation industry has historically been a male-dominated industry, but today there are a number of women who have risen through the ranks to positions of leadership. Ana Amicarella,…
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MHPS Will Supply Battery Energy Storage Systems to Help Balance the California Grid

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