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Reliability-Wary California Will Procure More Energy Resources to Get It Through Summer
Stricken by repeated extreme heat events, the prospect of a worsening drought, incremental resource delays, and the “unforeseen” loss of 300 MW in thermal resources, California has set out to…
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Taiwan Shuts Another Reactor as Part of Nuclear-Free Goal
Taiwan’s move to end the country’s use of nuclear power continues, with Unit 1 of the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant being shut down. The reactor was taken offline at the…
Shell Starts Up 10-MW REFHYNE Hydrogen Electrolyzer, Eyes Expansion to 100 MW
Shell Energy has started up a 10-MW polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer facility—one of the largest of its kind in the world—to produce green hydrogen at its Energy and Chemicals…
AES Accelerates 1 GW of Coal Plant Retirements in Chile
AES Corp. will retire four coal-fired power plants—a total 1,097 MW—in Chile “as soon as” January 2025 if supported by grid requirements under an agreement the Virginia-headquartered company signed with…
DOE Providing $27 Million for Wave Energy Research Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will provide as much as $27 million in federal funding for research and development projects designed to advance the efficient conversion…
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Utilities across the Pacific Northwest are bracing for exceptional stress on the grid as record-breaking temperatures continue to fester across the region, and at least one utility—Avista Corp.—this week began…
'Smart Microgrid Community' Takes Shape in Canada
Many areas across the globe are looking at providing non-traditional power to residential neighborhoods, part of a push to make a community's electricity supply more reliable and resilient. A development…
Enabling IIoT Connectivity for Virtual Power Plants
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HydrogeNext–The Event for the Emerging Hydrogen Economy Launches This October in San Antonio, Texas

Nawah Energy Company signs Maintenance and Engineering Services Agreement with Framatome

Enverus Acquires Marginal Unit to Address Power Congestion, Predictability and Price Impact

Wärtsilä to provide 156 MW of thermal balancing power for Omaha Public Power District, enabling fast increase in renewables in Nebraska

Valmet to deliver a turnkey biopower plant to produce green electricity and heat for the city of Salzburg, Austria

GE Steam Power helps Ontario Power Generation (OPG) deliver reliable, carbon-free nuclear power generation for Canada with $120M installation project

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