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Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration
Bill Gates’ nuclear innovation startup TerraPower and Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary PacifiCorp are looking to site a federally backed demonstration of their 345-MWe Natrium advanced nuclear reactor system at a…
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PSEG Power Closes Last Coal Plant, Explores Divestiture of Other Fossil Assets
PSEG Power retired its Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 3 (BHS 3, Figure 1) on May 31. The unit, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was the last remaining coal-fired power plant in…
Coal Substitutes Touted as Way to Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Open
The move away from coal-fired power generation has supported the growth of other technologies to produce electricity. Discussions often revolve around renewable resources such as solar and wind, or the
 
NERC Warns Energy Shortfalls Almost Inevitable This Summer
The North American Electric Corp. (NERC) is warning that large swathes of the North American bulk power system (BPS) could face “elevated risks” of energy shortfalls this summer, especially if…
DHS Issues Pipeline Cybersecurity Directive but Industry Championing FERC Mandatory Standards
Owners and operators of the 100 most “critical” hazardous liquid and natural gas pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities will need to act within the next 30 days to…
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Tensions Intensify as Ethiopia Readies to Start GERD Mega-Dam Turbines
Despite continued pressure from Egypt and Sudan, Ethiopia will push ahead on the second-year filling of the 6.4-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir this summer with ambitions to begin…
Japan Ushers in New Era for IGCC Coal Power
The Nakoso integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant, a much-watched power project in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture because it incorporates a pioneering advanced coal gasification technology
New Technology Improves Rooftop Solar Designs
The solar power industry continues to see growth in distributed generation installations from residential to commercial projects, particularly as people take more control of powering their properties to increase their…
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Market Prospects Heating Up for Cryogenic Energy Storage
Highview Power, developer of a cryogenic energy storage system, in April selected MAN Energy Solutions to provide the liquid air energy storage (LAES) turbomachinery train for its 50-MW/250-MWh CRYOBattery
The POWER Interview: Spotlight on the Solar Wave
Growth in the solar power sector is coming from many angles, with utilities building ever-larger solar arrays, and more homeowners and building owners putting panels on their rooftops. Many utilities…
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Burns & McDonnell Awarded Engineer-Procure-Construct Contract for West Texas Storage Projects

CS Energy Builds More Than 100 MW of Solar Projects in Rhode Island

Babcock & Wilcox Announces ClimateBright Decarbonization Technologies Platform to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

MAN Energy Solutions installs over 225 MW of generation capacity in West Africa

Qatalum Signs Agreement with GE to Generate More Sustainable & Secure Power in Support of Qatar National Vision 2030

Duke Energy begins construction on 22.6-MW N.C. solar project

S&C Electric Company Furthers Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing with Expansion of Wisconsin Production Facility

Lukoil to expand renewables portfolio with newly added PV capacity
 
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