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NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved But Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes
All regions across the bulk power system (BPS) are generally prepared to meet resource adequacy criteria to meet normal peak demand this summer, but ongoing concerns about extreme weather events,…
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World's Largest Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Pilot Successfully Tested
EPRI, in collaboration with Southern Company and Storworks, has recently completed testing of a pilot concrete thermal energy storage (CTES) system at Alabama Power’s Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating plant…
States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules
More than two dozen states and a handful of trade groups filed separate lawsuits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging parts of the Environmental Protection…
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America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide
The U.S. has officially exceeded five million solar installations, marking a significant achievement in the nation's clean energy transition. This milestone comes just eight years after the U.S. reached one…
California Regulators Reject PG&E Plan to Sell Generation Assets
California regulators have denied Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E’s) plan to sell a multibillion-dollar stake in the utility's power generation fleet to a New York-based investment firm. Oakland-based PG&E, which…
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High-Burnup Nuclear Fuel Rods Delivered for Examination After Having Completed Three Cycles of Commercial Operation
High-burnup fuel rods, manufactured by GE Vernova’s Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for…
Britain Announces Facility to Produce HALEU Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
British officials said the UK government will invest about £200 million (more than $251 million) for a project to build Europe's first production facility for high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Officials…
Borehole Battery: A Promising Solution for Energy Storage
For more than a century, fossil fuel companies have drilled oil and gas wells to increase the production, consumption, and export of fossil fuels. These wells are often abandoned once…
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BESS Failures: Study Identifies Opportunities for Battery Analytics to Prevent Incidents
TWAICE, a Germany-based provider of battery analytics software, along with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have published a joint study analyzing the…
How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability
It’s no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th…
First Utility-Scale Solar Project Announced Under TVA Generation Flexibility Program
An independent power producer and a major electric cooperative—both based in Tennessee—have announced an agreement to partner on a utility-scale solar power installation to serve customers in that region. Nashville-based…
Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning
Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday.  PJM initially issued a GMD warning…
Multi-Module Hydrogen Pilot Plant Opens in Japan
Representatives from the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei and its partners including the Japanese government recently celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Asahi…
Siemens Collaborating With Kontrolmatik, Pomega on Battery Engineering
The market for customizable, scalable, turnkey energy storage solutions continues to evolve, as companies look at providing systems that will work from an individual application level all the way to…
PG&E Recognized for Remote Grid Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and its remote grid program received an honorable mention in the Energy category of Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. Winners were announced…
Clean Energy Group Receives Financing for New York Community Solar Project
A company that supports solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) is part of a project that will support a portfolio of community solar projects across the state of…
The POWER Interview: Pumped Storage Project Brings Renewable Energy to Former Coal Mining Site
A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a…
10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector
Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering's digitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20–22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a…
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