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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) this summer with ambitions to begin operating…
Project Will Burn Ammonia with Coal to Cut Emissions
Japan's largest power generation company plans to begin using ammonia as a fuel at one of its coal-fired plants as part of an effort to reduce the facility's emissions of…
The Benefits of Flow Batteries Over Lithium Ion
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) is the most commonly talked about battery storage technology on the market these days, and for good reason. Li-ion batteries have a high energy density, and they are…
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Testing Problems Push Vogtle Start to 2022
Southern Co. has moved the startup date for the first unit of its two-reactor expansion at the Vogtle nuclear power plant to the first quarter of 2022, citing problems found…
Groups Announce Renewable Energy Microgrid Project
A joint venture of energy management company Schneider Electric and Huck Capital, a power sector investment firm, has announced a partnership with energy infrastructure developer ClearGen to build and operate…
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NuScale Exploring Marine-Deployed SMR Power Plant
NuScale Power and Prodigy Clean Energy, a Canadian designer of small modular reactor (SMR) marine power stations, have completed the conceptual design and economic assessment phases of a potential “marine-deployed”…
The POWER Interview: A Marketplace for Energy Collaboration
The digitization of power generation is among the technology advancements transforming the way electricity is produced and distributed. Utilities have always sought ways to improve the efficiency of their operations,…
Will Cybersecurity Derail the Energy Transition? 
Commentary by Jay Zoellner, CEO Kiwi Power.   The ransomware attack that forced one of the nation’s largest fuel arteries to halt operations earlier this month exposed critical vulnerabilities in the…
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Modern Decarbonization Strategies Depend on Modern Carbon Impact Data
Purchasing renewable energy is a means to an end: decarbonization. Yet, renewable energy projects are not all equal when it comes to cutting carbon. At REsurety, we’re developing a new…
Competition, Not Outdated Monopoly Models, Key to Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges
The past year and a half has been, to put it mildly, a weird time. Americans have grappled with the COVID-19 crisis, as well as with the associated economic fallout…
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