POWERnews November 15, 2018
DOE Considers Subsidies Modeled on Renewables for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
State-imposed standards and financial incentives such as those used to spur widespread adoption of renewables technologies offer a promising model to address challenges to commercialize small modular reactors (SMRs), says…
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DOE Office Will Fund R&D for ‘Coal Plant of the Future’
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week said it will fund research and development (R&D) efforts “that will advance first-of-a-kind coal generation…
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New Digital Safety System Controller Approved for Nuclear Plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the use of Mitsubishi Electric Total Advanced Control (MELTAC) Nplus S digital safety system controllers in U.S. nuclear power plants. While new to…
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Duke Energy Brings First 820 MW of New Florida Gas Plant Online

Duke Energy has brought the first power block of its new $1.5 billion combined cycle gas plant in Citrus County, Florida, online. Duke said the facility located north of Crystal…

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TVA Extends Deadline for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Deal
A Tennessee businessman now has until the end of November to finalize a two-year-old purchase agreement for the unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant in Alabama. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),…
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Toshiba Scraps Massive AP1000 Nuclear Project in the UK
Taking another steep hit from its beleaguered nuclear business, Toshiba Corp. said it will withdraw from construction of the proposed 3.8-GW Moorside nuclear plant in the UK, a project expected…
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Researchers Demonstrate 120-kV Wireless Charging System for Electric Vehicles
A wireless charging breakthrough demonstrated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marks a leap toward allowing electric vehicles (EVs) to conveniently recharge within the…
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Industry Press Releases
Baker Hughes, GE Announce Series of Long-Term Agreements

Palo Verde Center Selects Kinsley Energy Systems to Supply Cogeneration System

Siemens equipment selected for billion-dollar crude flexibility project with ADNOC Refining in UAE

ABB enables world’s first HVDC grid in China

Schneider Electric Announces IoT-enabled Enhancements for EcoStruxure Power

Schneider Electric boosts its innovation ecosystem with ‘Schneider Electric Ventures’ to identify, nurture and support bold ideas

ABB to Improve Power Supply and Reliability in Brazil