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Gas
Mitsubishi Will Double Gas Turbine Production as Demand Grows
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is prepared to double its production capacity for gas turbines within the next two years as demand for the technology continues to increase. Eisaku Ito, the company’s CEO, on August 29 said turbine orders are growing rapidly as demand for equipment rises, in part due to the need for more power […]
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Nuclear
TVA, ENTRA1 Sign Agreement for 6-GW, Six-Plant Nuclear SMR Collaboration
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will collaborate with ENTRA1 Energy—NuScale’s exclusive global strategic partner—to develop a 6-GW nuclear portfolio, including six ENTRA1 Energy power plants on TVA sites, the companies announced on Sept. 2. Under the agreement, ENTRA1 Energy will develop and own nuclear assets across TVA’s seven-state service region, selling electricity to the nation’s […]
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Hydro
How Colorado’s Cabin Creek Hydro Plant Evolved from Coal Balancer to Renewable Grid Stabilizer
Xcel Energy’s comprehensive modernization of the Cabin Creek pumped-storage facility—featuring an innovative 11-blade turbine runner—earned the station a POWER Top Plant award. The retrofit project not
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Top Plant
Reclaimed Coal Mine Shines Spotlight on Innovative Solar System
A long-dormant coal mine waste site in Pennsylvania has new life, providing solar power to the local community thanks to a groundbreaking tracking system enabling installation across challenging terrain.
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Top Plant
Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for ERCOT
In just 12 months, Sage Geosystems and San Miguel Electric Cooperative built the world’s first pressure geothermal system. It is now poised to deliver long-duration, dispatchable storage for the Electric
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Hybrid Power
Desert Power: A Deep Dive into the Massive Solar + Storage Project Powering Las Vegas’ Lights
In a sun-drenched Nevada desert, the Gemini project became America’s largest dispatchable single-phase solar + storage system, powering up to 10% of Nevada’s peak demand. This POWER Top Plant award winner
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Renewables
Solar and Wind’s Hidden Price Tag: Why Cost Isn’t the Whole Story
Solar and wind power have become increasingly cost-competitive over the past decade, prompting claims that they are now the cheapest sources of new electricity. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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Top Plant
Solar by the Numbers: Midong Is China’s Latest Mega-Marvel
A solar power project in the Gobi Desert has moved the needle on the size and scope of global photovoltaic installations, aided by innovation in equipment and construction. The numbers tell much of the story
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Nuclear
Policy Shift, Private Sector Drive Put Nuclear Recycling Back on the Table
Over nearly five decades, nuclear waste has been treated as an intractable problem, locked in dry casks, relegated to repositories that are slow to materialize, and generally viewed as a costly liability
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Carbon Capture
Carbon Capture Projects Come Online in Iceland, Saudi Arabia
Officials in Iceland recently celebrated the opening of Steingerour, a state-of-the-art carbon capture installation that is transforming Iceland’s ON Power plant into one of the world’s first near-zero emission geothermal power stations. The facility is expected to deliver about 10% of Iceland’s 2030 Climate Action Plan targets for the energy and industrial sectors.