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Hydrogen
Hydrogen Poised to Play Prominent Role in the World’s Energy Transition
People around the world are searching for ways to decarbonize, and green hydrogen is a fuel that can help in that effort. Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis using renewable energy, such as wind and solar power. Although most hydrogen produced today is made from natural gas, often referred to as gray hydrogen, new capacity […]
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Partner Content
Enhancing Grid Resilience and Wildfire Mitigation with TESCO’s Backup Power Transfer Meter (BPTM)
Sponsored by:TESCOEnhancing Grid Resilience and Wildfire Mitigation Discover TESCO’s Breakthrough in Emergency Power Metering Whitepaper: Enhancing Grid Resilience and Wildfire Mitigation with TESCO’s Backup Power Transfer Meter (BPTM)Published: June 9, 2025Fill out the form to access the full whitepaper Gain Confidence in Your Backup Power Strategy As climate-driven outages grow more frequent, utility leaders face mounting […]
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Nuclear
Latest APR-1400 Reactor Now Online at South Korea’s Shin Hanul Nuclear Plant
The first of what could be as many as four APR-1400 nuclear reactors at the Shin Hanul site in South Korea is now supplying electricity to the country’s power grid. Unit 1 at Shin Hanul is a 1,400-MW reactor. It was connected to the grid on June 9, just more than two weeks after the […]
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Legal & Regulatory
The Regulatory Structures or Economic Opportunities that are Driving—or Hindering—Building Electrification
Although the electricity generation and transportation sectors account for a far greater share of greenhouse gas emissions than the residential and commercial building sector, policy makers are targeting building electrification as a means for making a significant contribution to economy-wide emission reductions. Federal, state, and local governments are using various policy levers toward this goal, […]
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Nuclear
[UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim
Findings from research led by a team that included a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairperson and experts from Stanford University suggests small modular reactors (SMRs) will generate more radioactive waste than conventional gigawatt-scale nuclear units. The results were released in a research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
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Nuclear
DOD Picks BWXT Design for ‘Project Pele’ Prototype Nuclear Microreactor
The Department of Defense (DOD) has picked BWX Technologies’ (BWXT’s) microreactor design for its “Project Pele” full-scale transportable prototype. The selection closes out a much-watched contest with X-energy for the contract from the DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) to build and operate what could be the nation’s first advanced microreactor. Lynchburg, Virginia-based BWXT will now […]
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Hydrogen
Massive Utah Hydrogen Storage Project Garners Finalized $504M DOE Loan Guarantee
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first official loan guarantee for a new clean energy technology project since 2014 will go to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage 1 project in Utah—one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen energy projects. The DOE on June 8 announced it closed on the $504.4 million loan guarantee for the first […]
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O&M
Advantages of Leak Detection Technology in Power Plants
The first step to solving a problem is recognizing that one is present. An operations team cannot adequately put a sufficient maintenance plan in place if there is no awareness that maintenance is required. One particular area that used to suffer much more regularly from this lack of diagnosis in a power plant setting is […]
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Hydrogen
Fuel of the Future: How the World Can Build a True Hydrogen Economy
Versatile and plentiful, hydrogen could go a long way toward helping the world meet its climate targets. Already, it’s a component in all eight of the European Commission’s (EC’s) net-zero emissions scenarios for 2050. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Department of Energy has initiatives that will spur significant investment in the hydrogen economy—efforts boosted by […]
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Interview
DOE Q&A: Assistant Secretary Dr. Kathryn Huff Discusses Top Priorities for Nuclear Energy
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) on June 8 shared an interview with Dr. Kathryn Huff, the DOE’s new assistant secretary for nuclear energy. Huff was confirmed by the Senate earlier this month and takes over a $1.7 billion research and development portfolio for the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). Prior to her confirmation, she served […]