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Smart Grid
Enabling Modern Grid Flexibility With Coordinated, Location-Specific Optimization
Integrate high-load data centers and renewable energy without compromising grid reliability. Grid reliability hinges on the flexibility identified, managed, and optimized by operational technology (OT). The
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Energy Storage
The BESS Connection to the Grid—Ensuring Flexibility and Reliability
When designed to interface directly with a utility’s medium-voltage infrastructure, battery energy storage systems (BESS) must meet stringent performance, protection, and reliability requirements that extend
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Waste to Energy
Unlocking Waste-to-Energy for Energy Security and Regional Growth
Waste-to-energy technologies, long viewed mainly for waste management, are finding renewed relevance.
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Nuclear
The Two-Component Future: Fast Reactors Step Out of the Shadows at FR26
Nuclear power is experiencing yet another boom. This time it may genuinely lead to a sharp expansion of the global reactor fleet. Several drivers are at work: decarbonization requirements, growing energy
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Technology
Rediscovering Digital Twins for a New Power Era
Modern power challenges—from renewables and microgrids to artificial intelligence factories—are driving renewed adoption of digital twins as flexible, high-fidelity environments for zero-risk
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Legal & Regulatory
Will Siting Keep SMRs From Reaching Critical Mass?
Demand for electricity—particularly for large-load users like data centers—is increasing, raising the question of how best to meet the new demand.
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Power
Chinese Government Approves Eight New Nuclear Units as Major Reactor Buildout Continues
Government officials in China have given the green light for construction of eight new nuclear reactors, as the country looks to add more electricity to meet growing demand for power.
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Partner Content
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AI is rewriting the energy equation faster than the grid can keep up. Data centers already account for roughly half of all new U.S. electricity demand growth, and the trajectory is steep – projections suggest data center power consumption could double or triple by the end of the decade. That demand has to come from […]
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Data Centers
Aalo, Crusoe Plan 2027 INL Demonstration Pairing Nuclear Power and AI Data Center Load
Advanced nuclear firm Aalo Atomics has formed a strategic partnership with energy-first AI infrastructure company Crusoe to develop a nuclear-powered “AI Factory” data center in a project that will combine Aalo’s advanced reactor development program at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) with Crusoe’s modular AI data center platform. The companies said on July 30 that under […]
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Trends
Holtec Targets 2036 for 1.36-GW SMR-300 Project at Oyster Creek
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the License Termination Plan (LTP) for the Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey, a regulatory milestone that clears the final phase of decommissioning and sets the stage for Holtec International to pursue construction of four SMR-300 small modular reactor units at the Lacey Township, New Jersey, […]