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  • Thea Energy Completes Fusion Power Plant Preconceptual Design

    Fusion technology company Thea Energy said it has completed its preconceptual fusion power plant design. The company, founded in 2022 as a spin-out of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University, is advancing the stellarator as part of its Helios system.

  • The Five Layers of AI Safeguarding the Utility Industry

    By utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, smart cybersecurity systems are helping to bolster the utility industry’s defenses. AI-powered cybersecurity is powerful because it enhances overall resilience to sophisticated cyber threats by providing real-time threat detection and response capabilities. And at a time when these threats are becoming more prolific and sophisticated, defenders need every advantage they can get.

  • Rethinking Land Strategy in Utility-Scale Solar

    Land strategy often determines whether a project moves forward or falls apart. While interconnection delays and equipment shortages get more attention, land presents a distinct and consistently underestimated source of friction in the development lifecycle.

  • Utah Groups Look at Nuclear Options to Power World’s Largest Data Center Site

    An energy company focused on supporting artificial intelligence (AI) through infrastructure has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Utah-based nuclear power services company, as the groups evaluate ways to provide electricity for a massive data center campus in that state.

  • Texas Utility Turns to Fast-Start Reciprocating Engines for Grid Stability

    Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) has broken ground on a 104-MW power plant that will deploy 11 Jenbacher J920 FleXtra reciprocating engines, marking the largest U.S. installation of the engine model to date. Commissioning is scheduled for summer 2027. The plant reflects growing interest among utilities in generation assets that can respond rapidly to fluctuations […]

  • Prisma Photonics Deploys Grid Monitoring Equipment in California

    Prisma Photonics, a global provider of advanced optical fiber sensing technology, announced a trial deployment with California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to deploy grid monitoring solutions traversing some of California’s most challenging geographic areas in San Luis Obispo and Humboldt counties. The project comes as California’s electrical grid faces surging data center demand, […]

  • Building a Resilient, Modern Grid: How Private Wireless Is Solving the Grid’s Biggest Challenges

    Sponsored by:
    Nokia

    The energy sector is at a critical juncture. Utility providers face immense pressure from surging energy demands, the urgent need to integrate renewable resources, and the increasing threat of extreme weather events. These challenges are exacerbated by aging infrastructure and communication networks ill-equipped for the complexities of a modern, digital grid. A profound digital transformation […]

  • Last Coal-Fired Plant in Washington State Converting to Natural Gas

    The lone remaining coal-fired power plant in the state of Washington will shut down at the end of December, and will be converted to burn natural gas. Operator TransAlta Corp. on December 9 signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the transition, with a 16-year, fixed-price contract for the gas-fired generation that runs through 2044.

  • DLE Executive Brief for Downstream Oil and Gas

    Sponsored by:
    Siemens Digital Industries Software

    Siemens Digital Lifecycle Excellence offers a strategic solution for downstream oil and gas companies grappling with unprecedented challenges like market volatility, financial pressures, and stringent regulations. The industry has long struggled with fragmented data, leading to costly project overruns, inefficiencies, and a loss of critical knowledge. This asset, built upon the Siemens Xcelerator digital business […]

  • BWRX-300 SMR Reaches Regulatory Milestone in UK

    The GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has completed Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process in the UK.