technology
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Trends
Boost for Mitsubishi Power Ammonia Gas Turbines in Singapore, Indonesia
A month after Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japanese power generator JERA set out to jointly explore developing a 60-MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant fueled with 100% ammonia on Singapore’s Jurong Island, MHI announced it is partnering with another Singapore industrial heavyweight to explore the feasibility of an ammonia-fired gas turbine in the […]
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Nuclear
Oklo Relaunches NRC Licensing Process for Nuclear Microreactor
Oklo, the developer of the much-watched 1.5-MW Aurora microreactor, has submitted a recharged licensing project plan (LPP) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), launching a renewed effort that could help the advanced nuclear reactor developer set the stage for “effective and efficient” application reviews by the federal regulator. The move is a significant step for […]
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Technology
Here’s What to Do with Your Smart Home Devices When Moving
Amazon Astro is one of the most anticipated smart home tech releases of 2022. Think of it as an Alexa on wheels. Equipped with a moving 1080p periscope camera, the Astro will move around your home providing Alexa services like video chat. It can also closely integrate with Amazon Ring products to improve home security. […]
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Marmaduke
Marnie Surfaceblow—Once an Engineer, Always an Engineer: Don’t Let Technology Hide Simple Problems and Their Solutions
When facing the unknown, power professionals must use their skills, draw from their experience, and think creatively. Marnie and Maya do just that while off the clock at Marnie’s high school reunion. “Hi
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Connected Plant
Zero Trust: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Responding to CISA’s ‘Shields Up’
There are no boundaries in cyberspace. That fact has accelerated sharing of threat intelligence across the defenders, but it exponentially raises the threat of cyberattacks. This reality is underscored by the war in Ukraine, “the first major conflict involving large-scale cyber operations,” according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). A major concern is […]
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Technology
The Role of Videoscopes in Gas Turbine Inspections: Insights from the Field
Traditional gas turbine inspections can be time-consuming and expensive. However, a remote visual inspection can be an effective alternative to tearing equipment apart to get a look inside. Advanced
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T&D
Advanced Power Grid Sensors and Switches Reduce Downtime and Improve System Reliability
A Fault Isolation Service Restoration module, part of an Advanced Distribution Management Solution, has improved grid reliability, and reduced outages and outage durations, for customers of PPL Electric
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Hydrogen
Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field Demonstrates Hydrogen Integration
The Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field is revitalizing an earthquake-stricken region and providing a remarkable boost to Japan’s ambitions to launch a hydrogen society. While global interest in
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Workforce
Leveraging Digital Confined Space Technologies to Mitigate the Growing Labor Shortage
It’s becoming harder and harder for managers to find the skilled labor needed to operate and maintain power plants. That’s why utilizing technology to enhance safety and efficiency is so important. Digital
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Press Releases
ABB technology to be used in world’s first open CO2 transport and storage infrastructure
ABB’s automation, electrification and digital solutions to be used in carbon capture project in Norway Project to help accelerate industrial decarbonization and CO2 removals by providing transport and permanent storage of CO2 in reservoirs 2,600 meters under the seabed Plans to store over five million tons of CO2 per year, equivalent of taking one million […]
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