Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:32:26 +0000

The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting
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Dutch Officials Set Funding for Nuclear Power Program
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:31:44 +0000

Government officials in the Netherlands have earmarked more than $350 million to fund further development of nuclear energy in the country, including extending the operating license of the 485-MW Borssele
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A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year
Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000

After years of upgrade and retrofit projects, and a keen focus on safety and continuous improvement, the Coal Users’ Group board of directors selected Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Unit 1 as the
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Improving the U.S. Electric Power Grid: Mitigating Vulnerabilities and Enhancing Operation
Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:47 +0000

The U.S. power grid has many vulnerabilities, but power companies, with additional support from the government, are investing in the system and enhancing its operation through new innovative technology. The
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OTEC, a Long-Stalled Baseload Ocean Power Technology, Is Seeing a Swell
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:40 +0000

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The crucial
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Japan Moving Forward on Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuels
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:37 +0000

Efforts by Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturers to develop accident tolerant fuel (ATF) materials are making progress, and their commercialization is currently expected between 2030 and 2035 after key
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:34 +0000

KEPCO Wants to Extend Operations of Two Reactors. Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) in April asked Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for permission to extend the lifespan of Units 3
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New Tech Highlights Innovation, Spurs Growth in Wind Energy
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:20 +0000

Onshore, offshore, and up in the air—the power of wind is evident in the changing energy landscape. Advancements in wind power technology are many, with developers in both the onshore and offshore sectors
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Inertia and the Power Grid: Should We Be Worried About System Stability?
Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:14 +0000

One concern some observers raise about the growth of inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind, and battery storage, supplying the power grid is that they don’t provide inertia. Inertia has historically
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