Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization

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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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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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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Reducing Operational Constraints and Emissions by Increasing Flexible Energy Capacity

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:27:23 +0000

Today, modern network technology can transform commercial and industrial facilities into power sources that generate, store, and trade clean energy, allowing owners to increase cash flow, achieve

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Westinghouse, Bechtel Form Consortium to Design and Build Poland’s First Nuclear Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 20:25:54 +0000

Westinghouse Electric Co., Bechtel, and state-owned Polish entity Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) will work together to kick off design activity for Poland’s inaugural AP1000 nuclear power plant later this year […]

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U.S. Power Sector Trade Groups Flag Critical Electrical Steel Crunch

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 14:52:46 +0000

Nine trade groups—including four representing the power sector—have urged the Biden administration to prioritize actions that support the domestic production of electrical steel, warning that shortages are contributing to “significant […]

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UK Developing Digital Twin to Better Understand Future Energy Systems

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 14:13:25 +0000

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The UK will back a “digital twin” of future multi-vector energy systems, including non-electric ones, that will support the country’s efforts to meet its 2050 net-zero objectives. The UK’s effort […]

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Global Commitments Bolster Romanian NuScale Nuclear Project

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 15:24:30 +0000

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A project to deploy the first NuScale 462-MWe VOYGR-6 nuclear power plant in Romania by 2029 has garnered a $275 million public-private funding commitment from the U.S., Japan, South Korea, […]

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Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:53:50 +0000

Advanced nuclear reactor technology firm Oklo will build its second and third commercial 15-MWe Aurora Powerhouse reactors on land owned by the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI), a community reuse […]

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