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New Digital Safety System Controller Approved for Nuclear Plants

November 15, 2018 admin 0 Comments Business, connected plant, digital controller, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, meltac nplus s, mitsubishi electric corp., news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Safety, Technology

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the use of Mitsubishi Electric Total Advanced Control (MELTAC) Nplus S digital safety system controllers in U.S. nuclear power plants. While new to the U.S. industry, Mitsubishi said the MELTAC system is already deployed in 38 nuclear power plants around the world, primarily in Japan and China. MELTAC […]

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Toshiba Scraps Massive AP1000 Nuclear Project in the UK

November 15, 2018 admin 0 Comments AP1000, Business, climate change, International, moorside, news, Nuclear, nugen, Technology, toshiba, Westinghouse

Taking another steep hit from its beleaguered nuclear business, Toshiba Corp. said it will withdraw from construction of the proposed 3.8-GW Moorside nuclear plant in the UK, a project expected to comprise three AP1000 reactors. The Tokyo-based conglomerate said on November 8 that it had also taken steps to “wind up” NuGeneration Ltd. (NuGen), […]

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Researchers Demonstrate 120-kV Wireless Charging System for Electric Vehicles

November 15, 2018 admin 0 Comments batteries, Business, DOE, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, news, ornl, Research and Development, Technology, wireless charging

A wireless charging breakthrough demonstrated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marks a leap toward allowing electric vehicles (EVs) to conveniently recharge within the same period that it typically takes to fill-up at a gas station. Researchers at the national laboratory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in October said they […]

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DOE Office Will Fund R&D for ‘Coal Plant of the Future’

November 14, 2018 admin 0 Comments advanced fossil technology systems, Business, Coal, DOE, Instrumentation & Controls, news, office of fossil energy, Plant Design, Research and Development, small modular coal units, Technology

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week said it will fund research and development (R&D) efforts “that will advance first-of-a-kind coal generation technologies.” The FE on November 13 said its Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) program “will develop the coal plant of the future needed […]

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TVA Extends Deadline for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Deal

November 11, 2018 admin 0 Comments ALABAMA, bellefonte, Business, DOE, franklin haney, Legal & Regulatory, light & water, memphis gas, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear development llc, TVA

A Tennessee businessman now has until the end of November to finalize a two-year-old purchase agreement for the unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant in Alabama. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which began building the plant in 1974 but ended construction in 1988 amid a downturn in the nuclear power industry, on November 9 said it […]

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Xcel Buys Minnesota Gas-Fired Plant

November 9, 2018 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, Gas, Minnesota, natural gas, news, Southern Co., wilmarth generating station, xcel energy

Xcel Energy said it will buy a natural gas-fired power plant in Minnesota from Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. The $650 million deal for the Mankato Energy Center puts Xcel in charge of a facility from which it has purchased power since the plant’s first unit came online in 2006. A second unit […]

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Oct manufacturing PMI highest in 10 months

November 4, 2018 admin Business, latest stories, Manufacturing, manufacturing pmi, Today's Breaking News

THE Philippines’ manufacturing PMI hit a 10-month high in October, an IHS Markit/Nikkei survey found, as output and new orders picked up. Results released on Monday showed a seasonally adjusted…READ MORE

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Precision and Partnership Spur Innovations for Nuclear Project

November 4, 2018 admin Business, day & zimmermann, duke energy, feedwater heaters, lifting, modeling, news, Nuclear, O&M, oconee nuclear station, Plant Design, Safety, Technology, temporary lift device, top plant, welds, workforce

Replacing two 40-year-old feedwater heaters at a plant of Oconee Nuclear Station’s size and age was fated to be a complicated project, but through meticulous modeling and planning, and seamless

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China Sets a New Renewable Portfolio Standard

November 3, 2018 admin Business, China, china statistics, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Environmental, International, Markets, ndrc, new mandates, news, Nuclear, nuclear output, renewable targets, Renewables, rps, Solar, solar pv, southern power grid, state grid, Technology, uhv lines, ultra-low emission standards, Wind

China in mid-September increased its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 35% of electricity consumption by 2030. The country has already heavily invested in wind and solar, and it anticipates more gains will

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A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions

November 3, 2018 admin acquisitions, Business, cfius, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ernst & young, FCC, federal power act, finance, Gas, hsr act, International, Legal & Regulatory, mayer brown, mergers, news, Nuclear, Renewables

A myriad of issues come into play when parties execute power industry mergers and acquisitions. Part 1 of this two-part series examines what dealmakers need to know before making any transactions

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