The POWER Interview: Common Misconceptions about Direct Air Capture

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:54:43 +0000

The power industry has always evolved to meet the rising energy demands of communities across the U.S. That demand is now shifting from energy powered by fossil fuels to greener […]

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How Power Companies Benefit from Accurate Weather Forecasts

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:15:09 +0000

It’s pretty easy to understand how the weather affects certain forms of power generation and infrastructure. Sunlight is obviously needed to generate solar power, wind is required to produce wind […]

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FERC, NERC Reveal Disturbing Details from Winter Storm Elliot Inquiry

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:04:31 +0000

Incremental unplanned generation outages triggered during Winter Storm Elliot spiked to 90.5 GW—significantly more than the 61.8 GW during Winter Storm Uri in 2021—representing 13% of the U.S. portion of […]

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India Begins Commercial Operation of First Domestically Designed 700-MWe PHWR Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:58:09 +0000

India has begun commercial operation of its first domestically designed 700-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat, state-owned Nuclear Power Corp. of India […]

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Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging California Nuclear Plant’s Operations

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:26:55 +0000

A California judge rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to keep Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from extending the operating life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. […]

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Nuclear Power, Electrification, and Carbon-Free Fuel Are Key to INL Achieving Net-Zero by 2031

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:19:02 +0000

In 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Director John Wagner set a lofty goal for the lab to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within 10 years. An uninformed observer might think that […]

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The Growing Importance of Carbon Capture

Credit to Author: Steffen Halscheidt| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:05:15 +0000

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies have long been seen as a tool to tackle climate chaos, but the potential was largely theoretical. Two projects at Sleipner and Snohvit off the […]

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Could SCR Catalyst Technology Adoption Be a Roadmap for Power Plants Seeking Economical and Efficient CO2 Point-Source Solutions?

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:30:43 +0000

As the quest to develop a net-zero carbon emissions electricity grid marches on, global entities like the International Energy Agency (IEA) increasingly point to a big role for carbon capture, […]

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Empty Space—Navigating the Void of Pore Space Regulation in Texas

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:31:39 +0000

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has spurred investment in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), a key tool for decarbonization, by significantly increasing the tax credit for permanently sequestering carbon dioxide. […]

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Hydrogen Offers a ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity’ This Decade for Innovative Companies

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:27:30 +0000

Hydrogen demand throughout the world reached 94 million metric tons in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Global Hydrogen Review 2022, an annual report issued by the IEA […]

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