Wärtsilä Among Groups in New Consortium to Explore Hydrogen-Argon for Net-Zero Power

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:47:12 +0000

Technology group Wärtsilä is part of a new research project exploring innovative technology for cleaner, more energy-efficient engines utilizing a closed-loop combustion cycle. The research, announced on Nov. 26, will […]

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Trump’s Focus on Energy Will Have Variety of Impacts

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:29:01 +0000

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has made the U.S. energy industry a focus of its plans for his first days in office, with analysts and energy experts expecting a rollback […]

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Mobility, Flexibility, Scalability: SMRs Forging Nuclear’s Future

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000

The need for emissions-free power generation, along with the ability to provide more power when and where it’s needed, is driving research and development of smaller nuclear reactors. Energy industry

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WoodMac Analysis Says Trump Energy Agenda Will Face Roadblocks

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:13:30 +0000

An analysis from global data and analytics group Wood Mackenzie says Republican control of the White House and Congress means U.S. energy policy will move away from net-zero emissions targets, […]

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Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000

Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […]

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Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:15:59 +0000

On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […]

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Concerns About Appalachian Hydrogen Hub as Companies Drop Out; New Participants Sought

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:23:29 +0000

A report from a group that looks at economic conditions in the Appalachia region of the U.S. says a hydrogen hub proposed for the area already faces significant challenges. The […]

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How the Presidential Election Could Impact Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:14:09 +0000

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in 2022. The IRA is the largest public investments in renewable energy in American history and created more than 20 […]

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GE Vernova Turbines Part of Upgrade at Japan Gas-Fired Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:35:32 +0000

The Nanko Power Plant in Osaka, Japan, will be upgraded with new gas turbines from GE Vernova. The 1,800-MW station, which was commissioned in late 1990, is replacing three boilers […]

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Kazakhstan Voters Show Support for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:48:57 +0000

Voters in Kazakhstan reportedly have approved a plan that would bring the country its first nuclear power plant. Election officials said 70% of voters in a referendum held October 6 […]

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