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China Starts Up First Nuclear Cogeneration Project—at AP1000 Plant

December 3, 2019 admin 0 Comments AP1000, Business, chp, cogeneration, combined heat and power, desalination, district heat, Environmental, fast reactors, Fuel, fuel cells, haiyang, Heat, high-temperature reactors, hydrogen, iaea, International, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Research and Development, shandong, small reactors, smrs, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:53:22 +0000

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China has started up its first commercial nuclear cogeneration system, using two newly operational AP1000 reactors at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant to heat 700,000 square meters of housing. Shandong Nuclear Power Co. (SDNPC), a subsidiary of State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC), and owner of the Haiyang plant, on Nov. 15 said the first phase […]

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A Review of Global Power-to-Gas Projects To Date [INTERACTIVE]

December 2, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, climate change, distributed energy, Energy Storage, Environmental, Fuel, hydrogen, infographic, Infographics, interactive graphic, International, methane, news, p2g, power-to-gas, ptg, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:45:52 +0000

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According to experts from Technical University of Applied Sciences (OTH) in Regensburg, Germany, who recently reviewed the world’s existing power-to-gas (P2G) hydrogen and methane projects, about 143 P2G projects have operated since 1988 in 22 countries. Only 56 hydrogen and 38 methanation projects were active in 2019. While the existing fleet mostly comprises pilot or […]

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Regulators: Central Station Generation Will Stay Dominant Despite Emerging Tech

November 21, 2019 admin Business, central generation, cloud, Coal, Cybersecurity, digitalization, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ev, ferc, Fuel, Gas, grid edge, interconnections, Legal & Regulatory, naruc, news, Nuclear, order 841, Renewables, Solar, state utility commissions, survey, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:39:32 +0000

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A nationwide survey of state utility commissions suggests regulators are increasingly grappling with issues that could “profoundly” alter energy delivery and utility business models. However, over the next decade, they expect central station generation will continue to dominate state portfolios, and utility-scale solar growth will surpass customer-owned photovoltaic (PV). The survey to take the “regulatory […]

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New Boosts for Commercial Production of HALEU Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuel

November 7, 2019 admin advanced reactors, Business, bwtx, centrifuge, centrus, DOE, enrichment, Fuel, fuel fabrication, gnf, haleu, International, lightbridge, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, Technology, triso, uranium, x-energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:24:50 +0000

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Efforts to commercialize production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel, which is needed for an array of advanced reactors, ramped up this week with two major announcements. As the Department of Energy (DOE) contracted Centrus Energy to demonstrate production of HALEU fuel for advanced reactors at the DOE’s American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, private […]

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Russia Completes First-Phase Testing of Nuclear Accident-Tolerant Fuel

October 31, 2019 admin accident tolerant fuel, ATF, Business, cladding, framatome, Fuel, ge hitachi, International, news, rosatom, Russia, Technology, tvel, uranium pellets, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:41:56 +0000

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Russia has completed the first phase of nuclear accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) reactor testing at a government research facility. The achievement paves the way for ATF testing at a Russian commercial nuclear plant, which could begin in 2020. TVEL Fuel Co. of Rosatom, a company that provides nuclear fuel to 72 reactors in 14 countries, including […]

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Irish Communities Are Reclaiming One of the World’s Dirtiest Fuels

October 24, 2019 admin activism, climate change, environment, environmental justice, Fuel, greenhouse gas emissions, Ireland, peat, tipping point

Credit to Author: Chris Baraniuk| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The harvesting of peat has created jobs and heated homes across Ireland for centuries, but local environmentalists say it’s time to start treating the land differently.

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Distress and Deals Continue to Persist in Energy Sector

October 7, 2019 admin acquisition, Business, Coal, deal, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy, Energy Storage, ep, exploration, finance, Fuel, Gas, m&a, Markets, merger, news, Nuclear, power, production, Renewables, Solar, solic capital advisors, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:11:59 +0000

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At the end of last year, the power market began to lose steam. The credit market wasn’t as strong as it was at the start of the year and many people began speculating “doom and gloom” for the market. However, over the last few months, the power market has picked up and is beginning to […]

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Protecting DEF from Extreme Cold Is Important

October 7, 2019 admin american petroleum institute, api, Business, def, Diesel, diesel exhaust fluid, Environmental, Fuel, news, O&M, Safety, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:28:15 +0000

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According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the winter of 2019–2020 will be filled with bitterly cold weather in the eastern parts of the Rockies and east to the Appalachians. The Northeast should also experience very cold temperatures. For municipalities, public utilities, landscapers, and others that are involved in outdoor work and snow removal, there is always […]

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India Starts Up Its First-Ever USC Coal Unit

October 1, 2019 admin ausc, Business, climate change, Coal, coal-fired technology, Fuel, hele, India, International, khargone, news, ntpc, Paris Agreement, Research and Development, Technology, ultra supercritical

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:00:06 +0000

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NTPC Ltd., one of India’s largest power generating companies, on Sept. 3 announced it had commissioned the country’s first ultrasupercritical (USC) coal-fired unit at the two-unit 1,320-MW Khargone plant that is under construction in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The development marks a major milestone for India, which depends on coal for 56% of its […]

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As Renewables Surge Ahead of Coal, Lawmakers Introduce National Renewable Standard

June 27, 2019 admin awea, bill, biomass, Business, Coal, coal decline, distributed energy, EIA, Fuel, geothermal, Hydro, Legislative, national renewable electricity standard, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Senate, Solar, Technology, tidal power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:56:23 +0000

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats on June 26 establishes a national electricity standard that would require large retail suppliers to source at least 1.5% of their power from renewables by 2020 and gradually grow that share through 2035. The measure comes a day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed monthly generation from renewable […]

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