Russia Advances REMIX Fuel Trials in Boost for Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:29:52 +0000

Russia has launched its third cycle of testing innovative uranium-plutonium REMIX fuel at the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant in Saratov Oblast, a key step that advances the closed nuclear fuel […]

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Cuba Hit by Nationwide Blackout, Restoration Achieved in 24 Hours

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:19:53 +0000

Cuba suffered another massive blackout on Wednesday, Dec. 4—the latest in a series of devastating grid disruptions that have plagued the island in recent years. While authorities reported swift restoration—completed […]

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Building a Resilient Solar Future: Strategies to Safeguard Against Inclement Weather

Credit to Author: Kevin Conner| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:21:28 +0000

Recent advancements dramatically reduce loss due to weather conditions, but there is still much more the industry must do. Solar energy skeptics have long argued about its supposed unreliability. “The […]

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AI-Driven Big Data Platform Revolutionizes Power Plant Operations

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:21:00 +0000

The surge in adoption of renewable energy driven by carbon neutrality policies has created operational challenges for large thermal power plants. These plants must now accommodate rapid load fluctuations and […]

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Hydrogen Use Cases for the Power Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:47:32 +0000

Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important to the electric power generation industry for several reasons. One is that hydrogen offers a promising pathway to decarbonize the power sector. When used in […]

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Trial Run at Finland’s Onkalo Repository Sets Stage for World’s First Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:06:31 +0000

Finland is making significant strides in a trial run that will demonstrate the entire process for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Onkalo on Olkiluoto Island—the world’s first permanent

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Data Center Hysteria: How the Power Industry Is Accommodating the Boom

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:04:15 +0000

Everywhere you turn these days people are talking about data centers and the enormous amount of electrical power they are expected to demand as artificial intelligence (AI) platforms scale up and become more

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Digital Sensor Provides Greater Asset Management Capability for Transformers

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:02:21 +0000

ABB Electrification Service recently launched a digital monitoring solution for power and distribution transformers that it says will enhance performance, reliability, and availability of equipment. The transformer sensor is reportedly […]

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Shoring Up the Future of Wind Power

Credit to Author: Alex Pucacco| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:57:26 +0000

Wind power is one of the UK’s most abundant sources of renewable energy. Ensuring wind turbines operate reliably and extending their useful lifetimes are important to achieving a sustainable energy future

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Leaders Weigh in on Cuba’s Renewable Energy Transformation

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:33:29 +0000

In the presence of Cuba’s Vice Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés and the Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy, the results of a study focused on the […]

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