DOE, Kairos Unveil Milestone-Based Funding Agreement for Advanced Nuclear Demonstration Project

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:25:46 +0000

Kairos Power will secure $303 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) under a novel performance-based, fixed-price milestone approach to support the design, construction, and commissioning of its 35-MWth Hermes […]

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Tri-State Closing Arizona, Colorado Coal Plants Early, Investing in More Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:11:09 +0000

Colorado-based cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will accelerate the closure of a coal-fired unit in the northwestern part of the state, and also announced a retirement date for an […]

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Canadian government investing $17.6 million to improve digital literacy

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:29:36 +0000

On March 13, 2023, the Government of Canada announced that 23 different not-for-profit organizations across the country will receive funding to aid in the advancement of digital literacy among Canadians through the Digital Literacy Exchange Program (DLEP). The list of organizations receiving funding from the government can be found here. Note: The DLEP, since its […]

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Biden Administration Pledges $1.2 Billion to Keep U.S. Nuclear Reactors Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:18:19 +0000

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The Biden administration has pledged another $1.2 billion to help extend the operating life of older or distressed nuclear power plants, with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm saying nuclear power is needed to support the nation’s clean energy goals. The funding, announced by the Dept. of Energy (DOE) on March 2, is the second tranche of […]

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DOE Grants First-Round Civil Nuclear Credit Award—$1.1B—to Diablo Canyon 

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:12:24 +0000

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first round of funding from its $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program is poised to go to Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California’s only operational nuclear plant. Pacific Gas & Electric  (PG&E), Diablo Canyon’s owner, could receive up to $1.1 billion in credits to extend the 2.2-GW plant’s operation for […]

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Nuclear a Major Focus in Trump’s Latest Budget Request—and 8 Other Takeaways

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:23:04 +0000

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Yucca Mountain, the 1987 Congressionally appointed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF), may be officially dead; transmission assets held by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and three Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) will be put up for sale; and hundreds of millions of dollars in unobligated balances for flagship programs like the Advanced Research […]

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National Labs Collaborate to Promote Technology Commercialization

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:43:12 +0000

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 12 projects had been selected as part of its Practices to Accelerate the Commercialization of Technologies (PACT) Laboratory Call. The projects will receive about $2.5 million in awards, combined with more than $1 million in cost share “to develop new ways to increase technology commercialization by reducing barriers […]

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Funding sought for P4.5B, 66km road linking Davao, Malaybalay cities

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 07:37:08 +0000

DAVAO CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has began work to secure funding for a P4.5 billion, 66-kilometer road connecting Davao City and Malaybalay City in Bukidnon.

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EU, Belgium trace funding for CPP fronts—AFP Exec

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:19:52 +0000

A top military official has confirmed that the European Union and Belgium were looking into an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) report seeking to stop unwitting international financial aid to leftist groups which the military claims  to be “fronts” for the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).

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