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SEIA: Landmarks in the History of Solar Energy in USA

May 6, 2024 admin bell labs, clean power, community solar, green economy, green jobs, History, investment, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Obama, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar history, solar panels, solar prices, us solar, us solar energy, us solar growth, us solar power

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 15:57:25 +0000

The history of solar energy is an American success story. Since the creation of the first silicon solar cell 70 years ago, solar leaders have been innovating, improving efficiency, lowering costs, and growing this American-born technology into an essential part of our nation’s energy system.

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OPG Embarks on Major Refurbishment of Niagara Falls Hydropower Stations

April 18, 2024 admin electrification, engineering, full coverage, ge vernova, growing demand, historic plant, History, Hydro, hydropower, Icon, news, Niagara Falls, opg, overhaul, power, refurbishment, sir adam beck, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:21:40 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will partner with GE Vernova to complete a 15-year project to refurbish the iconic 1.7-GW Sir Adam Beck I and II hydroelectric complex near Niagara Falls. […]

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America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

November 6, 2023 admin Business, bwr, capacity factor, climate change, continuous improvement culture, engineering, entergy, Environmental, full coverage, grand gulf nuclear station, History, Mississippi, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear workforce, organizational management, plant performance, power, Power Demand, power plant upgrade, refueling, Research and Development, Technology, top plant, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:11:06 +0000

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performance

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National Grid’s Evolution: Branching Out from Deep Roots

November 5, 2023 admin Business, Distribution, energy security, energy transition, engineering, full coverage, History, International, jacobs, Markets, national grid, news, northeast, Renewables, sustainability, Technology, transmission, uk, utility spotlight

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:08:03 +0000

Rooted in the birth of the UK’s energy industry, National Grid’s operations have traversed critical periods of the energy industry’s tumultuous history. While it is today one of the world’s largest

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Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely

August 30, 2023 admin blackout, Business, electric grid, full coverage, History, nerc, news, outage, power grid, power outage, power podcasts, pseg, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:00:25 +0000

While power outages are not uncommon in the U.S., widespread blackouts that last more than a couple of hours are pretty rare. However, this summer marks the 20th anniversary of […]

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How the ‘Great Resignation’ and Disengagement Are Affecting the Power Industry

August 1, 2023 admin Career, engineering, full coverage, History, jobs, Management, news, power, power career paths, power industry, pseg, resignation, slideshows, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:14:00 +0000

The “Great Resignation” is a term used to describe a widespread trend that took shape over the past few years of employees voluntarily changing jobs in large numbers. The phenomenon gained traction during

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NRG Energy’s Pivot Amid Power Sector Change

August 1, 2023 admin Business, business models, Coal, competitive markets, energy security, ercot, full coverage, Gas, Generation, History, ipp, market volatility, Markets, news, NRG Energy, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, stp, sustainability, Technology, utility spotlight

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:13:00 +0000

Once a giant pure-play independent power producer, NRG Energy has cultivated a legacy of pioneering business models to withstand waves of change in the power sector. Its latest strategic shift pivots from

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OTEC, a Long-Stalled Baseload Ocean Power Technology, Is Seeing a Swell

June 1, 2023 admin baseload power, Business, cold-water riser, DOE, engineering, floating platform, full coverage, global otec resources, History, iea, marine power, Markets, news, ocean power, ocean thermal energy conversion, ocean/marine, offshore power, oil industry, otec, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, trends, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:40 +0000

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The crucial

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Enduring Value: Entergy’s More Than 100-Year-Old Story

May 1, 2023 admin analysis, Arkansas, Business, Coal, energy security, energy transition, Entergy Corp., full coverage, Gas, gulf coast, History, hydrogen, industrial demand, market drivers, Markets, news, Nuclear, Renewables, resilience, sustainability, Technology, utility, utility spotlight

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:13:08 +0000

One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into Entergy Corp., a

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Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, and FDR: Big Players in U.S. Hydropower History

March 23, 2023 admin Army Corps of Engineers, bonneville power administration, bureau of reclamation, Business, full coverage, grand coulee dam, History, Hydro, hydropower, news, power, power podcasts, the power podcast, TVA

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:59 +0000

When you study the history of hydropower, you expect to learn about people like British-American engineer James Francis, who developed the first modern hydro turbine in 1849. A testament to his genius is that the Francis turbine continues to be the most widely used water turbine in the world today. Or you assume American inventor […]

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