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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000
In July 1968, the U.S. Army sent the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Sturgis, to the Panama Canal to help overcome a regional hydroelectric power plant shortage, which was driven by a severe
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000
In July 1968, the U.S. Army sent the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Sturgis, to the Panama Canal to help overcome a regional hydroelectric power plant shortage, which was driven by a severe
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000
Spun out of Exelon Corp. a year ago, Constellation Energy’s competitive generation and customer-facing energy businesses represent a new power company paradigm that conforms to decarbonization. But the company that today holds the largest nuclear fleet in the U.S. will still face a unique array of challenges.
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:20:43 +0000
Long-time POWER readers may remember Marmaduke Surfaceblow, a fictional character whose engineering escapades were brilliantly portrayed in hundreds of stories published within POWER magazine’s pages over more than 30 years beginning in 1948. Today, the story continues through Marmy’s granddaughter, Marnie, who is an engineering wiz in her own right. Marmaduke Surfaceblow was a crusty […]
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