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The POWER Interview: FREYR Leads Wave of New Battery Manufacturing

March 28, 2023 admin 0 Comments 24m semisolid, Arizona, caterpillar, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, freyr, Georgia, glencore, International, Interview, lg energy solution, news, nidec, Norway, power, Research and Development, Samsung SDI, siemens, South korea, Technology, tom jensen

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:13:16 +0000

Growth in the energy storage market, including the transportation sector, has spurred a ramp-up in global battery manufacturing and investment in new technologies. Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. has brought a flurry of announcements from foreign companies eager to build manufacturing plants in America. FREYR, a Norway-based company, late last […]

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The Tremendous Potential—and Challenge—of Offshore Wind Energy

March 24, 2023 admin 0 Comments DOE, fpso, International, lankhorst euronete, mooring, Norway, O&M, offshore wind, operations and maintenance, Portugal, Renewables, Spain, Technology, The Netherlands

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:13:43 +0000

Wind turbines must move farther offshore to gain greater efficiency. But the challenges associated with doing so are significant. At the Dutch village of Den Oever, just north of Amsterdam, the A7 motorway extends onto the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometer dike that separates IJsselmeer Lake and the North Sea. Near the midway point, approaching the village […]

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Last Energy Secures PPAs for 34 SMR Nuclear Power Plants in Poland and the UK

March 23, 2023 admin 0 Comments advanced nuclear, Business, finance, Fuel, full coverage, International, last energy, Markets, micro modular nuclear, microgrid, news, Nuclear, Poland, Power Demand, pwr-20, smr, Technology, uk

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:26:49 +0000

Last Energy, a U.S.-based micro modular nuclear technology firm and project developer, has secured power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 34 PWR-20 small modular reactor (SMR) units with four industrial partners in the UK and Poland. The deals, which represent a combined $18.9 in power sales, mark “the largest pipeline of new nuclear power plants under […]

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Japan’s JERA Buying Offshore Wind Developer in $1.7 Billion Deal

March 22, 2023 admin 0 Comments Belgium, GERMANY, International, jera, news, offshore wind, parkwind, power, virya energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:00:49 +0000

Japan’s largest power generation group is moving into renewable energy in a big way, agreeing to a deal to buy Belgium’s biggest player in offshore wind. JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) and Chubu Electric Power, on March 22 said it has a definitive agreement with Belgium’s Virya Energy to […]

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New Coal-Fired Unit Operating at Zimbabwe’s Largest Thermal Power Plant

March 22, 2023 admin 0 Comments Coal, hwange power station, Hydro, hydropower, International, kariba south, news, power, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:57:04 +0000

The first of two 300-MW units being built as part of the expansion of a coal-fired generating station in Zimbabwe has come online. The Zimbabwe Power Co. (ZPC) said the unit began sending electricity to the national grid late on March 20. ZPC in a statement said, “Power will be progressively fed into the grid […]

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Group Outlines Plan for Three Italian Offshore Wind Projects

March 22, 2023 admin 0 Comments copenhagen infrastructure partners, eni, floating offshore wind, greenit, International, news, offshore wind, power, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:41:58 +0000

An Italy-based renewable energy group said it will develop three floating offshore wind projects over the next several years that will provide about 2 GW of power generation capacity to the country. GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude and CDP Equity, part of CDP Group, on March 22 announced an agreement for design and construction […]

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GE Will Supply Turbine and More for New Gas-Fired Plant in Greece

March 20, 2023 admin 0 Comments 9ha.02, 9ha.02 gas turbine, alexandroupolis, engineering, Gas, gas turbine, ge, ge gas power, Greece, International, natural gas, news, power, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:28:27 +0000

A new 840-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Greece will use equipment from General Electric (GE), with GE also providing services for the facility that is expected to come online in 2026. GE on March 20 announced the plant in Alexandroupolis will feature a 9HA.02 gas turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, and a W88 generator. […]

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El Salvador Sets Sights on Joining the ‘Nuclear Power Club’

March 20, 2023 admin 0 Comments Business, climate change, Development, El Salvador, International, molten salt reactor, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, thorium, thorium energy alliance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:37:40 +0000

El Salvador is taking steps to add nuclear power to the country’s energy mix, as the nation of about 6.5 million people looks to diversify its electric power generation fleet. In support of that effort, the government of El Salvador and the Thorium Energy Alliance, a Harvard, Illinois–based non-profit advocacy group that endorses thorium-fueled reactors, […]

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Sampling Procedures for Inspection and Sampling Plans for Lot Inspection Using ISO 2859

March 20, 2023 admin 0 Comments acceptance testing, engineering, full coverage, International, Plant Design, power, procedure, quality control, Research and Development, sampling, Solar, standards

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:27:35 +0000

Sampling is a technique in which samples are drawn at random (without any favor or bias). For this, suitable measures or procedures may be laid down and adopted according to the nature and configuration of parts under inspection for ensuring complete randomness in sample selection. The term sample implies a subset chosen from the population. […]

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BWRX-300 Becomes First SMR to Clear Two Phases of Canadian Nuclear Design Review

March 17, 2023 admin 0 Comments Business, bwrx-300, Canada, design review, full coverage, International, Legal & Regulatory, licensing, news, NRC, Nuclear, Poland, smr, uk, vdr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:01:53 +0000

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 design has cleared the first two phases of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) Vendor Design Review (VDR) process, marking a first for a small modular reactor (SMR). The Canadian nuclear regulator’s VDR process is an optional pre-licensing mechanism that allows CNSC staff to give applicants feedback early in the […]

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