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[UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim

June 10, 2022 admin full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear waste disposal, NuScale, Plant Design, r&d, radioactive waste, research, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Stanford, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:54:36 +0000

Findings from research led by a team that included a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairperson and experts from Stanford University suggests small modular reactors (SMRs) will generate more radioactive waste than conventional gigawatt-scale nuclear units. The results were released in a research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]

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Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim

June 2, 2022 admin full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear waste disposal, NuScale, Plant Design, r&d, radioactive waste, research, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Stanford, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:06:36 +0000

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DOE Awards GE Two Projects to Test Hydrogen Combustion

May 28, 2022 admin awards, DOE, Gas, gas turbines, ge, hydrogen, natural gas, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 17:53:11 +0000

General Electric (GE) has been awarded two projects from the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) as it continues to develop and test equipment and systems needed for hydrogen combustion in gas turbines. GE on May 25 announced the proposals, which were selected by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, are worth more than […]

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Low-Cost Long-Duration Energy Storage at a Natural Gas Pipeline

February 28, 2022 admin chp, cnges, compressed natural gas energy storage, Energy Storage, engineering, full coverage, Gas, Illinois, news, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:10:00 +0000

An energy storage project based on Compressed Natural Gas Energy Storage (CNGES) technology is being studied at the Abbott Power Plant in Illinois. This article presents an overview of CNGES technology

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Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Record Performance Achieved at JET

February 10, 2022 admin eurofusion, full coverage, fusion, International, iter, jet, joint european torus, news, Nuclear, r&d, Research and Development, tokamak, uk

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:23:33 +0000

Scientists and engineers working at the Joint European Torus (JET) have set a new record for sustained fusion energy. The team on Feb. 9 reported producing 59 megajoules of fusion energy, more than doubling the previous record of 21.7 megajoules set in 1997 at JET. The achievement was touted as “a major step forward on […]

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How Much Will Hydrogen-Based Power Cost?

February 27, 2020 admin chp, combined heat and power, cost, Energy Storage, fuel cells, Gas, gas turbine, hydrogen, International, mhps, news, Plant Design, power-to-gas, r&d, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, the hydrogen council

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:00:37 +0000

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Costs associated with 40 hydrogen technologies used in 35 applications, including for heat and power, could tumble dramatically over the next decade as the scale-up of hydrogen production, distribution, and equipment and component manufacturing continues. For some applications, hydrogen could become competitive with other low-carbon alternatives, and even conventional options. Those are key findings from […]

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Engineering Group: American Gas Turbines Will Remain Relevant But Need Advancement

February 12, 2020 admin Business, climate change, Cybersecurity, decarbonization, DOE, engineering, Environmental, Fuel, Gas, gas turbine research, gas turbines, hydrogen, International, Markets, national academies, news, r&d, Renewables, Research and Development, storage, technologies, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:26:45 +0000

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Given current trends, the U.S. gas turbine industry is set to play a critically important role in power generation, aircraft propulsion, and the oil and gas industry “for decades to come,” but it could benefit from prioritized research and development (R&D) and technological leadership, a new publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and […]

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How the DOE Is Looking to Save Hydropower

April 4, 2019 admin Business, competition, desalination, DOE, eere, Energy Storage, flexibility, Hydro, hydropower, hydrovision, market troubles, Markets, modular, news, NHA, ocean/marine, pumped-storage hydro, quicker building, r&d, Renewables, Solar, Technology, wave power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:36:21 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a slate of measures to help U.S. hydropower thrive as costs for wind and solar plummet. Measures will include a roadmap to identify hydro’s value in a future grid, and a first-of-its-kind prize designed to encourage innovative and faster pumped storage construction techniques. In her opening speech at Waterpower […]

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Bipartisan Senators Move to Cement Nuclear Power’s Future

March 28, 2019 admin advanced nuclear, bn-800, China, fast reactors, Fuel, haleu, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, nela, news, Nuclear, nuclear workforce, r&d, Research and Development, Russia, Senate, smrs, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:13:28 +0000

A wide-ranging bill introduced by a large group of bipartisan U.S. senators on March 27 seeks to cement the role advanced nuclear reactors will play in the nation’s future power mix. The “Nuclear Energy Leadership Act” (NELA), aims to “reestablish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy,” which has been lost to state-sponsored development in Russia and […]

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A List of DOE-Funded Large Coal Demonstrations

October 10, 2018 admin Coal, coal demonstrations, DOE, funding, History, netl, news, projects, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Below is a list from the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) of all its large-scale coal demonstration projects, starting with the most recent, with a link to each respective project landing page. In a report prepared for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources that was released on October 1, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says […]

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