September, 2024

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DOE Finalizes $1.52B Palisades Loan for First-Ever U.S. Nuclear Plant Recommissioning

POWER Magazine

Marking the first-ever revival of a nuclear power plant in the U.S., the Department of Energy (DOE) on Sept. 30 finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec International to […] The post DOE Finalizes $1.52B Palisades Loan for First-Ever U.S. Nuclear Plant Recommissioning appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Germany’s mixed record disappoints the climate conscious

Energy Transition

Despite a record rollout of renewables, expectations for a notably greener Germany have not been met. Environmental think tanks and NGOs are taking their gripes to court to make the German government comply with German law – and the coalitions’ own promises. Paul Hockenos reports.

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School District Within Tribal Nation Adds Two Electric Buses, Chargers

NGT News

Red Lake School District #38, the only public school district in Minnesota located within a sovereign tribal nation, has added two new electric school buses and chargers to its fleet. With this addition, the district has become one of the first public school districts in the U.S. with a 98% indigenous population to utilize funding […] The post School District Within Tribal Nation Adds Two Electric Buses, Chargers appeared first on NGT News.

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Implemented at the end of September! U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on Chinese solar cells

EnergyTrend

Implemented at the end of September! U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on Chinese solar cells TheOfficeoftheU.S.TradeRepresentativesaidthateffectiveSept.27,thetariffrateonsolarcellswillincreaseto50percent.OnSeptember13,localtime,theOfficeoftheU.

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Gastech Days III & IV: Harnessing the power of natural gas and climatetech

Oilholics Synonymous Report

Over the course of Thursday and Friday - days III & IV - of Gastech 2024 that put us on the home stretch towards the conclusion of global event, many of the conversations revolved around climatetech and harnessing the power of natural gas as a destination fuel in the world's march to a low to a zero carbon future. An action packed agenda was underpinned by several movers and shakers in the natural gas space especially LNG terminal developers and operators from Venture Global LNG to Mexico Pa

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Ohio drought renews worries about massive use of water for fracking

Energy Central

The driest summer in more than a decade prompted an Ohio watershed district this summer to take the unprecedented step of limiting the use of water for oil and gas fracking. The restrictions applied only to Atwood Lake, a popular boating and fishing spot southeast of Canton that has experienced a foot and a half drop in water levels over the past few months of drought.

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Google Could Use Small Nuclear Reactors to Power Data Centers

POWER Magazine

Google’s top executive confirmed the company is working on large-scale data centers that would use more than 1 GW of power. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, in a […] The post Google Could Use Small Nuclear Reactors to Power Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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St. Andrews Adds Four Electric Vans for Off-Course Operations

NGT News

St. Andrews Links Trust has expanded its existing fleet of electric vehicles with the addition of four fully electric vans that will operate across the historic golf course in Scotland. This marks the trust’s first investment in EVs designed for off-course operations, further expanding its well-established fleet of on-course electric vehicles, which includes Toro greenkeeping […] The post St.

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Saudi Arabia: PV + Storage’s next destination for overseas expansion

EnergyTrend

Saudi Arabia: PV + Storage’s next destination for overseas expansion TheMiddleEasthasuniquesolarresourceconditions.Underthedevelopmentofglobalenergytransformation,thedemandforsolarphotovoltaicsandenergystoragesupporting.

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Gastech Days I & II: Energy transformation through innovation

Oilholics Synonymous Report

The first two days of Gastech 2024 have flown by with talking points aplenty and a who's-who of the energy industry in Houston at the city's George R. Brown Convention Center. Former US President George W. Bush got things going on Monday night by highlighting his state and country's achievements in the global energy sphere at the Gastech pre-event gala dinner.

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Microsoft Inks 20 Year Power Purchase Agreement with Constellation to Reopen TMI-1

Energy Central

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) announced that it will restart TMI Unit 1 to provide 835 MW of carbon emission free nuclear power. Under an agreement with Microsoft, the computer system giant will purchase power from the restarted plant over a 20 year period in a deal worth an estimated at $16 billion over the life of the agreement. According to news media reports, all of the.

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UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs

POWER Magazine

The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. On Sept. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear […] The post UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI

POWER Magazine

Microsoft has announced a deal to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. It’s the latest move by a technology company to use nuclear power to provide […] The post Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground

POWER Magazine

Groundbreaking has kicked off at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where Project Pele—the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) full-scale transportable microreactor prototype—will be placed for testing in 2026. When operational, the reactor […] The post Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar-Plus-Storage Project Brings New Energy to California

POWER Magazine

Clearway Energy’s Daggett Solar + Storage power plant in San Bernardino County is a model for producing renewable energy, and taking advantage of existing infrastructure, at the site of a closed thermal The post Solar-Plus-Storage Project Brings New Energy to California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050

POWER Magazine

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said generation capacity of nuclear power worldwide is expected to rise more than the group previously expected, to as much as 950 GW of […] The post IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Spanish Group Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Network

POWER Magazine

A Spanish infrastructure company said it has achieved a “historic milestone” for Spain’s energy industry. Madrid-headquartered Redexis announced has begun injecting hydrogen produced with renewable energy into the country’s natural […] The post Spanish Group Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Network appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Report Says China, India Account for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Generation

POWER Magazine

Research from a group that tracks fossil fuel and other energy projects shows that just 15 countries, led by China and India, account for 98% of coal-fired power plants under […] The post Report Says China, India Account for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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How Pennsylvania Is Fostering A Nuclear Renaissance in the Making

POWER Magazine

Pennsylvania has been a hotspot for nuclear power since the advent of commercial nuclear power, which it pioneered with first power from the 60-MW Shippingport Atomic Power Station near Pittsburgh […] The post How Pennsylvania Is Fostering A Nuclear Renaissance in the Making appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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$2.33 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project Set in Nevada

POWER Magazine

A solar-plus-storage project valued at more than $2.33 billion is preparing for construction after receiving a Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Arevia Power on […] The post $2.33 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project Set in Nevada appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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South Fork: A Positive Turn for U.S. Offshore Wind

POWER Magazine

South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project to come online in the U.S., and New York’s first offshore wind farm, marks a milestone for the industry’s future in America. The U.S The post South Fork: A Positive Turn for U.S. Offshore Wind appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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DOE Injects $430M to Revitalize, Modernize U.S. Hydropower Fleet

POWER Magazine

The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 293 hydroelectric projects across 33 states that will receive up to $430 million in incentive payments for capital improvements directly related to grid […] The post DOE Injects $430M to Revitalize, Modernize U.S. Hydropower Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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ACP Report Shows Record-Breaking Quarter for Clean Energy Installations

POWER Magazine

Installations of renewable energy projects hit 19 GW of generation capacity through the first half of 2024, more than double the five-year average for that time period, according to a […] The post ACP Report Shows Record-Breaking Quarter for Clean Energy Installations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Sage Snags Air Force Contract for Geothermal Power Demonstration in Texas

POWER Magazine

The U.S. Department of the Air Force has awarded Sage Geosystems an initial $1.9 million contract to demonstrate its pioneering geothermal baseload power and energy storage system at an off-site […] The post Sage Snags Air Force Contract for Geothermal Power Demonstration in Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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U.S. in a Race with China to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Technology

POWER Magazine

Fusion energy is a promising form of power generation that aims to harness the same process that powers the sun and stars. Fusion involves combining two light atomic nuclei to […] The post U.S. in a Race with China to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Notre Dame Captures Top Plant Award for South Bend Hydro Project

POWER Magazine

A run-of-river hydro project on the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend, Indiana, spearheaded by the University of Notre Dame, was one of the first ever in the U.S. to utilize the StreamDiver propeller The post Notre Dame Captures Top Plant Award for South Bend Hydro Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Nuclear Milestone: China’s HTR-PM Demonstrates Inherent Safety

POWER Magazine

Chinese researchers have confirmed the first of two units of the 200-MWe high-temperature modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) demonstration project at the Shidao Bay site in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, successfully The post Nuclear Milestone: China’s HTR-PM Demonstrates Inherent Safety appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue?

POWER Magazine

The growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) has significantly increased over the past decade as the U.S. moves to decarbonize the electric grid. Growth has been possible by incentivizing the […] The post Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid

POWER Magazine

Rapid growth in the U.S. data center market is ushering in a new era of power demand and testing the ability of electric utilities to keep pace with this surging […] The post Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Nuvve Deploys Its First V2G-Capable School Bus Chargers in New Mexico

NGT News

Nuvve Holding Corp. has commissioned its first deployment in New Mexico in collaboration with Las Cruces Public Schools. The second-largest school district in New Mexico, Las Cruces Public Schools engaged Nuvve to deploy five vehicle-to-grid (V2G)-capable DC fast chargers and seven Nuvve Level II PowerPorts, aimed at supporting the school district’s transition to electric school […] The post Nuvve Deploys Its First V2G-Capable School Bus Chargers in New Mexico appeared first on NGT N

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Nuvera Fuel Cells to Demo HydroCharge Hydrogen-Powered Mobile Genset

NGT News

Nuvera Fuel Cells LLC will demonstrate its first operational HydroCharge unit, a hydrogen-powered mobile AC genset and DC fast charger for on-site power and EV charging. The prototype unit, developed in collaboration with Power Innovations International, will be demonstrated at the Fresno, California, location of Papé Material Handling. HydroCharge offers AC and DC power for […] The post Nuvera Fuel Cells to Demo HydroCharge Hydrogen-Powered Mobile Genset appeared first on NGT News.

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Carbon Capture Projects at Gas-Fired Cane Run 7, Coal-Fired Four Corners Get Federal Awards

POWER Magazine

Significant carbon capture projects—at Cane Run 7, PPL Corp.’s 691-MW gas-fired unit in Louisville, Kentucky, and Four Corners, a 1.5-GW coal-fired power plant in New Mexico—have separately secured federal awards […] The post Carbon Capture Projects at Gas-Fired Cane Run 7, Coal-Fired Four Corners Get Federal Awards appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Idaho Falls Power Negotiating PPA for MARVEL-Inspired Aalo-1 Nuclear Fleet

POWER Magazine

Municipal power utility Idaho Falls Power (IFP) has announced it is negotiating a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aalo Atomics, a 2022-founded nuclear engineering firm inspired by Idaho National Laboratory […] The post Idaho Falls Power Negotiating PPA for MARVEL-Inspired Aalo-1 Nuclear Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Virtual Power Plants: An Untapped Resource for Improving Grid Reliability

POWER Magazine

Utilities are in a tricky spot. While reliability is one of three key focus areas for utilities as they navigate the clean energy transition, along with decarbonization and affordability, it’s […] The post Virtual Power Plants: An Untapped Resource for Improving Grid Reliability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Turning Energy Storage From an Idle Backup Into a Money-Making Asset

POWER Magazine

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be the key to tackling any number of issues your grid or business may be facing, such as a need to support more renewables, […] The post Turning Energy Storage From an Idle Backup Into a Money-Making Asset appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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New York State Provides $21 Million in Funding to Install EV Fast Chargers

NGT News

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says $21 million is now available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel corridors across New York state. Funded by a federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) grant, the state’s new competitive Upstate NEVI Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program supports the expansion of DCFC infrastructure to improve […] The post New York State Provides $21 Million in Funding to Install EV Fast Chargers appeared first on NGT News.

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Canoo Migrates Engineering Workforce, Relocates Corporate HQ

NGT News

Electric cargo vehicle manufacturer Canoo Inc. will migrate its engineering workforce to its two Oklahoma locations — Oklahoma City and Pryor — and relocate its corporate headquarters to northern Texas. Approximately 137 engineering positions will relocate from California to Texas and Oklahoma beginning in the fourth quarter of 2024, with most of the roles based […] The post Canoo Migrates Engineering Workforce, Relocates Corporate HQ appeared first on NGT News.

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