Year: 2024

The POWER Interview: Growth in Renewables Brings Opportunities for Energy Storage

Energy storage technologies have become more important to the power generation sector, in part because of their ability to support the deployment of renewable energy resources. Battery energy storage systems, […] The post The POWER Interview: Growth in Renewables Brings…

Hydrogen Use Cases for the Power Industry

Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important to the electric power generation industry for several reasons. One is that hydrogen offers a promising pathway to decarbonize the power sector. When used in […] The post Hydrogen Use Cases for the Power Industry…

Trial Run at Finland’s Onkalo Repository Sets Stage for World’s First Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal

Finland is making significant strides in a trial run that will demonstrate the entire process for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Onkalo on Olkiluoto Island—the world’s first permanent The post Trial Run at Finland’s Onkalo Repository…

Renewable Energy Event Showcases Innovation in Energy Storage

Attendees of this year’s RE+ trade show saw several advanced designs for energy storage systems, with experts across utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and residential sectors providing insight into The post Renewable Energy Event Showcases Innovation in Energy Storage appeared first…

Solar Power Leads Buildout of India’s Renewable Energy

India has long been dependent on coal-fired power for much of its electricity, and the country still gets about 70% of its energy from burning coal according to government data. The Institute for Energy The post Solar Power Leads Buildout…

POWER Digest (December 2024)

Egypt Reducing Renewable Energy Target. Karim Badawi, petroleum minister for Egypt, said the country has cut the amount of renewable energy it will likely have online by 2040. Badawi on Oct. 20, speaking at The post POWER Digest (December 2024)…

Replacing Duct Burners in Combined Cycle Power Plants

Many combined cycle power plants (CCPP) and cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) plants utilize supplemental firing systems, or duct burners, inside the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) boilers The post Replacing Duct Burners in Combined Cycle Power Plants…

How to Improve Remediation of Coal Ash Pond Water

Many power companies face significant risks from coal ash ponds. New solutions based on water flow physics are showing promise in preventing the spread of hazardous particulate matter. Existing coal plants are The post How to Improve Remediation of Coal…

Power in the Shadows: Energy and Environment in the Shadow Docket

In three front-page rulings this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court made sweeping changes to the ways that federal judges will review future agency actions—including a rejection of its longstanding Chevron The post Power in the Shadows: Energy and Environment in…

Wärtsilä Among Groups in New Consortium to Explore Hydrogen-Argon for Net-Zero Power

Technology group Wärtsilä is part of a new research project exploring innovative technology for cleaner, more energy-efficient engines utilizing a closed-loop combustion cycle. The research, announced on Nov. 26, will […] The post Wärtsilä Among Groups in New Consortium to…