Invenergy, which calls itself North America’s largest privately held independent power producer and energy infrastructure innovator, said it has an agreement with a pipeline operator regarding infrastructure associated with development of as many as three new natural gas-fired power plants in Arizona. The post Invenergy Inks Supply Deal for Three New Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants in Arizona appeared first on POWER Magazine.
SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know
The Trump administration is touting a proposed 9.2‑GW natural gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio, as the centerpiece of a new U.S.–Japan trade deal that officials say could steer up to $550 billion of Japanese capital into American energy and industrial projects. According to a Feb. 17 Commerce Department fact sheet and a statement by […] The post SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio […]
When Air Gaps Are Not Enough—Managing File and Media Risk in Nuclear Facilities
In the nuclear energy sector, cybersecurity is inextricably linked to day-to-day operations. It directly impacts physical safety, system reliability, and regulatory compliance, which makes it a persistent challenge to protect highly sensitive systems without interrupting the work required to keep them running safely. The post When Air Gaps Are Not Enough—Managing File and Media Risk in Nuclear Facilities appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Utah ‘Gigasite’ Data Center Contemplates Solar-Storage Baseload Addition
Zeo Energy Corp., a Florida-based residential solar installer that acquired struggling concentrated solar thermal developer Heliogen Inc. six months ago, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Creekstone Energy to study the development of 280 MW of generation for a multi-gigawatt data center campus under construction in Millard County, Utah. Under the MOU, […] The post Utah ‘Gigasite’ Data Center Contemplates Solar-Storage Baseload […]
INL Enlists NVIDIA on ‘PROMETHEUS’ AI Effort to Halve Nuclear Deployment Timelines Under DOE Genesis Mission
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has teamed up with artificial intelligence (AI) computing giant NVIDIA to advance “PROMETHEUS,” INL’s first-of-its-kind demonstration of an autonomous nuclear reactor driven by AI, to execute a key challenge under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Genesis Mission. The move adds momentum to DOE’s push to apply AI across the full reactor […] The post INL Enlists NVIDIA on ‘PROMETHEUS’ AI Effort […]
A New Space Race—The U.S. Looks to Lunar Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is emerging as a key, enabling technology for sustained human presence on the moon. With multiple countries and companies announcing ambitious lunar programs—from space research to mineral development to hotels—there is increasing global competition to establish long-term power supply and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. The post A New Space Race—The U.S. Looks to Lunar Nuclear Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Water Strategy Is Power Strategy in the New Economy
New research reveals artificial intelligence (AI)-driven water demand is set to surge nearly 130% over the next 25 years. Power generation consumes about half of that, turning water into a potential constraint on future capacity—and a catalyst for achieving a lasting transition to greater water security. Power producers are facing a new challenge: deliver more […] The post Water Strategy Is Power Strategy in the […]
New 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Planned in WV; Three Solar Projects Also Announced
Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies’ coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in West Virginia. Mon Power and Potomac Edison also want to build three new solar farms on reclaimed industrial and mining land. The post New 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Planned in WV; Three Solar Projects Also Announced appeared first […]
TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication
In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued its first approval of a commercial Category II nuclear fuel fabrication facility, granting a license to TRISO-X, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy, which allows the company to fabricate commercial tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel using high-assay low-enriched […] The post TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License […]
Plus Power Adds Major Energy Storage Project to ISO New England Grid
A Texas-headquartered energy company with installations in more than 20 states has brought a utility-scale battery energy storage project online in Maine. Plus Power on February 11 said the group’s 175-MW/350-MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility is now the largest of its kind in New England. The post Plus Power Adds Major Energy Storage Project to ISO New England Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.