TransCanada Corp. named former Devon Energy president and CEO John Richels as the company’s independent director, effective immediately.

General Electric has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Ghana to add 1,000 MW of power to the country’s capacity over the next five years.

Minnesota Power said it expects to have its largest hydropower station partially back in operation by the end of 2013 and fully restored in 2014.

Environmental group Western Resource Advocates is requesting the Utah Public Service Commission reconsider its approval of emissions upgrades planned for the 2,120 MW Jim Bridger Power Plant in Wyoming.

The Cape Wind power project, set to be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., has received a $200 million investment from PensionDanmark, a Danish pension fund.

The n-PASHA Alliance was picked by Nexolon America LLC to provide its technology and equipment to Nexolon’s solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility in San Antonio, Texas.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to the commercial grade dedication program during the construction of Watts Bar nuclear plant Unit 2.

Young people are drawn to careers in nuclear energy for sundry reasons, but at the most basic level they all boil down to one: a desire to make the world a better place.

The U.S. exported set a new record for coal exports by exporting 13.6 million short tons of coal in March, nearly 0.9 million short tons more than the previous export record in June 2012.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and GE will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on June 21 to create a joint venture that will build mini power plants for manufacturing companies in Russia.

Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting online applications June 20 for its Solar Purchase Program.

An airfoil manufacturing technology promises to improve the performance of natural gas turbines and has been commercialized through research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

AES will supply a 40 MW battery storage array for Dayton Power & Light's Tait Generating Station in Ohio.

Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc. (MNES) was awarded contracts to provide its water jet peening (WJP) service at two nuclear power plants.

Several states and groups that filed letters of intent to sue the EPA for failing to finalize NSPS regulations will delay any litigation because of public reports that President Barack Obama will be announcing action on climate change.

Southern California Edison is asking its customers to help conserve electricity to keep the electric grid reliable when power usage peaks during hot weather this summer, particularly without the power generated by the San Onofre nuclear plant.

Southern CEO Tom Fanning is disappointed that the Department of Energy (DOE) changed the “terms and conditions” for final approval of a federal loan guarantee for two new nuclear units in Georgia in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy.

Xcel Energy is planning $1.8 billion in investments in two nuclear reactors that will extend the lives of the facilities as well as boost power output.

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