Solar power research in Nevada to receive $20mn boost
05/15/2013
The National Science Foundation is awarding a $20 million grant to Nevada’s higher education system to help fund research on solar power. |
New GE membrane purifies tough to treat water
05/09/2013
GE announced a new membrane, the AG LF series, which purifies tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes. |
Workers at Susquehanna nuclear plant Unit 1 begin turbine modifications
05/09/2013
Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Unit 1 from the regional power grid early Thursday, beginning a scheduled outage to install turbine modifications. |
Areva expands center for nuclear fuel assembly equipment testing
05/01/2013
Areva dedicated its new Fuel Field Services support center at its Solutions Complex in Lynchburg, Va. |
Illinois to better monitor active and inactive nuclear reactors
04/30/2013
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) chose InStep Software’s eDNA software suite to perform real-time environmental and radiological monitoring of the state’s seven nuclear power plants for $1.4 million. |
Units remain offline at LaSalle nuclear power plant
04/19/2013
Exelon Generation restored power to the switchyard at the LaSalle County Generating Station in Illinois on April 18 and terminated an unusual event at the plant. |
DOE announces nuclear fuel storage research initiative
04/16/2013
The Energy Department announced a new dry storage research and development project Tuesday, to be led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). |
Three Mile Island to be first nuclear plant tested on terrorist attack response
04/16/2013
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania will be the first in the U.S. to be tested on its emergency response procedures in the event of a terrorist attack. |
Ohio State University project looks to economically reduce emissions
03/18/2013
Ohio State University is developing a process that could capture 99 percent of the carbon dioxide from coal-fired power generation. |
B&W to begin second phase of CCS project
03/08/2013
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. announced that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, signed a contract with FutureGen Industrial Alliance to begin the next phase of the 167 MW FutureGen 2.0 carbon capture and storage project in Illinois. |
First Solar sets new world record for CdTe solar cell efficiency
02/28/2013
First Solar announced this week it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride photovoltaic solar cell conversion efficiency. |
Palisades nuclear power plant back online
02/22/2013
The Palisades nuclear power plant resumed providing power to the Michigan electric grid Friday. |
NCAR to create 36-hour energy forecast for solar power projects
02/21/2013
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is leading a three-year nationwide project to create 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the sun for solar energy power plants. |
Study tries to find origin sources of particulate matter
02/19/2013
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a new study by the University of California-Davis that attempts to identify the source origin of ultrafine airborne particulate matter. |
Solar America completes testing of solar power station prototype
02/19/2013
Solar America Corp. has completed testing of the Solar Power Station, which connects to almost any type of commercially available solar panel and provides all necessary systems to convert solar power into AC power. |
GEI Consultants providing materials testing at nuclear power plant
02/14/2013
GEI Consultants Inc. is providing materials testing for a construction project at the 1,200 MW Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kan. |
Coal ash handling technology completes successful testing
02/14/2013
GE said its CoalPlus dust control technology has been verified in laboratory tests in Australia. |
Edison fires back at accusations it knew of faulty parts at SONGS
02/11/2013
Southern California Edison has issued responses to accusations made by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D–CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D–MA) in a letter to the NRC. |
DOE announces phase II of carbon capture and storage project
02/07/2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the beginning of Phase II of project development for a carbon capture and storage project in Illinois. |
Clean coal pilot plant planned for Oklahoma
02/06/2013
Clean Coal Technologies Inc. signed a new EPC agreement with SAIC for the construction of a 2-ton per hour clean coal pilot plant in Oklahoma. |
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