New nuclear power cannot rival windfarms on price, energy boss says New nuclear power stations in the UK can no longer compete with windfarms on price, according to the boss of a German energy company’s green power arm. Hans Bunting, the chief operating officer of renewables at Innogy SE, part of the company that owns … Continue reading New nuclear power cannot rival windfarms on price, energy boss says
Questions on outlook for nuclear plants In what is likely to be the opening salvo of a nasty legislative battle, lawmakers are to convene early next week to discuss how to prevent New Jersey’s nuclear plants from shutting down prematurely. The bigger question is whether they also are planning to act on a yet-to-be-introduced bill … Continue reading Questions on outlook for nuclear plants
Battery Storage Steals The Spotlight At Nuclear Power’s Birthday Party It was nuclear power’s birthday bash, but Exelon CEO Chris Crane, head of the nation’s largest nuclear operator, named energy storage the most promising technology of the future, one that could render nuclear power unnecessary. “In our view the long-term viable technology that will drive … Continue reading Battery Storage Steals The Spotlight At Nuclear Power ‘s Birthday Party
How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Nuclear Reactors Safer “NAÏVE” NEURAL NETWORKS Engineers at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana are developing a new system for keeping nuclear reactors safe with artificial intelligence (AI). In the paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics journal, the researchers introduced a deep learning framework called a naïve Bayes-convolutional … Continue reading How #Artificial_Intelligence Is Making Nuclear Reactors Safer
U.S. firms invited to bid for Saudi nuclear plants RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has invited U.S. firms to take part in developing its civilian nuclear power program, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday, adding the kingdom was not interested in diverting nuclear technology to military use. Reuters has reported that Westinghouse is in … Continue reading U.S. firms invited to bid for #Saudi nuclear plants
Top Perry aide: Inaction on coal, nuclear plan endangers power grid A top official with the Department of Energy urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Tuesday to approve Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to protect coal and nuclear plants, saying there was “broad consensus FERC must act.” “Continued action only would make the problem worse,” … Continue reading Top Perry aide: Inaction on coal, nuclear plan endangers power grid
NEW INDUSTRY-LED COALITION OPPOSES NUCLEAR SUBSIDIES TO PSEG Deriding ‘PSEG energy tax,’ group argues there’s no need for subsidies since company’s South Jersey nuclear plants are still profitable A new industry-led coalition is lining up to oppose efforts by the state’s largest energy company to ask ratepayers to subsidize its three nuclear power plants in … Continue reading NEW INDUSTRY-LED COALITION OPPOSES NUCLEAR SUBSIDIES TO #PSEG
Feds propose plan to bail out nuke, coal plants, possibly including Three Mile Island A fast-tracked Trump administration proposal and a separate plan by regional grid operator PJM Interconnection could boost the financial fortunes of struggling nuclear and coal power plants, including Three Mile Island. Both would raise the cost of electricity for consumers. TMI … Continue reading Feds propose plan to bail out nuke, coal plants, possibly including #Three_Mile_Island
Subsidies for baseload generators should favor nuclear over coal After years of plowing subsidies into solar and wind power, federal and state governments are preparing to provide support for nuclear and coal electricity generating plants. The concern is that the capacity to always satisfy the demand for power by people and businesses is coming to … Continue reading Subsidies for #baseload_generators should favor nuclear over coal
$1B power plant proposed in R.I. faces another delay Invenergy is pushing back the opening of its proposed $1-billion power plant in Burrillville by another year, to 2021, because of permitting delays in connecting the facility to the electric grid, the company says, which could jeopardize a deal to sell power generated by the plant. … Continue reading $1B power plant proposed in R.I. faces another delay
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