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Ormat sells stake in geothermal power company for $7.5mn

Ormat Technologies Inc. sold its stake in the Momotombo Power Co. (MPC) to a private company for $7.5 million.

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East Kentucky co-op connected to PJM power grid

On June 1, The East Kentucky Power Co-Op (EKPC) was successfully integrated onto the PJM Interconnection.

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Austrian cogeneration power plant upgrades with GE gas engines

Energie AG Oberösterreich Wärme Gmbh recently upgraded its district heating facility by replacing the existing steam turbines with three of General Electric’s latest Jenbacher J624 natural gas-fired...

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TEPCO seeks public funds to make Fukushima payments

TEPCO has requested an additional $5.9 billion from the Japanese government to help meet the growing compensation claims from people whose lives were upended after the Fukushima disaster.

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Testing & commissioning of carbon capture system deemed successful

Akermin successfully commissioned and tested its proprietary Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center in Alabama.

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New Faces in Nuclear Power

I entered the hotel lobby on the morning of the second day of the Nuclear Energy Institute's annual "Nuclear Energy Assembly" and felt instantly that something was peculiar.

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Nuclear's strong future amid challenges

With all the attention that is being given to recent announcements of nuclear power plant closures and threatened shutdowns, it would be easy to think that U.S. nuclear power is marching to its death.

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Nun, protesters found guilty of uranium plot break-in

An 83-year-old nun and two fellow anti-nuclear protesters were found guilty of breaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, according to reports.

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Generation Next

More attention has been given of late to recent announcements of nuclear power plant closures and threatened shutdowns than to the pursuit of new nuclear technology.

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A Better Way to Address Aging and Obsolescence

In the domestic energy industry, nuclear energy's value to our country is not only based on building new nuclear power stations, but also includes the ongoing investments in the continued safe and...

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Coupled Multiphysics Simulation of an Underground Nuclear Waste Disposal Site

Nuclear power plants generate spent nuclear fuel as a byproduct of power production.

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A Seat at the Table and Skin in the Game

Power producers across the industry are under pressure from flat electricity usage growth rates and the need to comply with environmental regulations.

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On-Line Monitoring

Nuclear plants are increasingly turning to on-line monitoring to improve plant productivity, reliability, and asset management.

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California biomass power plant sold to Greenleaf Power

U.S. Renewables Group sold the 19 MW Tracy biomass power plant in California to Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants.

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Eight southern power companies join MISO

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) announced Monday that eight new power companies have joined the transmission organization in three of MISO’s four southern states.

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Company begins production of wave power prototype

Spindrift Energy has started machining components for its first prototype wave-powered system as part of an Energy Innovation Small Grant from the California Energy Commission.

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PGE plans new natural gas-fired and wind power projects

Portland General Electric completed the competitive bidding processes and negotiations to build a natural gas-fired power project in Oregon and acquire and build a wind farm in Washington state.

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Fire causes $1 million in damage at coal-fired power plant

A fire at Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche power plant last weekend caused around $1 million in damage.

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Foster Wheeler acquires Mexican power plant developer

Foster Wheeler AG acquired NorthAm Engineering S.A. DE CV (NorthAm), a privately held engineering and project management company in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Canadian Solar opens office in Brazil

Canadian Solar Inc. announced Wednesday the opening of a sales and business development office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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