NuScale’s 77-MW module supplanted an earlier 50-MW design the NRC approved in 2023. Some prospective customers had been in a holding pattern as the commission considered NuScale’s application for the uprated module, Hopkins said, adding, “It was accomplished. We’re there.” NuScale Chief Financial Officer Ramsey Hamady said the May approval puts NuScale in a class by...
Proactive work on the ground can make a big difference when it really counts. On July 7, a fierce thunderstorm rolled through southwest Oregon, delivering thousands of lightning strikes that ignited more than 70 wildfires from Ashland to Cave Junction — many in the heart of the Applegate Valley. One of those strikes hit a...
The US’s export of LNG has surged with new projects come online, but it remains unclear whether China which was once seen as a key growth market will be willing to take more of the fuel. More than 100mn tonnes per annum of new LNG capacity is due to start up globally within the next...
Whichever way you cut it, this has been an absolute banner year for nuclear deals in the U.S. It doesn’t much matter the metric — the amount of venture funding flowing to nuclear startups, the number of announcements regarding planned reactor restarts and upgrades, gigawatts of new construction added to the pipeline — it’s basically...
Almost every week seems to bring a new report that plastic is even worse than had been thought for both human and planetary health. This week, it’s a paper in the Lancet that warns of a “grave, growing” danger from the rising tide of the material, and puts its health-related economic costs at more than $1.5 trillion a...
The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter. The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting termination letters to the 60 state agencies, nonprofit groups and Native American tribes that received the...
Peak Energy’s passive sodium-ion battery system cuts costs, reduces fire risk, and onshores key manufacturing Peak Energy has shipped the first-ever grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage system (ESS) to the U.S. electric grid, launching a new era in battery innovation. The company’s fully passive, gigawatt-hour-scale system eliminates moving parts, slashes operational costs, and removes components responsible for most...
Nuclear startup General Matter is expected to formally announce details Tuesday about the enrichment facility it intends to create at the U.S. Department of Energy Paducah Site. The announcement is set for 10 a.m. at the DOE Paducah site, featuring remarks from Gov. Andy Beshear, U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and U.S. Rep....
The biggest winner from AI — at least aside from the tech industry — might surprise you. Of all the industries jockeying to capitalize on the rise in artificial intelligence, the electric power sector is practically salivating. AI is power-hungry and its tech boosters are ready to spend. But it may not be so easy...
Across rural communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, farming has traditionally been a difficult and uncertain livelihood. While working the land will always involve challenges, agricultural technology, or AgTech is creating a more stable and promising future. From smart irrigation systems and mobile soil sensors to equipment-sharing platforms and digital marketplaces, new tools are...
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