EDF has announced a 12-month extension of the operational life for two of its UK nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside. Both the power stations will now generate electricity until March 2028. The decision aligns with the company’s commitment to ensuring energy security and follows a series of positive graphite...
Traditional irrigation methods, which often rely on flooding or inefficient sprinklers, can waste enormous amounts of water. Innovative technologies are playing a critical role in conserving water and reducing costs. Smart water management systems, powered by the Internet of Things (IoT), promise to make every drop count by giving farmers real-time data on soil moisture, crop needs, and water use.
The United States faces an energy demand shock with clear national security consequences. After decades of flat demand, the rise of hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the electrification of heavy industry, and the reshoring of critical manufacturing are driving electricity needs upward at a pace unseen in modern history. These assets are not just economic engines; they are...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to three U.S. companies to meet near-term fuel needs. The second round of HALEU allocations will support the testing of two advanced reactor designs and jumpstart a new domestic advanced fuel line to unleash an American nuclear energy renaissance. “President Trump...
The Palisades Nuclear Plant is located on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, a short two-hour drive from Chicago. It came online in 1971 and was retired in 2022, ranked at the time as the eighth-oldest nuclear plant in the country. Now, the plant is set to restart and make history as the first American nuclear plant to do so.
Airloom Energy is debuting a new type of wind energy technology that differs significantly from current offerings on the market.
A new analysis from Aurora Energy Research suggests that deploying 4 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage across the Central U.S. could deliver more than $7 billion in energy cost savings over the next two decades, while also strengthening grid reliability in a region facing some of the nation’s fastest-growing power demand. The study, commissioned by...
Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive waste as a by-product. Now, researchers say they may have found a way to use that waste to help produce a cleaner nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion – the process by which atomic nuclei are combined into heavier...
Alphabet’s Google and Kairos Power will deploy an advanced nuclear plant connected to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s electric grid by 2030, the companies announced Monday. TVA has agreed to purchase up to 50 megawatts of power from Kairos’ Hermes 2 reactor. It is the first utility in the U.S. to sign a power purchase agreement with...
Implementing artificial intelligence may help make nuclear permitting faster, even with existing bureaucratic hurdles.
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