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Ameren Missouri approved to build 800 MW simple-cycle facility …
2024年10月31日 · Ameren received approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build an 800 MW simple-cycle natural gas energy center at the site of the former coal-fired Meramec Energy Center, which ...
U.S. solar generation continues to make huge gains in 2024
2024年11月27日 · During the first nine months of 2024, utility-scale solar power generation (thermal and PV) output increased a whopping 30.1% from the same period in 2023.
DOE awards six contracts to build out U.S. advanced nuclear fuel …
2024年10月9日 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts to six companies meant to spur the buildout of a U.S. supply chain for fuels for advanced nuclear reactors.. Many advanced reactors will ...
Steam Generation Thermodynamics 101 - Power Engineering
2008年11月1日 · Main steam is at 2,000 psia, 1,000 F, and has an enthalpy of 1474.1 Btu/lbm. The steam extraction (cold reheat) pressure is 300 psia, which equates (isentropically) to a cold reheat temperature of ...
Boilers running on hydrogen: What you need to know - Power …
2022年8月16日 · Further, the conservate design practices of the industry generally lead to furnaces being a little oversized. Thus, adding a little hydrogen rarely means having to make the furnace larger.
Westinghouse procures a new partner for floating nuclear power …
2024年11月26日 · Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER announced a new cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor.
Oklo advances Ohio nuclear plans, gets key fed approval for fuel ...
2024年2月2日 · Oklo obtained a site use permit from the DOE for the Idaho site at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in 2019. The company applied with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in March 2020 to ...
Capacity factors of combined-cycle power plants increasing as ...
2023年11月20日 · The average utilization rate (or capacity factor) for the entire U.S. fleet of combined-cycle natural gas turbine (CCGT) electric power plants has risen as the operating efficiency of new CCGT ...
Appalachian Power wants to bring small modular reactors to Virginia
2024年11月18日 · Appalachian Power has announced plans to bring small modular reactors (SMRs) to Virginia after its representatives identified a potential site for a project.