Technology Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/technology-2/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:53:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Technology Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/technology-2/ 32 32 Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:09:33 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246114 A California-based nuclear energy company with plans to place small modular reactors (SMRs) in mile-deep boreholes said it will break ground December 9 for a pilot project at a site in Parsons, Kansas. Berkeley-headquartered Deep Fission on December 4 said the company’s Gravity Nuclear Reactor is bring prepared for the Great Plains Industrial Park. Deep […]

The post Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Deep-Fission-Gravity-Nuclear-Reactor_Press-Release-576x1024

]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-startup-announces-kansas-site-for-mile-deep-reactor-pilot/feed/ 0 Idaho Utility Celebrates 125 Years, Brings New Peaker Plant Online https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/ https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:59:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246104 Idaho Falls Power celebrated the formal launch of a new natural gas-fired peaking generation plant on December 4, calling the occasion a “major milestone” in its 125-year history.

The post Idaho Utility Celebrates 125 Years, Brings New Peaker Plant Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Idaho Falls Power ESI

]]> https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/feed/ 0 Looking Back at 2025 to Look Forward for 2026: Navigating Policy Shifts and Market Surges https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/ https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:52:55 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246080 The past year saw a multitude of factors driving up electricity prices, including rapid growth in electricity demand, supply chain tightness, deployment delays for transmission and production projects, and an uncertain political and permitting climate. We expect all of these trends to continue in 2026. Changing economics have turned the justification for project development in […]

The post Looking Back at 2025 to Look Forward for 2026: Navigating Policy Shifts and Market Surges appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, began commercial operation in February 1975. Located in Palo, Iowa, about 9 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, it was built in a low-seismic-risk area near the Cedar River and designed to withstand major flooding. After a derecho in August 2020 caused severe damage to its cooling towers, the 615-MW facility was retired earlier than its planned date in 2025. Originally licensed to operate until 2034, the plant is now undergoing decommissioning under the NRC’s SAFSTOR method. Courtesy: NextEra Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/feed/ 0 INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/ https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:01:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246024 Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected the five commercial teams that will potentially demonstrate advanced applications—including data center integration—at its much-watched Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) platform, an 85-kWth/20-kWe liquid-metal-cooled test bed currently under construction at the lab. The initial selections, unveiled on Dec. 4, mark the “first potential end users for MARVEL,” […]

The post INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments appeared first on POWER Magazine.

MARVEL, under development at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is a 85-kWth/20-kWe sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor that will help researchers explore advanced reactor applications, including microgrid integration, remote monitoring, and autonomous control technologies. TRIGA International recently began fabricating fuel for MARVEL, with the first shipment expected by spring 2025. Fuel loading is planned for 2026, and the reactor is projected to be operational by 2027. Source: DOE

]]> https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/feed/ 0 Framatome Selected to Deliver Critical Digital Control Upgrades at Columbia Generating Station https://www.powermag.com/framatome-selected-to-deliver-critical-digital-control-upgrades-at-columbia-generating-station/ https://www.powermag.com/framatome-selected-to-deliver-critical-digital-control-upgrades-at-columbia-generating-station/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:30:09 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246018 Framatome said it has been awarded a contract to upgrade several digital control systems at Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station. The scope of the project includes system design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and installation for new digital feedwater level control and feedwater heater vents and drains systems. The upgrades announced December 4 are part of Energy […]

The post Framatome Selected to Deliver Critical Digital Control Upgrades at Columbia Generating Station appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Columbia Generating Station

]]> https://www.powermag.com/framatome-selected-to-deliver-critical-digital-control-upgrades-at-columbia-generating-station/feed/ 0 SmartestEnergy US Partners with GridBeyond to Optimize Three Energy Storage Resources in ERCOT Totalling 29.7 MW https://www.powermag.com/smartestenergy-us-partners-with-gridbeyond-to-optimize-three-energy-storage-resources-in-ercot-totalling-29-7-mw/ https://www.powermag.com/smartestenergy-us-partners-with-gridbeyond-to-optimize-three-energy-storage-resources-in-ercot-totalling-29-7-mw/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:38:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245998 SmartestEnergy US, part of a global energy company helping businesses navigate the energy transition, has selected GridBeyond, a global smart energy company, as its technology partner to optimize battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. The strategic partnership will leverage GridBeyond’s advanced price forecasting, bid optimization, and trading […]

The post SmartestEnergy US Partners with GridBeyond to Optimize Three Energy Storage Resources in ERCOT Totalling 29.7 MW appeared first on POWER Magazine.

SmartestEnergy PR

]]> https://www.powermag.com/smartestenergy-us-partners-with-gridbeyond-to-optimize-three-energy-storage-resources-in-ercot-totalling-29-7-mw/feed/ 0 INTEC Chosen to Build 50-MW Solar Power Facility in Germany https://www.powermag.com/intec-chosen-to-build-50-mw-solar-power-facility-in-germany/ https://www.powermag.com/intec-chosen-to-build-50-mw-solar-power-facility-in-germany/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:36:43 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245987 Global renewable energy contractor INTEC Energy Solutions has been selected by a leading European renewable energy investment group to lead construction of a 50-MW solar power plant in Lachendorf, Germany. INTEC on December 3 said it has been commissioned by AUKERA as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. The solar farm […]

The post INTEC Chosen to Build 50-MW Solar Power Facility in Germany appeared first on POWER Magazine.

iza-crop-3 INTEC solar

]]> https://www.powermag.com/intec-chosen-to-build-50-mw-solar-power-facility-in-germany/feed/ 0 Antares Raises $96 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Nuclear Microreactor Development https://www.powermag.com/antares-raises-96-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-nuclear-microreactor-development/ https://www.powermag.com/antares-raises-96-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-nuclear-microreactor-development/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:58:06 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245978 Antares, an advanced nuclear energy startup, announced the close of its $96-million Series B funding round, which was led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, and other investors.

The post Antares Raises $96 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Nuclear Microreactor Development appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Antares microreactor_5580

]]> https://www.powermag.com/antares-raises-96-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-nuclear-microreactor-development/feed/ 0 DOE Selects TVA, Holtec to Receive $800 Million to Advance SMR Deployment https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:56:38 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245967 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said the agency has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. The DOE on December 2 said project teams with the two groups will receive up to $800 million in "federal cost-shared funding" targeted for projects in Tennessee and Michigan.

The post DOE Selects TVA, Holtec to Receive $800 Million to Advance SMR Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactor

]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-selects-tva-holtec-to-receive-800-million-to-advance-smr-deployment/feed/ 0 Getting the Grid and Charging Infrastructure Ready for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks https://www.powermag.com/getting-the-grid-and-charging-infrastructure-ready-for-heavy-duty-electric-trucks/ https://www.powermag.com/getting-the-grid-and-charging-infrastructure-ready-for-heavy-duty-electric-trucks/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:52:16 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245941 The dawn of electric semitrucks and other medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles has arrived, and if the technology is going to be widely adopted, we have to come to grips with what this means for our electrical infrastructure.

The post Getting the Grid and Charging Infrastructure Ready for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

ABB Greenlane

]]> https://www.powermag.com/getting-the-grid-and-charging-infrastructure-ready-for-heavy-duty-electric-trucks/feed/ 0