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Why Power-to-Gas May Flourish in a Renewables-Heavy World
Dec 2, 2019 · POWER is at the forefront of the global power market, providing in-depth news and insight on the end-to-end electricity system and the ongoing energy transition. We strive to be the “go-to ...
History of Power: The Evolution of the Electric Generation Industry
Oct 1, 2022 · In 1820, in arguably the most pivotal contribution to modern power systems, Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry invented a primitive electric motor, and in 1831, documented that an electric current ...
What Is DERMS and How Can It Help Utilities? - POWER Magazine
Jul 8, 2020 · What Is DERMS and How Can It Help Utilities? A distributed energy resource management system, or DERMS, is a software platform used to manage a group of distributed energy resource (DER) assets ...
DOE Will Have New, Diverse Leadership Team - POWER Magazine
Jan 21, 2021 · The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) new leadership team is a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of experience across the power sector and academia. The names announced Jan. 21 ...
Types of Power Purchase Agreements and Why Each PPA Might …
Sep 1, 2021 · A power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable electricity is generally defined as a contract for the purchase of power and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) from a specific renewable ...
Mini-Grids Making Electricity More Accessible - POWER Magazine
Feb 1, 2021 · The SEFA funding, known as the Africa Mini-grid Market Acceleration Programme, reportedly would initially provide 880,000 new electricity access points for 4 million people on the continent ...
TVA Unveils Major New Nuclear Program, First SMR at Clinch River …
Feb 10, 2022 · According to TVA CEO Jeff Lyash, the new program will pursue phased activities that will kick off with design and licensing of a potential BWRX-300 SMR at Clinch River, a 935-acre site in Roane ...
NRC Certifies South Korea's APR1400 Nuclear Reactor Design for …
May 1, 2019 · The APR1400 will be the NRC’s sixth certified reactor design. Others include the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, System 80+, AP600, AP1000, and the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor. NRC ...
Understanding Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficiency
Feb 1, 2015 · This article uses the U.S. format. Because approximately 3,412 Btu/hr equals 1 kW, we can easily determine the thermodynamic efficiency of a power plant by dividing 3,412 by the heat rate. For ...