TerraPower, the US-based nuclear power company backed by Bill Gates, has announced that it has selected Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA as the site for its first 345 MW reactor, to be built on the site of the coal-fired Naughton power plant, which is being closed.
Mitsubishi Power Americas and DT Midstream have signed a strategic joint development agreement to identify, develop, and deploy hydrogen energy projects across the US.
Basil Seggos, Commissioner of New York state Department of Environmental Conservation, has announced that applications have been turned down for required air permits for two new natural gas-fired power plants.
Mitsubishi Power Americas and El Paso Electric have announced that they have reached a joint development agreement (JDA) to develop projects that offer a combination of renewables, energy storage, and power generation using hydrogen.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has said that it expects a 22 per cent increase in coal-fired generation in 2021 over 2020.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $20 million funding for a demonstration project at Palo Verde nuclear power station in Arizona to produce hydrogen.
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has received an order from Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to supply Haliade-X wind turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the USA.
GE has announced that for TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines have been ordered, delivered, installed, and commissioned in 42 days by the State of California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR), Kiewit Power Constructors, and GE.
The USA has announced that it has joined efforts to end export credits for coal-fired power generation projects. The initiatives are sponsored by the OECD.
Illinois state legislators in the USA have approved a bill promising around $700 million to support the nuclear power sector in the state.