Vesna Dimitrijevic named to Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
For the next four years, Vesna Dimitrijevic will be on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, as recently appointed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In this capacity, Dimitrijevic will be one of an independent group of technical experts who advise the NRC on nuclear-related safe... Read More »Wind turbine heights, capacities increased over past 10 years, EIA data shows
Over the past decade, U.S. wind turbines have grown in height and capacity, attributing to more efficient use of wind resources and blade length designs, according to utility-scale electricity generator data collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). At higher altitudes, wind ... Read More »Google agrees to purchase full output from two South Dakota wind farms
Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., recently announced that it signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Alphabet subsidiary Google under which the company agreed to purchase approximately 196 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. The PPAs cover the total output from Avangrid Renewa... Read More »NEI supports New York Zero-Emissions Credit program
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit explaining its support of New York’s Zero-Emissions Credit program. New York’s plan was challenged by fossil fuel generators but upheld by the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »Entergy Mississippi investing $2.5 million in projects in four Delta counties
Entergy Mississippi recently announced that it is investing $2.5 million in reliability and resiliency projects in the Mississippi Delta counties of Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, and Sunflower. “This is part of a multi-year investment designed to strengthen all parts of our grid to help reduce ... Read More »National Carbon Capture Center hits 100,000-hour mark for technology testing
The National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, Alabama, recently announced that is has exceeded 100,000 hours of technology testing to accelerate the development of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas and coal power plants. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) s... Read More »Julie Fedorchak