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Gas Turbine Plant, Energy Storage Ensure Germany’s Grid Stability

Gas Turbine Plant, Energy Storage Ensure Germany’s Grid Stability

EnBW and TransnetBW's plant in southern Germany uses a quick-start gas turbine and battery energy storage system to maintain grid stability.


News Mar 03, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Nvidia Makes Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in Energy-Heavy List

Nvidia Makes Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in Energy-Heavy List

Nvidia broke into the top 10 most valuable brands worldwide, rivaling giants like Google, Microsoft, and Apple.


News Feb 28, 2025 by Karen Hanson
Floating Nuclear Reactors Bring Power To Ports

Floating Nuclear Reactors Bring Power To Ports

Nuclear microreactors can power ships at ports and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


News Feb 19, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Global Efforts Push for a Nuclear Fusion Future

Global Efforts Push for a Nuclear Fusion Future

What progress are countries worldwide making in developing nuclear fusion?


News Feb 14, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Business Shorts: Helion, Tesla/Lucid and Stargate Make Moves

Business Shorts: Helion, Tesla/Lucid and Stargate Make Moves

Energy and electric vehicle companies are pushing ahead with fusion, data center AI, and charging capabilities.


News Feb 14, 2025 by Shannon Cuthrell
What Will Power the Space Race in 2025?

What Will Power the Space Race in 2025?

Missions to the Moon and Mars are on the horizon. What will supply power for human space explorers?


News Feb 07, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Will Fusion Power the Grid by 2030?

Will Fusion Power the Grid by 2030?

The world’s first commercial grid-connected nuclear fusion reactor is expected to be built in Virginia early in the 2030s.


News Jan 31, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Can Google Power Its Data Centers With Renewable Energy?

Can Google Power Its Data Centers With Renewable Energy?

Google’s energy consumption and carbon footprint grow with every data center it opens. Is renewable energy the solution?


News Jan 14, 2025 by Karen Hanson
Google, Meta, Amazon Led the Big Tech Push for Renewables in 2024

Google, Meta, Amazon Led the Big Tech Push for Renewables in 2024

In 2024, tech giants invested in solar, wind, and other renewable projects worldwide.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Karen Hanson
From Coal to Solar: Repurposing Mines for Renewable Energy

From Coal to Solar: Repurposing Mines for Renewable Energy

A U.S. coal firm will convert former mining sites in Illinois and Indiana into solar energy and battery storage installations.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Editor’s Top 10 2024 News Picks: Innovation and Challenges

Editor’s Top 10 2024 News Picks: Innovation and Challenges

Some news was good (innovative technology); some was bad (transformer shortage). The challenge was narrowing it down to just 10 stories.


Why Are Microsoft, Google and Meta Investing in Nuclear Energy?

Why Are Microsoft, Google and Meta Investing in Nuclear Energy?

Giant tech leaders are developing nuclear reactors and firing up long-dormant nuclear plants.


News Dec 02, 2024 by Karen Hanson
Underground Energy: How This Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor Works

Underground Energy: How This Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor Works

Deep Fission adds an underground twist to conventional nuclear reactor technology.


News Sep 25, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Menlo Micro will develop a 1 kV/10 kA circuit breaker with enhanced performance for Navy electrical distribution systems.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
What Will Stop Google From Guzzling AI Energy?

What Will Stop Google From Guzzling AI Energy?

Google’s energy consumption has skyrocketed with artificial intelligence. Here, we dive into how the tech giant can offset its data center…


News Jul 30, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Engineers Repurpose Oil Wells as Solar Storage

Engineers Repurpose Oil Wells as Solar Storage

Plans are underway in California to convert abandoned oil wells into energy storage for solar farms.


News Jul 06, 2024 by Devin Partida
Fusion Future Accelerates With DOE Funding

Fusion Future Accelerates With DOE Funding

The funding aims to make fusion energy commercially viable within the next decade.


News Jun 27, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
Are High-Temperature Superconductors the Key to Nuclear Fusion?

Are High-Temperature Superconductors the Key to Nuclear Fusion?

Proxima Fusion has raised €20M in seed funding to accelerate development of the first generation of fusion power plants using quasi-isodynamic…


News May 07, 2024 by Mike Falter
Plasma Drive May Provide The Thrust For Future Space Travel

Plasma Drive May Provide The Thrust For Future Space Travel

RocketStar has developed a fusion-enhanced plasma rocket thruster system that will soon be tested in space.


News May 03, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Plans Unusual Nuclear Reactor

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Plans Unusual Nuclear Reactor

The Bill Gates-founded company plans to start early design work on its advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming this summer.


News Apr 19, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell