POWER Podcasts Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-podcasts/ 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 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:41:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg POWER Podcasts Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-podcasts/ 32 32 Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers https://www.powermag.com/kingston-coal-ash-spill-cleanup-workers-were-the-unfortunate-losers/ https://www.powermag.com/kingston-coal-ash-spill-cleanup-workers-were-the-unfortunate-losers/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:15:59 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225121 On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/kingston-coal-ash-spill-cleanup-workers-were-the-unfortunate-losers/feed/ 0 The POWER Podcast https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=111861 The POWER Podcast is available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iHeart, TuneIn, SoundCloud, and some other podcast apps. Follow the links below to subscribe via your […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-podcast/feed/ 0 Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224938 You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/feed/ 0 What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation https://www.powermag.com/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/ https://www.powermag.com/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:40:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224712 Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal, […]

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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/what-are-microreactors-and-how-soon-could-we-see-one-in-operation/feed/ 0 Understanding the Domestic Content Bonus Credit and How to Maximize Incentives for Solar Projects https://www.powermag.com/understanding-the-domestic-content-bonus-credit-and-how-to-maximize-incentives-for-solar-projects/ https://www.powermag.com/understanding-the-domestic-content-bonus-credit-and-how-to-maximize-incentives-for-solar-projects/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:29:33 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223619 In May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) domestic content bonus, part of President Biden’s economic strategy to boost […]

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ACWA Power’s operations span 81 assets in 12 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Along with a privately owned power production portfolio of 55.1 GW of thermal and renewable power, it has cultivated a foothold in water production—it is the world’s largest private water desalination company, with a capacity of 7.6 million cubic meters per day. Courtesy: ACWA Power

]]> https://www.powermag.com/understanding-the-domestic-content-bonus-credit-and-how-to-maximize-incentives-for-solar-projects/feed/ 0 How Trump or Harris Would Alter the U.S.’s Energy and Power Landscape https://www.powermag.com/how-trump-or-harris-would-alter-the-u-s-s-energy-and-power-landscape/ https://www.powermag.com/how-trump-or-harris-would-alter-the-u-s-s-energy-and-power-landscape/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:44:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=222625 A new U.S. president will be inaugurated in less than five months. Polls show the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to be very close, with potentially only a […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/how-trump-or-harris-would-alter-the-u-s-s-energy-and-power-landscape/feed/ 0 Fuel Cells: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They’re Important https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/ https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:47:25 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=221890 Fuel cells are not some novel new technology. In fact, most history books credit the invention of the fuel cell to Welsh chemist and physicist William Grove, who, in the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/feed/ 0 Landrieu: Natural Gas Is ‘Not the Enemy, It Is Part of the Solution’ to Achieving Climate Goals https://www.powermag.com/landrieu-natural-gas-is-not-the-enemy-it-is-part-of-the-solution-to-achieving-climate-goals/ https://www.powermag.com/landrieu-natural-gas-is-not-the-enemy-it-is-part-of-the-solution-to-achieving-climate-goals/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:52:44 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=221444 Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who is now a senior policy advisor for the law firm Van Ness Feldman and co-chair of the Natural Allies Leadership Council, is keen […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/landrieu-natural-gas-is-not-the-enemy-it-is-part-of-the-solution-to-achieving-climate-goals/feed/ 0 Shifting from Coal to Gas: One Co-op’s Award-Winning Journey https://www.powermag.com/shifting-from-coal-to-gas-one-co-ops-award-winning-journey/ https://www.powermag.com/shifting-from-coal-to-gas-one-co-ops-award-winning-journey/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:03:23 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=221216 In 2018, Cooperative Energy, a generation and transmission co-op headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, had an issue to deal with. Several years earlier, it had joined the Midcontinent Independent System Operator […]

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Burns & McDonnell collaborated with Cooperative Energy to repower the R.D. Morrow, Sr. Generating Station with Siemens 9000HL turbine technology, boosting capacity to 572 MW and completing the project under budget with zero safety incidents.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/shifting-from-coal-to-gas-one-co-ops-award-winning-journey/feed/ 0 Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity https://www.powermag.com/analyst-says-nuclear-industry-is-totally-irrelevant-in-the-market-for-new-power-capacity/ https://www.powermag.com/analyst-says-nuclear-industry-is-totally-irrelevant-in-the-market-for-new-power-capacity/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:46:19 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=220795 Nuclear power has consistently provided about 19% to 20% of total annual U.S. electricity generation since 1990. It provides significant amounts of electricity in many other countries as well. According […]

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