New fuel switches US nuclear reactor from Regular to Premium

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia that contains uranium enriched above 5% – a US commercial first.

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Porsche explores EV battery recycling tech to power its new cars

It isn't easy to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars, but Porsche wants to take a stab at it. The plan: extract raw materials from old EV batteries to make fresh ones for its own electric models.

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Sodium-iron battery startup to challenge Li-ion for extended storage

California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable alternative to lithium-ion storage batteries with its sodium-iron tech, and it will soon manufacture cells in the US to showcase its benefits.

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Paper battery could take over for lithium-ion … in EVs and beyond

Flint believes it has the formula for the most sustainable battery the world has ever seen, capable of seamlessly replacing lithium for many applications. The chemistry of plant cellulose and other renewables promises a density over 220 Wh/kg.

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Drilling the deepest hole in history: Unlocking geothermal energy

MIT spin-off Quaise is still trying to use fusion technology to drill the deepest hole in history and unlock clean, virtually limitless, supercritical geothermal energy. But how does it work? And are they even close to realizing their vision?

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BYD to build the ‘world’s largest’ battery storage projects

Chinese energy giant BYD has just inked a deal to build the largest battery storage projects on the planet for Saudi Arabia. The company will put together facilities at five sites totaling a massive 12.5 GWh of energy storage.

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Europe plays catch-up to China with gargantuan wind turbine

There's an enormous new offshore wind turbine coming up in Denmark courtesy of Siemens Gamesa. But as it turns out, even at 21 MW, it's not nearly big enough to hold a candle to what China's got cooking.

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Infinite loops, infinite power: Harnessing wind for off-grid energy

It's only fitting that the company generating electricity by loop-de-looping a ground-tethered winged drone is from North Carolina. After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight.

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NYC is set to get a $3 billion, 80,000-acre offshore wind farm

NYC will soon be getting its own personal offshore wind farm. The Empire Wind 1 project has received a $3 billion project financing package and is expected to go online in 2027, powering roughly half a million borough residents. But what's the catch?

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Space-based solar power to be beamed to Iceland by 2030

UK startup Space Solar has signed an agreement with Reykjavik Energy that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant. The 30-MW demonstrator is scheduled to go online by 2030.

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