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  1. Austria’s Giant Animal Pylons Turn Power Lines into Living Landmarks

    Jan
    13
    2026
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    Reimagining Energy Infrastructure Power transmission towers are rarely admired. They dominate landscapes, spark public resistance, and are often viewed as unavoidable visual clutter. In Austria, however, designers and engineers are challenging that perception through an ambitious concept known as the Austrian Power Giants. The project proposes transforming standard electricity pylons into monumental animal-shaped structures that […]

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  2. Centrica and X-energy Move to Deploy UK’s First Advanced Modular Reactors

    Nov
    13
    2025
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    Centrica and X-Energy, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC) entered a Joint Development Agreement to deploy X-energy’s Xe-100 Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) in the United Kingdom. The partners identified EDF and Centrica’s Hartlepool site as the preferred first location for a planned fleet targeting up to 6 gigawatts across multiple projects. […]

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  4. DOE Commits $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Research

    Oct
    20
    2025
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    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $134 million to strengthen America’s position in fusion energy, directing funds to two programs designed to accelerate private-public collaboration and technology maturation. The investment supports the next round of Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives and new awards under the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE). Together, they […]

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  5. Hitachi Energy Puts $1B Into U.S. Grid Manufacturing

    Oct
    02
    2025
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    Hitachi Energy is making a big U.S. bet on the power grid. The company plans to invest $1 billion to expand domestic production of critical equipment, headlined by a $457 million factory for large power transformers in South Boston, Virginia. Construction is expected to begin in 2025, with the site aiming to enter service in […]

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  7. World’s Largest Solar Plant Rises in Tibet — the Size of Chicago

    Sep
    02
    2025
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    High on the Tibetan Plateau, China is building the largest solar farm in the world, a project so vast it covers an area equal to the entire city of Chicago. The facility already produces power on a partial scale and will transform the country’s renewable energy landscape once complete. Spanning 610 square kilometers, the site […]

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  8. Westinghouse and Eclipse Automation Join Forces to Support Global Nuclear Growth

    Jul
    15
    2025
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    Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, to collaborate on a range of nuclear new-build projects both in Canada and internationally. The agreement outlines Eclipse Automation’s potential role in delivering automation solutions for Westinghouse’s AP1000® and AP300™ reactor programs. It also includes joint efforts to develop advanced […]

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  9. TAE Technologies’ FRC Reactor Is Cheaper and Easier to Build than Dominant Design

    May
    12
    2025
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    TAE Technologies’ approach is centered around a Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) reactor, offering a potentially more streamlined and cost-effective alternative to the dominant tokamak design. For decades, the tokamak reactor has been the best choice in the fusion power industry. However, these reactors require huge, complicated superconducting magnetic coils and elaborate electromagnetic heating systems, requiring massive […]

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  11. Goodbye Nuclear Waste, Hello Endless Energy: Ohio State’s New Battery Turns It into Pure Power

    Mar
    28
    2025
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    Ohio State University Pioneers Gamma-Powered Nuclear Battery Researchers at Ohio State University have achieved a significant breakthrough, developing a novel nuclear battery that directly converts the ambient gamma radiation from spent nuclear fuel into usable electricity. This innovation represents a dual advancement, offering a potential solution to the long-standing challenge of nuclear waste management while […]

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  12. Core Power to Produce a Fleet of Floating Nuclear Power Plants for US Coastline

    Feb
    28
    2025
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    Nuclear power has resurgence lately, with 2025 deemed as the year when nuclear energy generation will be the highest in history. Many countries are constructing new nuclear power plants to meet the increasing energy needs, while also ensuring energy security. Lately, floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) have also become an attractive option, particularly for coastal […]

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  13. Chinese Reactor Sets New Fusion Endurance Record at Over A Thousand Seconds

    Feb
    11
    2025
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    China has announced its newest achievement in making practical commercial fusion power. The announcement set a new record with a 1,066-second sustained fusion reaction taken by the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei, Anhui Province. A concerted effort to turn the incredible destructive power of the hydrogen bomb was needed to usher in […]

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  14. TerraPower Project Hits Key Milestone for Its Nuclear Power Plant

    Feb
    04
    2025
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    TerraPower, a next-gen nuclear development company founded in 2008 by Bill Gates and several other high-wealth partners, recently received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council for a permit for its first Natrium plant, Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1. The permit allows TerraPower to build the non-nuclear portions of its facilities, including the energy island […]

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  15. China Works on Wave-Resistant Offshore Solar Platforms

    Oct
    21
    2024
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    Offshore wind turbines are becoming the norm for obvious reasons. To begin with, they don’t take up precious land space but also utilize stronger and more consistent winds. Now, the Chinese government wants to do the same with photovoltaics, i.e., solar panels. China already installed its first offshore photovoltaic platform called “Yellow Sea No. 1,” […]

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  17. Norway’s Massive Floating Wind Turbine Array Gets More Support

    Aug
    13
    2024
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    When Norway’s Windcatcher floating wind turbine array was introduced in 2021, there were a lot of people who doubted its design at over 1,000 ft (324 m) high and roughly just as wide. Over three years, it has made significant progress in realizing its vision that may quiet the doubters. Rotors on wind turbines with […]

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  18. Hexagon Introduces Its First Battery-Powered Handheld 3D Scanners

    Aug
    09
    2024
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    Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division in North Kingstown, RI,  launched its new handheld 3D scanning devices that complement the company’s existing manufacturing inspection devices with an unprecedented ability to complete flexible measurements.  The company’s first new system reportedly allows engineers and manufacturing personnel to easily do the measurements they need in many environments, inside and outside […]

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  19. How to Calculate Metal Weight

    Apr
    09
    2024
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    Calculating the weight of a given alloy is a crucial aspect of engineering and manufacturing processes. The weight of a metal component not only influences its performance but also impacts design considerations, material selection, and cost estimation. Here’s a detailed guide on how to accurately calculate metal weight: Importance of Metal Weight Calculation The weight […]

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  20. Sheffield Forgemasters: Revolutionizing Nuclear Power With SMR

    Mar
    18
    2024
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    Image source:  Sheffield Forgemasters. The UK company Sheffield Forgemasters developed an innovative technique to produce components for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Hence, the construction only takes under 24 hours instead of the usual 12 months and can be mass-produced. This could be a complete revolution for the nuclear power sector. While conventional techniques may exceed […]

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