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  1. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. Powering the Future: UK’s JET Fusion Reactor Sets New Energy Record

    Feb
    14
    2024
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    The Joint European Torus (JET), the UK’s 40-year-old fusion reactor, has been a cornerstone of fusion energy research since its inception in 1983, boasting unparalleled achievements in the field. It briefly became the hottest point in the solar system, reaching temperatures of 150 million°C. Setting New Records: JET’s Remarkable Achievements in Fusion Energy Scientists have […]

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  14. Tube Drawing

    Feb
    14
    2024
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    Tubes are an integral part of the modern world and are present in almost every industry. They are used mainly for transferring pressurized or unpressurized fluids (liquid and gas) but also for structural purposes.  As such, tubes find use in various industries, including construction, aircraft, oil, gas, petrochemical, automotive, chemical, water treatment, sanitary systems, medical, […]

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  15. Air Burners, Volvo CE, and Rolls-Royce: Developing Wood-Burning EV Chargers

    Jan
    25
    2024
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    Image source by Air Burners. In a collaboration between Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce (the power production company), the company Air Burners developed the BioCharger, an off-grid EV charger. In a closed-loop system, BioCharger burns wood, from which heat is then converted into electric energy and stored in a Battery Storage Module (BSM). Hence, the stored […]

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  16. From Blades to Benches: Canvus Transforms Wind Turbines into Functional Art

    Jan
    16
    2024
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    Wind energy is a proven low-carbon solution with a high Energy Return on Investment. Despite its environmental benefits, the disposal of wind turbine blades, primarily made of non-recyclable fiberglass, poses a challenge as thousands retire each year. Beyond Landfills: Breathing New Life into Turbine Blades Canvus, a startup based in Avon, Ohio, is transforming decommissioned […]

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  17. UK: £300m Investment in the HALEU Programme

    Jan
    09
    2024
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    Photo by Nicolas HIPPERT on Unsplash The United Kingdom (UK) will invest £300 million in domestic high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production. This investment is part of the government plan to deliver 24 GW of nuclear power by 2050 and reduce the reliance on Russia for the supply of HALEU for the next generation of nuclear […]

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  18. What is Seamless Tubing?

    Jan
    02
    2024
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    Seamless tubing is a type of metal tubing manufactured without welding seams, giving it a much higher strength, better durability, and higher corrosion resistance. Moreover, seamless tubing keeps uniformity throughout its length, which might be preferable in some applications.  The main advantage of seamless tubing is the lack of weak points. For example, a longitudinally […]

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  19. World Wide Wind: New Contra-Rotating Wind Turbines

    Dec
    12
    2023
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    The Norwegian company World Wide Wind (WWW) will begin testing its innovative contra-rotating vertical turbine (CRVT). It is expected that such a design will provide a significant decrease in the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for floating offshore wind power plants. The current prototype is 19 meters (62 ft) high with a capacity of 30 […]

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  20. New Compound to Make Hydrogen Transport Cheaper and Cooler”

    Nov
    28
    2023
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    Hydrogen is a clean energy source that has the potential to play a major role in the transition to a low-carbon future. However, its high cost and challenges in storage and transportation have limited its widespread adoption. To address these challenges, researchers have formed a new compound that streamlines hydrogen storage and transportation. A team […]

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