Power Plants
Centrica and X-energy Move to Deploy UK’s First Advanced Modular Reactors
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. […]
The Great Melt: World’s Largest Nuclear Waste Plant Transforms Toxic Sludge into Glass
In a breakthrough for nuclear waste management, the world’s largest radioactive waste treatment facility has begun transforming dangerous waste into glass. Located at the Hanford Site in Washington State, USA, the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), also known as the Hanford Vit Plant, has launched a process called vitrification, marking a new era in […]
DOE Commits $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Research
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,
Hitachi Energy Puts $1B Into U.S. Grid Manufacturing
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 […]
TVA and ENTRA1 Plan to Install 6GW Modular Nuclear Reactors in the TVA Region
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Houston-based ENTRA1 Energy have recently announced an agreement to build six modular nuclear plants in the TVA region, making a new significant push towards nuclear energy in the United States. ENTRA1 will purchase modular nuclear reactors from NuScale Energy in the biggest deal of its kind in US history […]
World’s Largest Solar Plant Rises in Tibet — the Size of Chicago
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 […]
