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Microreactor coming to Alaska Eielson AFB
Under the radar, the Department of the Air Force selected Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska to pilot its first micro-reactor, the next generation of energy capabilities that could power some of... — Updated 11/23/2021 Full story
French hydrogen for cement, steelmaking
A French private-public partnership that includes Schlumberger New Energy and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is tackling the carbon dioxide emissions from two... — Updated 11/23/2021 Full story
Canada nuclear project with General Fusion
Canada-based nuclear energy producer, General Fusion Inc., July 27 announced a partnership with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to advance fusion reactor technology through the use of tritium... — Updated 7/27/2021 Full story
Gold film may be key to clear solar cells
With a little bit of gold, scientists at Pennsylvania State University have taken another step toward the vision of turning windows into transparent solar cells that generate electricity while... — Updated 6/8/2021 Full story
Wyoming to host nuclear demo project
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Bill Gates' TerraPower, and Warren Buffet-backed PacifiCorp recently announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project in the Cowboy state,... — Updated 6/8/2021 Full story
Volvo CE opens first hydrogen fuel cell lab
Volvo Construction Equipment recently opened a lab to test and develop hydrogen fuel cell technology solutions in heavy construction machines and other applications, marking a significant... — Updated 5/25/2021 Full story
Group 5 metals improve First Solar panels
First Solar Inc. is leveraging the power of Group 5 elements to nearly eliminate the degradation of its newest generation of photovoltaic solar panels. Group 5 refers to vanadium, niobium, tantalu... — Updated 4/13/2021 Full story
Nuclear program sets off decade of growth
Early last year, the U.S. Department of Energy launched three separate award programs to fund domestic private companies in developing nuclear reactors in the United States. Congress appropriated... — Updated 1/12/2021 Full story
Feds approve NuScale small reactor design
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed the final review phase of the design for NuScale Power's groundbreaking small modular reactor. This is a major milestone that provides customers... — Updated 9/9/2020 Full story
Gates backed nuclear firm initiates Natrium
TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company co-founded by Bill Gates, and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy are developing a hybrid nuclear reactor and energy storage system specially designed to be... — Updated 9/1/2020 Full story
New perovskite solar consortium formed
Working with leading domestic solar companies, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington, University of North Carolina at Chapel... — Updated 6/27/2020 Full story
Mini-reactors join renewable energy race
Global interest has begun for recent development in the renewable energy race with an unlikely contender – miniaturized nuclear reactors. This relatively new nuclear reactor design, known as a... — Updated 6/27/2020 Full story
