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Top Stories
	Notre Dame, GE partner in turbine research The University of Notre Dame and General Electric Co. announced plans to work together to build a $36 million research and test facility with the goal of making better massive gas turbines used by aircraft, power plants and the oil and gas industry. Read More Share:
	Report: Additional cuts needed for states to meet EPA’s proposed CO2 rule SNL Energy Research and Advisory Services said most states will need to make additional cuts in order to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed emissions rule. Read More Share:
	North Carolina waste-to-energy facility enters operations The 600-kW Storms Hog Power (SHP) facility, near Bladenboro, North Carolina, has entered operations and is the state’s largest swine waste-to-energy system. Read More Share:
	MOX fuel powers Dutch nuclear power plant for the first time The Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands has started generating electricity for the first time with mixed oxide (MOX) fuel supplied by Areva. Read More Share:

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Industry News
	Obama says US supporting Chilean solar power plant President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States wants to help Chile build Latin America's largest solar power plant. Read More Share:
	Kola nuclear power plant’s oldest reactors receive life extensions The two oldest nuclear reactors at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant in Russia are now up to contemporary safety standards and the lifespans have been extended 15 years. Read More Share:
	REC Solar, KIUC begin construction on solar power project in Hawaii Commercial solar electric system design and installation company, REC Solar, announced that construction has begun on a 12-MW solar array for Hawaiian utility Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). Read More Share:
	NJR Clean Energy Ventures completes wind power project in Montana NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR), has announced the completion of the Two Dot Wind Farm, located in Two Dot, Montana. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Caterpillar helps meet Myanmar’s energy demands
• B&W small modular reactor unit lays off 100
• Second nuclear emergency response center opens in Memphis
• Areva completes financing program for uranium enrichment plant
• Siemens to perform site electrification for nuclear plant site in Finland
• Toshiba, GDF Suez complete deal for UK nuclear power consortium
• SunEdison announces board changes
• First Wind acquires Texas wind project from Westerly Wind