FPL starts construction on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system | The Capitolist

FPL starts construction on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system | The Capitolist: Florida Power and Light (FPL) will soon house the world’s biggest battery system, capable of powering Disney World for approximately seven hours. FPL announced on Thursday that it had begun constru…

'No compelling reason not to': Former FERC chairs, commissioners call for federal transmission overhaul | Utility Dive

'No compelling reason not to': Former FERC chairs, commissioners call for federal transmission overhaul | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Biden order aims to double offshore wind, boost transmission, end fossil fuel subsidies | Utility Dive

Biden order aims to double offshore wind, boost transmission, end fossil fuel subsidies | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Antidote for “Apocalyptic Environmentalists”: “Environmental Colonialism” - Capital Research Center

Antidote for “Apocalyptic Environmentalists”: “Environmental Colonialism” - Capital Research Center: America's Investigative Think Tank

I Perspectives through critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies - Advanced (Li-ion) battery technology | Energy Central

I Perspectives through critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies - Advanced (Li-ion) battery technology | Energy Central: Metals, minerals and natural materials are part of our daily lives. Those raw materials that are most important economically and have a high supply risk are called critical raw materials. Critical raw materials are essential to the functioning and integrity of a wide range of industrial ecosystems. Tungsten makes phones vibrate. Gallium and indium are part of lightemitting

CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages | Reuters

CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages | Reuters: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths.

How Treason And Thoughtcrime Are Easier Than Ever In Biden’s America | The Daily Caller

How Treason And Thoughtcrime Are Easier Than Ever In Biden’s America | The Daily Caller: Power-hungry presidents have perennially portrayed their critics as public nuisances, but the Biden administration seems hellbent on doing far more.

INTERIOR: With 287 staffers gone, should Biden return BLM to D.C.? -- Friday, January 29, 2021 -- www.eenews.net

INTERIOR: With 287 staffers gone, should Biden return BLM to D.C.? -- Friday, January 29, 2021 -- www.eenews.net: Interior Department data showing that the Bureau of Land Management's relocation of its Washington-based headquarters staff out West prompted 87% to leave the bureau could bolster arguments to move BLM's headquarters back.

Iran plans centrifuge expansion : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Iran plans centrifuge expansion : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran has announced plans to install 1000 new IR2M centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear site in the next three months, AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi told reporters gathered for Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf’s visit to the Fordow plant yesterday. According to the Fars news agency, Kamalvandi said Iran is enriching uranium using 100% indigenous technology.

Horizon withdraws Wylfa planning application : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Horizon withdraws Wylfa planning application : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Horizon Nuclear Power, the UK project developer owned by Japan’s Hitachi, has withdrawn its application for planning consent for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant. Earlier this month, Horizon had for the second time secured a deferral on a decision for the Development Consent Order for the project on Anglesey.

Canada and Europe team up to drive new nuclear -- ANS / Newswire

Canada and Europe team up to drive new nuclear -- ANS / Newswire

INL commission sees high upside for 5G, cybersecurity | INL | postregister.com | postregister.com

INL commission sees high upside for 5G, cybersecurity | INL | postregister.com | postregister.com: Cybersecurity issues dominated the meeting of the state’s nuclear energy stakeholder committee held Wednesday morning.

INL commission sees high upside for 5G, cybersecurity | INL | postregister.com | postregister.com

INL commission sees high upside for 5G, cybersecurity | INL | postregister.com | postregister.com: Cybersecurity issues dominated the meeting of the state’s nuclear energy stakeholder committee held Wednesday morning.

Toledo joins Ohio AG's lawsuit over HB6 FirstEnergy scandal | wkyc.com

Toledo joins Ohio AG's lawsuit over HB6 FirstEnergy scandal | wkyc.com: AG Yost's lawsuit intends to block nuclear bailout fees before they reach Ohioans' energy bills.

Plans to remove SRS plutonium from Nevada remain the same, says Energy nominee | Savannah River Site | postandcourier.com

Plans to remove SRS plutonium from Nevada remain the same, says Energy nominee | Savannah River Site | postandcourier.com: A deal brokered between the Department of Energy and a Nevada senator to remove a cache of plutonium from the state still stands and will be pursued, President Joe Biden’s

Forging a Path Forward on U.S. Nuclear Waste Management: Options for Policy Makers

Forging a Path Forward on U.S. Nuclear Waste Management: Options for Policy Makers: The U.S. is at standstill regarding the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. A new report charts potential pathways forward.

Middle East Policy in Transition: Issues for the 117th Congress & New Administration | Middle East Policy Council

Middle East Policy in Transition: Issues for the 117th Congress & New Administration | Middle East Policy Council

COVID-19 Adds Six-Month Delay to $30.8B UK Nuclear Plant | 2021-01-28 | Engineering News-Record

COVID-19 Adds Six-Month Delay to $30.8B UK Nuclear Plant | 2021-01-28 | Engineering News-Record: COVID-19 impacts and restrictions are expected to delay the U.K.’s $30.8 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project by six months and add another $680 million to the most recent cost estimate. Since work started on the twin-unit, 3,200-MW plant in 2016, the cost hike is now nearly 28%. “This is the first time we have adjusted our schedule since the project commenced construction,” Stuart Crooks, managing director of project owner-developer Hinkley Point C Ltd., said in a video broadcast. The company is led . . .

South Korea rebukes opposition over report on plans to build nuclear plant in North Korea | Reuters

South Korea rebukes opposition over report on plans to build nuclear plant in North Korea | Reuters: South Korea's presidential office on Friday issued a rebuke to an opposition leader who accused it of "abetting the enemy" after a news report that Seoul had planned to build a nuclear plant in North Korea.

China protests likely exclusion from Czech nuclear plant tender | Reuters

China protests likely exclusion from Czech nuclear plant tender | Reuters: China protested on Thursday against an agreement among Czech political party leaders not to allow Chinese firms to take part in a tender to build a new nuclear power plant on national security grounds, the Chinese embassy in Prague said.