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LCG, April 15, 2025--Matrix Renewables announced today the successful commissioning of the Pleasant Valley Solar 1 power generation facility in Ada County, Idaho. The 200-MWac solar facility includes a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that was secured through negotiation with Meta and Idaho Power. Matrix Renewables states the facility is the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power's system. Sundt Renewables, the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services provider, completed construction of the project on March 2nd.
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LCG, April 9, 2025--Duke Energy announced yesterday its submission of a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Robinson Nuclear Plant, a 759-MW nuclear unit located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The application requests extending the plant's operations for an additional 20 years.
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Industry News
Japanese Ministries Fund Efficient Turbine Technology
LCG, Oct. 6, 2003--Two ministries within the Japanese government will engage in an ambitious research effort to design new thermal generators with efficiencies of as much as 100% above current levels.Waste heat from thermal generators that would otherwise be released into the environment is partially captured with existing combined-cycle generators, yet the thermal efficiency of such technology is typically less than 50%, in the neighborhood of 30-40%. Thus, most of the thermal energy in fuel sources such as natural gas is not converted into electricity.The ministries that will cooperate on directing the research are the Education, Science and Technology Ministry and the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry. Private companies will be encouraged to participate. The focus is expected to be on a new kind of variation on a nickel alloy. It is hoped that the new alloy may withstand temperatures of 1,700 C. The highest level of efficiency achieved in tests outside Japan was at a temperature of 1,500 C.Investment in the research is expected to be 5 billion yen ($45 million) for the first four years. At the end of eight years, the ministries hope to reach thermal efficiency of 60 per cent.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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