News
LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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Industry News
Covanta Energy Plans to Develop Energy-from-Waste Plant in Wales
LCG, January 30, 2009--Covanta Energy announced that it plans to construct a 70-MW power plant in Merthyr, Wales that will used waste as fuel. The target date for operations to begin is 2014.
The project, Brig y Cwm, will consume approximately 825,000 tons of waste per year. The estimated cost of the plant is approximately $570 million, and the project will be financed, built, owned and operated by Covanta Energy.
Covanta Energy is expanding its investments in biomass projects across the United States. In December 2008, Covanta announced that it had completed its acquisition of two biomass energy facilities in Maine. The two facilities, located in West Enfield and Jonesboro, have a combined capacity of 49 MW.
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