News
LCG, June 18, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced late today a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories. The new pilot program is intended to unlock private funding and provide a fast track to commercial licensing.
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LCG, June 17, 2025--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (X-energy) announced yesterday that it has received key updates from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the construction permit application for the initial deployment of the Xe-100 advanced reactor at a Texas Gulf Coast site. The NRC published an 18-month review timeline for the project, located in Seadrift, Texas, and will concurrently proceed with its environmental assessment. The NRC cited the completeness and quality of the application, as well as the effectiveness of pre-application engagements for the 18-month timeline.
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Industry News
Apple Signs Its Largest Wind Project to Date
LCG, April 26, 2017-- Apple announced in its recently released Environmental Responsibility Report that it has signed an agreement to purchase power from the Montague Wind Power Project in Gilliam County, Oregon. The 404-MW wind project is owned by Montague Wind Power Facility LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables LLC. Apple will purchase 200 MW of capacity in the wind project, with the renewable energy destined for Apple's Prineville data center.
"To support our Prineville data center, we recently signed a 200-megawatt power purchase agreement for a new Oregon wind farm, the Montague Wind Power Project, set to come online by the end of 2018."
Apple's report also stated that it had executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 56-MW Solar Star Oregon II photovoltaic (PV) project located near Apple's data center. Solar Star Oregon II LLC is a subsidiary of SunPower, which is building the Gala Solar project. The solar project is scheduled to commence operations at the end of this year.
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