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Sonal Patel

@sonalcpatel

Senior editor for POWER magazine (@POWERmagazine). News & infographics about energy, environment, policy, business, technology. Worldwide.

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NextEra is taking steps to potentially restart its shuttered 615-MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as early as 2028, while also signing a new partnership with GE Vernova to develop generation projects powermag.com/nextera-eyes-r…

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Still thinking about the reporting here. New 7ha.03 gas plant now triple the cost. Shortage of turbines, EPC labor. Another reason nuclear restarts looking more attractive. powermag.com/nextera-eyes-r…

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Two much-watched advanced nuclear fuel technology companies—Oklo and Lightbridge Corp consider co-locating their commercial metallic fuel fabrication facilities to explore synergies and potentially accelerate innovation across the nuclear supply chain. powermag.com/lightbridge-ok…

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Had the cool opportunity to see #Houston based Quaise Energy demo innovative engineering to drill into granite, using millimeter wave to vaporize rock. Progress for superhot rock #geothermal

Had the cool opportunity to see #Houston based <a href="/QuaiseEnergy/">Quaise Energy</a> demo innovative engineering to drill into granite, using millimeter wave to vaporize rock. Progress  for superhot rock #geothermal
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Texas A&M is positioning its RELLIS campus as a proving ground in a bid to fast-track #SMR deployment. It just picked four #nuclear developers to accelerate commercialization. powermag.com/texas-am-launc…

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In-depth: Yesterday, NRC marked a key #nuclear regulatory milestone for TerraPower 's Kemmerer 1, Natrium SFR demo under construction in Wyoming. Our updated piece explores progress the company has made to date. powermag.com/kemmerer-1-ter…

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$153M for a #coal unit environmental upgrade. Haven't done one of these stories in a while—feels like 2017 all over again. powermag.com/lge-ku-propose…

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DOE reissued the GenIII+ #nuclear solicitation to reflect admin's priorities--and its key change is to drop community, DEI criteria. All applicants must resubmit. Full story here. powermag.com/doe-reissues-9…

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One week after a catastrophic fire at the North Hyde electrical substation plunged the UK’s flagship #HeathrowAirport into chaos, questions remain about what went wrong—and what the incident reveals about the grids' vulnerabilities. powermag.com/heathrow-airpo…

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Sonal Patel Super writeup, Sonal Patel it’s most likely a hot spot formation; questions ought to be asked about maintenance (sp oil change and testing of the breather relays); transformer oil fires are relatively rare now even in the developing world.

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Gas power is back—and OEMs can’t build #gasturbines fast enough. Our April cover story looks deeply at what that means for the demand boom. powermag.com/gas-powers-boo…

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PJM has tapped Google and its Alphabet X moonshot Tapestry to streamline its grid interconnection process using AI tools. The companies said the effort could significantly improve planning and decision-making as grid pressures intensify. powermag.com/pjm-taps-googl…

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“The system will be running very tight.” NERC's Camilo Serna highlighted electric reliability concerns as demand rises while dispatchable resources retire. Get more insights from EPSA's Competitive Power Summit here: ow.ly/SrGC50Vz1M5 #CPS25 #energy

“The system will be running very tight.” NERC's Camilo Serna highlighted electric reliability concerns as demand rises while dispatchable resources retire. Get more insights from EPSA's Competitive Power Summit here: ow.ly/SrGC50Vz1M5

#CPS25 #energy
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DOT has pulled the federal grant for Houston Dallas bullet train. A risky project it said, should be a private investment. Disappointing —but we’ll just keep making treacherous journey at donkey pace while world’s cities grow ever more sophisticated houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…

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Ahmed of Marsabit remains the most iconic of African tuskers. Gained protection of a Kenyan presidential decree (with armed guards) in 1970 until his natural death at 55 in 1974. My Diana Bunny print has badly faded; happy to know it once looked like this artsandculture.google.com/story/ahmed-th…

Ahmed of Marsabit remains the most iconic of African tuskers. Gained protection of a Kenyan presidential decree (with armed guards) in 1970 until his natural death at 55 in 1974. My Diana Bunny print has badly faded; happy to know it once looked like this
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