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NRC Approves Construction of Dow’s Four-Unit Xe-100 Reactor Plant in Texas
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of a four-unit small modular reactor plant at Dow's Seadrift, Texas, chemical complex, clearing the first American...
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What Is a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)?
Last updated: November 9, 2026 A battery energy storage system (BESS) is a grid-connected installation of rechargeable batteries, usually lithium-ion, that stores electricity when it...
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World’s Largest Liquid-Air Energy Storage Plant Comes Online in China
A 60-megawatt liquid-air energy storage plant in Golmud, in northwest China’s Qinghai province, was connected to the grid and began generating electricity on October 30,...
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TotalEnergies Widens Methane-Detection Push With Petronas, Sonangol and Oil India
TotalEnergies has moved on three separate fronts to expand its methane-detection and -reduction work with national oil companies in Southeast Asia, Africa and South Asia,...
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China Hosts Half the World’s Clean Industrial Plants
China is now home to 49% of the world's operating and under-construction clean industrial plants, according to a tracker published Wednesday by the Mission Possible...
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Urenco USA Marks First Commercial LEU+ Production
Urenco USA has produced its first cylinder of LEU+ — uranium enriched to between 5% and 10% U-235 — at its National Enrichment Facility in...
