“Using traditional techniques, the welding process alone can take at least 120 to 150 days. This new method can reduce the time to about two hours, according to Jesus Talamantes-Silva, director of research at Sheffield Forgemasters, drastically accelerating the manufacturing of SMRs.”
From The Times.
“In the United States, buildings consume approximately 70% of the country’s electricity. But a breakthrough in solar glass could offset that demand by converting the windows of every building into solar panels.”
From CNN.
“Under the program, the DOE will coordinate efforts across eight other agencies to prepare a single environmental review document for transmission developers seeking federal approvals. The program also establishes a two-year timeline for the permitting process.
‘The CITAP program gives transmission developers a new option for a more efficient review process, a major step to provide increased confidence for the sector to invest in new transmission lines,’ the DOE said in a fact sheet.
A second final rule creates a categorical exclusion — the simplest form of review under the National Environmental Policy Act — for transmission projects that use existing rights of way, such as reconductoring projects, as well as solar and energy storage projects on already disturbed lands.”
From S&P Global.
“A nuclear fusion reaction has overcome two key barriers to operating in a ‘sweet spot’ needed for optimal power production: boosting the plasma density and keeping that denser plasma contained. The milestone is yet another stepping stone towards fusion power, although a commercial reactor is still probably years away.”
From New Scientist.
