August 17 NEC Energy News
¶ “Form Energy To Build World’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System In Maine” • Form Energy, headed by Matteo Jaramillo, a former Tesla engineer, makes batteries that can supply the grid for up to 100 hours. It says it will build an 85-MW, 8500-MWh battery storage system on the site of a former paper mill near Bangor, Maine. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “In Wyoming, Bill Gates Moves Ahead With Nuclear Project Aimed At Revolutionizing Power Generation” • Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant that he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates went to Wyoming for the groundbreaking. [The Wyoming Truth]
¶ “Paks Nuclear Plant Cuts Output Amid Record Danube Temperatures” • The nuclear power plant in Paks, Hungary, reduced its output by 240 MW due to the heat in the Danube water. The ministry had permitted the limits on the heating of water discharged from the power plant into the river to be exceeded just the day before. [MSN]
¶ “Archer Gets Two Big Orders For Its Electric Aircraft” • News from Archer is moving on quickly. The latest announcements are that Archer has landed two big orders. Future Flight Global has signed an agreement with Archer and plans to buy 116 electric “Midnight” aircraft from Archer. And the US Airforce is buying aircraft worth $142 million. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Sodium-Ion Battery News From The US And China” • Sodium has none of the disadvantages of lithium for batteries. It is found abundantly everywhere around the world, and it is cheap. While sodium-ion batteries do not perform as well as the best lithium-ion batteries, they have important advantages over their lithium-based cousins. Their time has come. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Moldova To Build Wind Farms For Energy Independence” • To improve its energy independence, the Republic of Moldova announced its first tender for the construction of onshore wind power facilities with capacities of up to 105 MW. Moldova found itself in an “incredibly vulnerable position” when Russia invaded Ukraine, in February 2022. [Ukrainska Pravda]
¶ “Electric Reliability Council of Texas Could Get A Geothermal Project” • Sage Geosystems, a geothermal baseload and energy storage company, announced the site of its “first-of-its-kind” project, the first geothermal project in ERCOT territory. The 3-MW EarthStore system will be near the San Miguel Electric Cooperative coal power plant. [Power Engineering]
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