EPRI

‘World’s largest’ concrete thermal energy storage pilot completes testing

The 10-MW-hour electric (MWhe) energy storage solution, developed by Storworks, is charged using heat from supercritical steam generated by Alabama Power’s Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating plant.

Constellation completes hydrogen blending test at Alabama gas-fired plant

The company said the 38 percent blend at the Hillabee Generating Station nearly doubled the previous blending record for similar generators.

A ‘seminal study’: Examining the results of hydrogen blending in a reciprocating engine

Watch our one-on-one interview below with EPRI’s Dr. Andrew Maxson on a recent hydrogen blending test in Michigan, which saw a successful 25% hydrogen by volume blend in a grid-connected reciprocating engine.

Wärtsilä engine runs on 25% hydrogen blend during testing

Over three days of testing, EPRI found there were improvements in engine efficiency and reduced emissions, while staying compliant with NOx emissions.

DOE awards funding to research uranium recovery options for advanced nuclear reactors

The two-year project aims to expand the available options of nuclear fuel management by creating a tool to optimize processes for the recovery of uranium from used nuclear fuel.

Taking DLN gas turbine hydrogen blending to the next level

This article is focused on the H2/NG blending and burning project conducted at Southern Company/Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough in the Atlanta, GA metro area.

NYPA and EPRI release hydrogen blending test results

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) said a recently completed demonstration showed reduced CO2 emissions when blending hydrogen with natural gas to generate pow…

Using digital twins to better understand weather impacts on generation dispatch decisions

Higher temperatures mean increased demand and reduced output from air-breathing assets, such as gas turbines. Accurate weather forecasts are also hard to come b…

Hydrogen test begins at power plant with reciprocating engines

WEC Energy Group (WEC), Wärtsilä, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Burns & McDonnell will partner to carry out hydrogen fuel testing in recipr…

The past 12 months have been positively electric for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). From working with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a …