. – FAROUKGONGEE http://faroukgongee.com Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:21:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 ContourGlobal Brings Major Solar-Plus-Storage Project Online in Chile http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/29/contourglobal-brings-major-solar-plus-storage-project-online-in-chile/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/29/contourglobal-brings-major-solar-plus-storage-project-online-in-chile/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 17:19:08 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=688 Global clean energy group ContourGlobal announced the start of commercial operation of another utility-scale solar-plus-storage project in Chile, one the company said features Latin America’s longest-duration battery energy storage system.

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/29/contourglobal-brings-major-solar-plus-storage-project-online-in-chile/feed/ 0 Blykalla, Studsvik File for Up to 1.7 GW of New Swedish Nuclear Capacity as Government Proposes $3.7B Capital Commitment to Ringhals SMR Project http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/28/blykalla-studsvik-file-for-up-to-1-7-gw-of-new-swedish-nuclear-capacity-as-government-proposes-3-7b-capital-commitment-to-ringhals-smr-project/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/28/blykalla-studsvik-file-for-up-to-1-7-gw-of-new-swedish-nuclear-capacity-as-government-proposes-3-7b-capital-commitment-to-ringhals-smr-project/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 20:45:12 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=684 Sweden’s nuclear reversal marked three major developments this past week, as advanced modular reactor developer Blykalla and long-established nuclear services firm Studsvik filed separate applications for up to 1.7 GW of new reactors at two sites, while the government formalized an unprecedented financial commitment to another flagship project. The filings, among the first in Sweden’s […]

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Blykalla's SEALER advanced modular reactor uses lead-cooled fast reactor technology developed over 25 years of research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The company filed its first commercial application for a six-unit, 330-MWe SEALER park at Norrsundet, Sweden, in May 2026. Courtesy: Blykalla

]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/28/blykalla-studsvik-file-for-up-to-1-7-gw-of-new-swedish-nuclear-capacity-as-government-proposes-3-7b-capital-commitment-to-ringhals-smr-project/feed/ 0 Texture Raises $12.5M to Tackle the Operational Complexity of the Modern Grid http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/texture-raises-12-5m-to-tackle-the-operational-complexity-of-the-modern-grid/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/texture-raises-12-5m-to-tackle-the-operational-complexity-of-the-modern-grid/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 17:05:11 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=664 VoLo Earth and Equal Ventures co-lead Series A in grid technology firm building an “operating system” to help utilities consolidate data and maximize value across operations — from data center load to renewables growth to distributed energy resources. Texture, the grid software platform that provides utilities a single view of every device and data source […]

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/texture-raises-12-5m-to-tackle-the-operational-complexity-of-the-modern-grid/feed/ 0 More Nuclear-Powered District Heating Planned in Finland http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/more-nuclear-powered-district-heating-planned-in-finland/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/more-nuclear-powered-district-heating-planned-in-finland/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 16:39:54 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=668 Finnish energy group Steady Energy has signed a letter of intent with Alva-yhtiöt, the city of Jyväskylä’s water and energy group, to study the suitability of small-scale nuclear power as a source of district heating for the city.

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/more-nuclear-powered-district-heating-planned-in-finland/feed/ 0 Fives ProSim Launches ProSimPlus Python API, a New Generation of Python Driven Process Simulation http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/fives-prosim-launches-prosimplus-python-api-a-new-generation-of-python-driven-process-simulation/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/fives-prosim-launches-prosimplus-python-api-a-new-generation-of-python-driven-process-simulation/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 15:02:36 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=672 Fives ProSim, a subsidiary of the Fives Group and an expert in industrial process simulation and optimization, announces the release of ProSimPlus Python API. This new solution enables users to run the engine of ProSimPlus, a leading software dedicated to the design, simulation, and optimization of continuous industrial processes, directly from the Python environment. A […]

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/21/fives-prosim-launches-prosimplus-python-api-a-new-generation-of-python-driven-process-simulation/feed/ 0 Cuba Begins Installing Turbines at Herradura 1, Its Largest Wind Farm http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cuba-begins-installing-turbines-at-herradura-1-its-largest-wind-farm/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cuba-begins-installing-turbines-at-herradura-1-its-largest-wind-farm/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 23:31:08 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=676 After more than a decade of construction setbacks, Cuba has begun erecting turbines at the Herradura 1 wind farm in the eastern province of Las Tunas—the largest wind project ever attempted on the island. Vicente de la O Levy, Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines, said the facility will be brought online this year, with […]

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cuba-begins-installing-turbines-at-herradura-1-its-largest-wind-farm/feed/ 0 Cuba’s Varadero Airport Aims for Solar Self-Sufficiency with New Photovoltaic Park http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cubas-varadero-airport-aims-for-solar-self-sufficiency-with-new-photovoltaic-park/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cubas-varadero-airport-aims-for-solar-self-sufficiency-with-new-photovoltaic-park/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 22:05:58 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=680 Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer International Airport, the main gateway to the Varadero resort area, will become the first in Cuba to manage its entire electricity demand using solar energy, with the construction of a photovoltaic solar park that is already in the preparation stage. The information was confirmed by Osmany Sánchez, Secretary General of the […]

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/18/cubas-varadero-airport-aims-for-solar-self-sufficiency-with-new-photovoltaic-park/feed/ 0 A Middleware Approach to AI-Ready Power Asset http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/a-middleware-approach-to-ai-ready-power-asset/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/a-middleware-approach-to-ai-ready-power-asset/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 21:06:29 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=637 How industrial middleware unlocks the full value of operational data AI and why most AI programs fail without it   Power companies are being asked to deliver higher reliability while their operating environment becomes more dynamic. Conventional power generation: must run with greater flexibility, grid assets must absorb new load patterns, renewable portfolios must operate […]

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/a-middleware-approach-to-ai-ready-power-asset/feed/ 0 Wärtsilä, Origem Energia Partner on Brazilian Power Plant Projects http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/wartsila-origem-energia-partner-on-brazilian-power-plant-projects/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/wartsila-origem-energia-partner-on-brazilian-power-plant-projects/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 19:34:29 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=644 Technology group Wärtsilä has signed two equipment supply contracts with Origem Energia for the development of new balancing power projects in Brazil. The contracts announced May 13 cover the supply of two batches of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG balancing engines.

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]]> http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/13/wartsila-origem-energia-partner-on-brazilian-power-plant-projects/feed/ 0 State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/12/state-of-the-nuclear-industry-2026-korsnick-says-the-real-test-is-now-scale/ http://faroukgongee.com/index.php/2026/05/12/state-of-the-nuclear-industry-2026-korsnick-says-the-real-test-is-now-scale/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 22:42:06 +0000 http://faroukgongee.com/?p=648 Within a single week last month, Kairos Power broke ground on its Hermes 2 reactor in Tennessee, and days later TerraPower and Bechtel began construction on the Natrium reactor in Wyoming. Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), told industry leaders in Washington, D.C., at the Nuclear Energy Policy Forum on […]

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