Thomas F. Armistead

Boosted State, Federal Funds Push Florida Everglades Restoration

October 14, 2020

With interest in Florida, the Trump Administration hiked spending to $250 million for fiscal 2021 that Congress approved, up from $67 million two years earlier.

Feds Offer $160M To Test Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prototype

Thomas F. Armistead

May 20, 2020

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U.S. Dept. of Energy public-private effort would help domestic firms demonstrate innovative models they can build and operate in 5-to-7 years.

California Utility Is Set to Build Giant 770-MW Energy Battery Storage

Thomas F. Armistead

May 15, 2020

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Southern California Edison project cost was not disclosed but system is set to be one of the largest procured in the U.S. to store more clean power.

Construction Set to Start On Critical Everglades Project

Thomas F. Armistead

May 7, 2020

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The $207.8-million contract will deliver the first component of a $1.8-billion reservoir project.

Everglades Restoration

First Contract Awarded for $1.6B Everglades Project

Thomas F. Armistead

March 23, 2020

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The contractor's bid came in well below the engineer's estimate of $38.8 million.

ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers

Timmy Couvillion: Developed a System to Contain a Long-Neglected Ocean Oil Spill

Thomas F. Armistead

January 17, 2020

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Responded to a call for urgent action with a well-engineered containment approach that has kept thousands of barrels of oil from harming US waters.

Nuscale Small Modular Reactor Design Now in Review

Thomas F. Armistead

January 15, 2020

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NuScale Power has announced its first submittal to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for pre-licensing vendor design review of NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR) design.

Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor core unit

Pact Would Push New Canada-US Nuke Reactor Designs to Market

Thomas F. Armistead

December 18, 2019

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Binational regulators will offer the first joint certification of one design under a cooperation agreement reached in August.

Massachusetts Considers Replacing Gas With Geothermal

Thomas F. Armistead

November 27, 2019

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The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would allow utilities to buy geothermal energy instead of natural gas for heat and hot water.

Massachusetts Considers Substituting Geothermal for Natural Gas

Thomas F. Armistead

November 19, 2019

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At a Nov. 12 committee meeting, proponents testified about a system to use geothermal energy in neighborhood-scale district heating systems.

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