Thomas F. Armistead

ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers

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

January 17, 2020

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.

One Step Closer to Cleaner Water in Florida

New Storage Reservoir will Take Polluted Water

Thomas F. Armistead

November 19, 2019

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$1.25 million contract awarded for clearing and demucking.

With Lithium-Ion Batteries, Fire Hazard Remains Unsolved

Thomas F. Armistead

October 23, 2019

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Six months after an explosion and fire destroyed a grid-connected energy-storage battery facility in Surprise, Ariz., investigators are still trying to figure out all that happened.

Engineering Firm Helps Contain 15-year-old Oil Spill

Thomas F. Armistead

September 3, 2019

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The containment "dome" was fabricated on a fast track to capture and separate oil and natural gas coming up from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Battery Storage Gains, May Replace Gas for Peak Power

Thomas F. Armistead

July 24, 2019

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Utility companies seeking to reduce CO2 emissions are increasingly relying on battery energy storage systems to meet peak-power demand as they retire their gas-fired plants.

Fire at Arizona Energy Storage Battery Bank Draws Scrutiny

Thomas F. Armistead

July 3, 2019

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Questions are still awaiting answers as Arizona Public Service Co. investigates the cause of an explosion April 19 in a 2-MW/2-MWh grid-connected energy-storage battery facility in Surprise, Ariz.