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Dominion pitches state on $70M battery storage pilot
Cites need for alternatives to in-demand lithium-ion options
Dominion Energy Virginia is asking the state to allow it to test two technologies that it says could lengthen the time its batteries can electrify the grid from an average
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Gathering power
Energy-related startups benefit from renewables push
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While working on a cellular tower a few years back, Kyle Mullins got what he describes as the “call of a lifetime” — an invitation to work on the first
SWVA ‘ideal’ for small nuclear reactors, study says
Seven potential sites identified in region
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Sites in Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the city of Norton would be “ideal” for installing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to a state-funded feasibility study released
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Data center park headed for Surry County
Developer's ultimate plan calls for nuclear and hydrogen-fueled power plant
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A Middleburg developer plans to build at least 30 data centers on a 641-acre plot next to the Surry Nuclear Power Station in Surry County, with the possibility of a
Balance of power
Grid transformation offers challenges, opportunities
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Chris Rawlings was a mechanic who wanted to be a pilot. He left the Marine Corps in 2008 after deploying twice to Iraq, where he supervised an aircraft maintenance team,
The 2023 Heavy Hitters list
Virginia’s 50 most powerful and influential execs
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Virginia Business’ annual list of the commonwealth’s 50 most powerful and influential leaders provides our editors’ take on the heaviest-hitting of heavyweights in business, government, nonprofits and higher education. Think
SHARON SMOOT
President, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc., Lynchburg
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Smoot is a unicorn — a Black woman overseeing 4,700 employees in the highly technical field of manufacturing components for nuclear reactors. Named last summer as head of the Lynchburg-based
BWX Technologies hires new chief admin officer
L3Harris exec to replace retiring Rick Loving
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Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has hired Robert “Bob” Duffy as its senior vice president and chief administrative officer, the nuclear components and fuel supplier announced Monday. He starts Aug. 29.
Virginia Transformer Corp. launches EV charger module
Roanoke company expects to expand manufacturing, create 30 jobs
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Roanoke-based power transformer manufacturer Virginia Transformer Corp. has entered the electric vehicle market by launching a manufacturing division to create components for commercial electric vehicle power chargers, with plans to
Hanley Energy to add 343 jobs in Ashburn
Irish energy management company launching $8M expansion
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Irish energy management company Hanley Energy will invest $8 million to expand its Hanley Energy Electrical division in Loudoun County, a project expected to create 343 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin