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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.

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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.

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AMSC Signs Agreement with Dongfang to Develop 5 MW Wind Turbines

LCG, January 6, 2010--American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) announced yesterday that its wholly-owned AMSC Windtec™ subsidiary executed an agreement with Dongfang Turbine Co. Ltd. (Dongfang) to design and jointly develop 5 MW wind turbines for the offshore market.

Dongfang has exclusive rights to the 5-MW, offshore wind turbine designs in China and plans to begin supplying the global offshore market in 2012. According to the press release, AMSC has the right of first refusal to supply the core electrical components for Dongfang's 5 MW wind turbines.

Dongfang plans to commission shortly its first prototype 2.5-MW wind turbine designed under an earlier agreement with AMSC Windtec. Full production is expected to commence in the latter half of this year.

Dongfang is a subsidiary of Dongfang Electric Corporation, China's largest provider of power generating equipment and electric generating stations. In 2004 Dongfang Turbine entered the wind power market and became China's third largest wind turbine manufacturer in 2008.
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