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GE Launches Durathon Sodium-Metal Halide Battery for UPS Market

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Sodium battery technology has been in existence for more than 30 years, but GE’s acquisition of Beta R&D in 2007 jump-started applications for mobile and stationary energy storage.

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IEA/OECD Report Concludes Nuclear Power Could Provide 24% of Global Electricity by 2050

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Total electricity production in the scenario more than doubles, from just under 20,000 TWh in 2007 to around 41,000 TWh in 2050. Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR). Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR). Super-Critical Water-cooled Reactor (SCWR).

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