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Solar energy firm turns to plastics for safe energy storage Donite Plastics Donite Plastics, located in Saintfield, has been working with Project Girona, spearheaded by the Electric Storage Co., to design and manufacture security cabinets for in-house batteries where renewable energy is stored. As the popularity of solar energy continues to grow, one of the challenges that remains to be overcome is its relative lack of flexibility. The issue has to do with storage. Significant amounts of renewable electricity are currently being generated — both industrially and by individual households —...

The No. 1 and No. 2 reactors, seen in the background, at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, in November 2020 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) When push came to shove, Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto went silent on his demand that resuming operations at three aging nuclear reactors in Fukui hinged on storing spent nuclear fuel outside his prefecture. Sugimoto announced at a news conference on April 28 that he was approving the resumption of operations at the Takahama and Mihama nuclear power plants, but made no mention of setting up an interim storage...

At 140 years, Grove City-based E.E. Ward is nation's oldest continuously operating Black-owned business ThisWeek group A moving company plays a vital role for businesses and families, helping them as they move into a new location or a new phase of their lives. In central Ohio, one such company, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co., has carried that load for 14 decades – and its origins can be traced to one of its founders' work in profoundly transforming people's lives. John T. Ward served as a conductor in Ohio's Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape from bondage to freedom. Now the co...

Mayor gives Japan’s first approval for restart of reactors over 40 years old, Japan Times, BY ERIC JOHNSTON, STAFF WRITER, Feb 1, 2021 OSAKA – The mayor of the town of Takahama in Fukui Prefecture granted permission Monday for the restart of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama Nuclear Power Plant, becoming the first local leader in the nation to approve use of nuclear reactors more than 40 years old. The Takahama No. 1 reactor is 46 years old and the No. 2 reactor is 45. Kepco will now seek restart approval from the prefectural government. But with quest...

Feb 1, 2021 OSAKA – The mayor of the town of Takahama in Fukui Prefecture granted permission Monday for the restart of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama Nuclear Power Plant, becoming the first local leader in the nation to approve use of nuclear reactors more than 40 years old. The Takahama No. 1 reactor is 46 years old and the No. 2 reactor is 45. Kepco will now seek restart approval from the prefectural government. But with questions still unanswered about where spent fuel generated by the reactors will be stored, it is unclear whether the utilit...