The latest renewable energy news includes announcements from Centrus Energy, RTI International, Moment Energy, and others.
Centrus Signs Multi-Year HALEU Contract for Radiant Kaleidos Microreactors
Centrus Energy has signed a definitive multi-year contract to supply US-produced HALEU fuel for multiple Radiant Kaleidos microreactors. Deliveries are expected to begin before the end of the decade. The agreement includes upfront payments from Radiant that will help Centrus expand domestic commercial uranium-enrichment capacity. Centrus plans to use its US-origin AC100 centrifuge technology, enabling the fuel to qualify as unobligated material suitable for both commercial and national-security applications. Radiant is developing transportable microreactors for remote sites, industrial applications, defense installations and other resilient-power requirements. The contract addresses one of the largest bottlenecks facing advanced nuclear deployment: availability of domestic high-assay, low-enriched uranium fuel. Financial terms were not disclosed.
RTI Wins $5.5 Million DOE Funding for Hydrogen, Materials and Biogas Technologies
RTI International has secured two US Department of Energy awards providing a combined $5.5 million for industrial and clean-energy technology development. One project will investigate converting olivine into multiple products including materials for steelmaking, hydrogen fuel, construction inputs and soil products. A second project will develop an anaerobic-digestion process capable of turning waste cardboard into reusable fibre and biogas. That pilot aims to operate continuously for 100 days and process at least 1,000 kg of cardboard. The projects will use RTI’s Pilot Xcelerator, which is undergoing a $14 million expansion that doubles its pilot-scale testing infrastructure for energy and industrial-process technologies.
Moment Energy Secures Third-Party FEOC Compliance for US Second-Life BESS
Moment Energy says its battery energy storage system has become the first North American non-Prohibited Foreign Entity BESS to obtain third-party verification of full Foreign Entity of Concern compliance. The legal review covered ownership, control and financing structures and is designed to help US customers protect access to federal Investment Tax Credits as domestic-content rules tighten through 2030. Moment builds commercial-scale BESS using repurposed EV batteries already located in North America and combines them with FEOC-compliant power-conversion systems. The company manufactures in Texas and British Columbia. The certification is significant because non-compliant projects can lose tax credits and face potential clawbacks during a 10-year recapture period, materially affecting project economics.
Aeson Power Passes 100,000 Sodium-Ion Battery Deployments Across 30 Countries
Aeson Power says more than 100,000 of its sodium-ion automotive batteries are now operating on the road across over 30 countries, marking a sizeable deployment milestone for the emerging battery chemistry. The Australian company supplies sodium-ion starter and start-stop batteries and is expanding into auxiliary batteries for electric and commercial vehicles. Aeson says its sodium-ion systems can provide service life exceeding three times that of conventional lead-acid batteries in start-stop applications, while supporting rapid charging, low-temperature performance and lightweight designs. The company is also working with Xupai Group to develop production-ready OEM applications incorporating battery-management, testing and system-integration capabilities. The technology could ultimately complement lithium-ion batteries in lower-voltage vehicle and stationary-energy applications.