operational

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Fervo’s S-1 filing says its pilot project generated “consistent, stable temperature,” but that project has only been operational since 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," the professor of physics and astronomy told AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"The Severn Tunnel is the heartbeat of this main line, it's important in connecting communities on each side of the Severn so it's very important that it's operational and reliable."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Nebius Group will use Bloom Energy’s fuel-cell systems to power its data centers, with 328 megawatts operational this year.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

A constant and steady supply of broken planes coaxed back to repair sites, new ones delivered from factory to operational base—all flown by civilian pilots, no instruments, no radio, no guns.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein