Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:13:52 +0000
A few months ago, a STEM and economics literate global decarbonization executive for a $4 billion annual revenue logistics business … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 19:45:47 +0000
The decommissioning costs for the UK’s nuclear generation are coming home to roost, and they are laying golden eggs for … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:42:31 +0000
Every morning, each nuclear electricity generator in the United States reports its operating status to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:53:25 +0000
Six nuclear designs will advance to the next phase of the UK’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, a fast-track measure that could result in a government contract within the next […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:33:28 +0000
There are many reasons to be excited about the U.S. nuclear power industry and its potential for growth. For activists focused on climate change, its carbon-free attribute makes it a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 17:35:32 +0000
Nuclear for commercial ships is so obviously flawed from a business perspective that I didn’t even bother to include it in my quadrant chart of sexy vs impractical maritime decarbonization technologies.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 23:35:51 +0000
Wind and solar are a fool’s game says Bryan Leyland of New Zealand. He has some interesting theories about sustainable energy.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 17:35:09 +0000
A new Brookings Paper on Economic Activity had an original goal to quantify the economic impacts of the IRA provisions. They determined that, yes, the IRA provisions would reduce carbon emissions significantly. But that’s not all. These provisions would also cost more than the current government projections that are floating around.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 22:51:09 +0000
Since 2007, the use of coal for electricity generation has generally been in decline, while the use of renewables has been on the rise. Electricity generation from nuclear had remained relatively flat over the last two decades but has experienced a slight decline in recent years. In 2022, net generation of electricity from renewables reached […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:25:22 +0000
Recently, the new coalition government of the Netherlands looked across its decarbonization portfolio, realized that it had failed to meet renewables targets, and so announced that it would build two nuclear power reactors with 1-1.6 GW capacity each. And the government is claiming that it will have them running in 2035, but has only outlined […]