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El Salvador Sets Sights on Joining the ‘Nuclear Power Club’

March 20, 2023 admin Business, climate change, Development, El Salvador, International, molten salt reactor, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, thorium, thorium energy alliance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:37:40 +0000

El Salvador is taking steps to add nuclear power to the country’s energy mix, as the nation of about 6.5 million people looks to diversify its electric power generation fleet. In support of that effort, the government of El Salvador and the Thorium Energy Alliance, a Harvard, Illinois–based non-profit advocacy group that endorses thorium-fueled reactors, […]

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Floating Nuclear Power Buoyant on New Prospects

February 1, 2023 admin ammonia, Business, floating nuclear, Fuel, full coverage, History, hydrogen, International, marine power, molten salt reactors, news, Nuclear, nuclear reactor, ocean/marine, Plant Design, power, Russia, Safety, seaborg, Technology, thorium, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In July 1968, the U.S. Army sent the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Sturgis, to the Panama Canal to help overcome a regional hydroelectric power plant shortage, which was driven by a severe

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Floating Nuclear Power Buoyant on New Prospects

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

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The 12 Most-Read POWER Global Monitor Articles of 2022

December 27, 2022 admin Australia, China, climate change, Coal, energy security, Environmental, floating solar, full coverage, Gas, geothermal, gwec, holtec, hybrid power, Hydro, hydrogen, iea, International, Japan, Morocco, news, Nuclear, O&M, offshore wind, Portugal, power, Renewables, Research and Development, snf, Solar, Spent nuclear fuel, Sweden, Technology, thorium, Water, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:27:11 +0000

Every month, POWER magazine publishes several articles in its Global Monitor section covering topics important to the electric power generation industry. The articles typically feature interesting updates on progress made at notable projects around the world, big policy changes, or promising research and development (R&D) news. Short notes about major contracts are also touched on […]

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China Approves Commissioning of Thorium-Powered Reactor

November 1, 2022 admin Business, China, engineering, full coverage, International, molten salt reactor, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, pilot plant, r&d, Research and Development, Technology, thorium, uranium

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:13:00 +0000

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Aug. 2 gave Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) the green light to commission the experimental 2-MWth thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR-LF1) at

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Why Thorium Nuclear Isn’t Featured on CleanTechnica Redux

October 30, 2019 admin andrew yang, clean power, climate change, election 2020, molten salt reactors, nuclear energy, policy & politics, Solar energy, stephen hawkings, thorium, United States, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:32:57 +0000

Seven years ago, CleanTechnica published its policy position to not cover thorium nuclear reactors. Today, the United States has a Democratic Presidential candidate in the top 10 who loves thorium, yet CleanTechnica still ignores it. Why is that

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Universal Basic Income, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, & Tesla — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard

October 14, 2019 admin andrew yang, clean power, cleantech talk, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, consumer technology, freedom dividend, geoengineering, green economy, green new deal, nuclear energy, policy & politics, policy research, research, Solar energy, tfie strategy, thorium, Universal Basic Income, wind energy

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:49:57 +0000

Mike has been a global technology strategist and architect for major global technology companies, and is considered an expert on many topics within the clean technology field. He has worked in almost every sector, including health care, automation, freight transportation and finance. Mike attributes this breadth of expertise to being a bit of a nerd, or “just a generally interested guy.” In the one-hour podcast, Zach and Mike covered universal basic income, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, Tesla, and more