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Why The World Needs More Nuclear Power

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, global natural gas trends, and the continued explosion in the growth of renewable energy: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path. Coal Demand Rises, But Remains Below Peak Levels. Nuclear: By the Numbers.

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Nuclear power: still 'no thanks' in 2020?

Business Green

Peter Michaelis, head of Liontrust's Sustainable Investment Team, considers whether new nuclear power is a worthwhile investment in the race to net zero. Nuclear generation, in absolute terms, has never been higher, with close to 450 reactors around the world. Since 2012, 49 new reactors have been built and 42 shut down.

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. For example, as I will detail below, oil demand fell dramatically last year, but we already know that it has largely recovered in 2021. Renewables and Nuclear Power. share of all energy consumption.

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How NextEra Overtook ExxonMobil As The Largest U.S. Energy Company

R-Squared Energy

Nine months later that value is $140 billion as the company grapples with the decline in energy demand brought on by the pandemic. NextEra’s renewables unit, NextEra Energy Resources, is primarily oriented toward wind power (58% of this unit’s fuel mix) and is the largest generator of wind power in North America.

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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

During the month more than 50 per cent of the country's power came from zero carbon sources, a feat also achieved in May, October, November and December, the operator said. Favourable conditions then saw that record once again broken by the year-end, with 20.918GW of wind power generated on 30 December.

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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

GreenTechMedia

Stem was founded in 2009 as power electronics startup Powergetics and rebranded as Stem in 2012 , becoming one of the first pure-play providers of batteries to help building owners and operators shave peak-demand usage and cut back on their utility bills.

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Nuclear industry warns net zero targets at risk without new reactors

Business Green

We're confident the price of nuclear power will fall from the £92.50 per Megawatt Hour for the first plant, closer to £60/MWh for the next wave of power stations reducing to around £40/MWh for further reactors.". Those who like nuclear want it to be true. Amazing how often this is trotted out.