R-Squared Energy
JULY 26, 2021
Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Renewables and Nuclear Power.
Business Green
JANUARY 6, 2023
In fresh statistics released today, Britain's grid operator said more than 50 per cent of the nation's power mix came from a wind, solar, nuclear, hydropower and other zero carbon sources for extended periods of 2022, helping to significantly drive down carbon emissions from UK energy generation.
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AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that was devastated by a 2011 tsunami and consequent nuclear power plant meltdown. The Japanese are optimistic about the electrical power that will be generated, given the region’s current trajectory.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 1, 2021
” Of all the carbon-free generation options studied, only hydropower emerged as a promising energy source, with an EROI of 84:1. Even nuclear power appeared to offer marginal potential to support society, with an EROI of 14:1. “That is another way of saying 'energy payback time.'”
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Southern’s 44 GW of generating capacity is 52 percent natural gas, 13 percent coal, 17 percent nuclear and 12 percent renewables. The latter category has grown by about 6,500 megawatts since 2012. Nuclear power plays a large role in PSEG’s carbon-reduction plans. Public Service Enterprise Group.
Low Carbon Prosperity
MARCH 10, 2021
The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
Low Carbon Prosperity
MARCH 10, 2021
The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
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