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Nuclear Power Is A Viable Option For Replacing Coal

R-Squared Energy

This transition is being driven by several factors, including environmental regulations, competition from natural gas, and the declining cost of renewable energy. As coal-fired power plants are retired, there is a need for reliable and affordable zero-emission power replacements.

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Southern Company Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2050, but Seeks New Gas Plants for Now

GreenTechMedia

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Southern Company has joined other major U.S.

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Evergy Pushes Back on Report of NextEra Energy’s $15B Acquisition Offer

GreenTechMedia

State regulators rejected NextEra’s next bid, an $18 billion offer for Texas utility Oncor , in 2017 on concerns that the deal would not protect the credit rating of the distribution utility amid the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding of parent company Energy Future Holdings Corp. In 2016, NextEra’s $4.3 And Exelon Corp.,

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Hydrogen as part of Canada’s energy transition

Clean Energy Canada

The clean-burning fuel does not produce carbon emissions upon consumption and so can replace fossil fuels in many sectors including heavy industry, transportation and heating. Currently, the majority of hydrogen around the world is produced from fossil fuels (76% from natural gas, 23% from coal).

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

DeSmogBlog

Porter states in her Twitter bio that she works with “businesses with projects across the electricity, gas and oil industries”, though these professional links to fossil fuel interests were not identified on the Today programme.

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Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’

GreenTechMedia

In search of alternatives, utilities turned to domestic coal, nuclear power and natural gas. Alongside increased dependence on nuclear power, an accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in 1979 raised new concerns about the resilience of the nuclear fleet.

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These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

Renewable Energy World

Qi and Koenig, 2017 , CC BY. For example, concentrated solar power plants use mirrors to concentrate sunlight, which heats up hundreds or thousands of tons of salt until it melts. This approach allows concentrated solar power to work around the clock. In these devices both the electrolyte and the electrodes are liquids.