Energy Central

MARCH 27, 2022

Here is some potentially good news on the nuclear front. could contribute to some decent growth in WW nuclear generation post 2030. As usual with nuclear the positive news come with some negative points. 1) These reactors were approved in 2017 yet construction won't start till 2023.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 11, 2023

Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are consistently outpacing the new deployment of fossil fuels and nuclear energy in the United States. In April 2022, wind and solar combined produced 17.96% more electricity than all of the country’s nuclear power plants, according to an analysis of EIA data by the SUN DAY Campaign.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

© 2023 TechCrunch. For the broader economy, this was the year of the recession that never arrived. But for climate tech, it was a year of both great hits and big misses. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Closure of EDF's Ayrshire plant, which has operated on west coast of Scotland since 1976, leaves UK with just seven operational nuclear stations. The 1.2GW capacity power station first began operating in 1976, and although it was originally expected to operate for 25 years, EDF was able to extend the plant's lifespan a number of times.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

gigawatts of nuclear power lost between now and 2028, and Hinkley Point C won’t be online until after 2030 at the earliest. gigawatts, which will leave us with less nuclear power in 2030 than we had in 2023. Hartlepool nuclear power station is among those scheduled for closure (image credit: user:geni , CC BY-SA 4.0

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

Throughout the whole of 2022, Britain was in a net export position on average, with a net export of 4.1TWh of power leaving GB for continental Europe and Ireland. In total, 16.4TWh of power was imported by France in 2022, compared to the 43TWh of export in the previous year. France had the largest net volume of imports from GB.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

A nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic. Selective adsorption of radioactive caesium ions (Cs+) in highly acidic conditions is a major challenge in nuclear powerplant wastewater treatment. Nuclear power is typically considered a cleaner way of generating power compared to fossil fuels.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From January: Nothing is produced at Sellafield any more.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Should we call 2023 the Year of IRA deployment? ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results. Not a subscriber yet? 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Today, I will cover the recently published 2023 report’s highlights. Coal remained the dominant fuel globally for power generation in 2022, with a stable share around 35.4%, down slightly from 35.8% Natural gas-fired power generation remained stable in 2022 with a share of around 23%. Output from nuclear power fell by 4.4%.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. in 2023, less than the 2.4% In 2023 the share of electricity in final energy consumption is estimated to have reached 20%, up from 18% in 2015.

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Energy Central

JUNE 3, 2023

NL’s Marvel Micro Reactor Prepares for Testing Posted on June 2, 2023 by djysrv INL’s Marvel Micro Reactor Prepares for Testing Nuclear Startup Wants to Build a Commercial Version of Marvel China Halts Its Floating Nuclear Power Plan DOE Announces $50 Million for a Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program Key Collaborations Announced (..)

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To close last week's Net Zero Festival 2023, Joanna sat down with BusinessGreen 's James Murray for a fireside chat about everything net zero from vegetarianism and nuclear power, to political frustrations and connecting with nature - her characteristic wit, wisdom, and warmth on full display throughout.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

According to forecasts from state grid operator CAISO, a combination of nuclear power plant closures , natural-gas system constraints , uncertainty over the value of solar power and electricity imports from other states in the coming years, and other factors, could leave the state with a capacity shortfall of at least 2.3

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 17, 2020

Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act, passed in late 2016, qualified Exelon’s Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants to receive hundreds of millions of dollars per year as zero-carbon resources. ComEd is also struggling to justify its $9.53 ComEd is also struggling to justify its $9.53

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Smart Energy International

JULY 13, 2022

Blockchain energy consumption should be transparent in Europe – a call 100% renewable powered Bitcoin mining facility to prove concept. Over 60% of electricity powering the EZ Blockchain data centre campus in West Point is reported as from emission-free resources, primarily from nuclear power.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

France, Italy and Spain — will get the majority of their power from wind, solar and other variable renewable energy sources as early as 2023, WoodMac says. Coal and nuclear power will be the biggest losers in Europe's energy system by 2040. The big five European markets — Germany, U.K.,

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

Whether it amounts to enough to ease concerns that the UK is slipping behind in the global clean tech investment race remains to be seen, but here BusinessGreen rounds up all the key green business announcements in the Treasury's Spring Budget 2023.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

” At the same time, Crane noted the company is “in the middle of trying to work through legislative strategy in Illinois” that would offer its nuclear power plants in the state an alternative path to earning capacity market revenue that is seen as a critical component of their future financial viability.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 14, 2022

The UK’s 2030 low carbon hydrogen production target is 10GW, with 3GW of nuclear power able with today’s technology to meet almost one-quarter of this target. The UKHFCA, which sets out a vision for 40GW of nuclear enabled hydrogen generating capacity by 2050, is not the only organisation investigating the potential.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 26, 2022

The energy storage projects would come online between 2023 and 2026, coinciding with the expected retirements of gas plants in southern California and PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. GW of new resources. Developer: Vistra Corp.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

National Grid ESO in the UK has released its Winter Outlook for 2023/2024, predicting a positive outlook of electricity supply and a return to demand side measures such as virtual power plants to maintain grid stability.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It will focus on the feasibility of using nuclear power as an energy source to power steam assisted gravity drainage process , also known as SAGD. According to the Pembina Institute’s Waiting to Launch mid-year update, Cenovus is on track for over 10 billion in profits from 2022 and the first two quarters of 2023, he noted. “It

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The is the fifth article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. Regulations eventually reined in that problem, but coal-fired power plants still emit pollutants like mercury. They even emit more radioactive elements into the environment than a nuclear power plant.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Eventually, EarthEn could evolve its offerings beyond energy storage, including innovations in nuclear power due to its sCO 2 power-cycle innovations, Pathak says—emphasizing the startup’s mission to provide universal access to clean and reliable electricity.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

It’s estimated that private cellular networks for utilities will account for nearly $2 billion in cumulative infrastructure spending between 2023 and 2026. French multinational electric utility group EDF is deploying private mobile networks to bring secure cellular connectivity to its nuclear power plants.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This foray into behind-the-meter battery aggregation comes as part of PG&E’s efforts to meet the California Public Utilities Commission’s call for energy storage to help balance the state’s increasingly solar power-influenced grid. The leading U.S.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

French energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK The owner of the Hinkley Point C power plant has taken a near €13bn hit after delays and cost overruns to the vast nuclear project, which have triggered international political tensions.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2021

Cornwall Insights calculates that roughly 1.9GW of capacity is set to come online in 2022 and 9.9GW between 2023 and 2027 from projects supported through the third and fourth CfD allocation rounds.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

gigawatt reliability resources procurement between 2021 and 2023. gigawatts by 2023. The CCA is now responsible for about 14 percent of load in the region, and will be responsible for 357 megawatts of procurement by 2023. Five other, much smaller CCAs will each need to procure between 5 to 17 megawatts apiece by 2023.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, the think tank stressed that "it could have been worse" and that the growth in renewables capacity helped to prevent a much larger rise in coal-fired power use across Europe last year. Europe's clean power transition emerges from this crisis stronger than ever," said Jones. "Not

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

The company is anticipating adjusted group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of €7.8bn to €8bn and adjusted group net income of €2.3bn to €2.5bn in 2023.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Renewable power sources are expected to dominate almost all the growth in the world's electricity supplies through to 2025, according to the IEA, and together with nuclear power they are set to meet the vast majority of the increase in global power demand over the period. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Tucson Electric Power’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan calls for a steady phase-down of its coal-fired Springerville Generating Station: the plant would start operating on a seasonal basis in 2023, close down one of its 425-megawatts unit in 2027, and the other remaining unit by 2032. gigawatts of energy storage by 2035.

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Grist

AUGUST 31, 2023

The findings coincide with Japan’s decision to release treated, contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells on Aug 31, 2023.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Note: The is the final article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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