article thumbnail

Dozens of countries pledge support for nuclear power, despite lingering concerns

The Verge: Energy

Attendees arrive for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Energy Summit at the Brussels Expo on March 21st, 2024. Photo by Nicolas Maeterlinck / BELGA / AFP via Getty Images More than 30 countries have pledged to pursue nuclear energy as one way to meet global climate goals.

article thumbnail

China Poised To Surpass The U.S. As The World’s Top Nuclear Power Producer

R-Squared Energy

Today we will cover nuclear power. Nuclear power is unique among energy sources. It can be scaled up to very large power plants, it is firm power (available upon demand), and it produces no carbon dioxide while generating electricity. In 2022, nuclear generation actually declined by 4.4%.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

SUN DAY Campaign - Solar Generating Capacity Now Exceeds Nuclear Power & Hydropower While Its Electrical Output Expanded by >20% in January

Global Renewable News

HIGHLIGHTS LATEST FERC AND EIA REPORTS SHOW SOLAR OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2024 INSTALLED SOLAR CAPACITY NOW EXCEEDS NUCLEAR POWER AS WELL AS HYDROPOWER SOLAR ELECTRICAL OUTPUT GREW 20.5%

article thumbnail

Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

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. To meet the IEA’s net zero by 2050 pathway, the share must near 30% in 2030 and thus electrification needs to accelerate rapidly, the Electricity 2024 publication states.

article thumbnail

Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021

Renewable Energy World

by June 2024). If these numbers materialize, by June 2024, renewable energy generating capacity should account for almost 30 percent (29.4%) of the nation’s total available installed generating capacity. more electricity than coal through June 2021 and expanded their lead over nuclear power. rooftop) solar.

article thumbnail

Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

Renewable Energy World

available installed generating capacity – a share significantly greater than that of coal (18.88%) and more than three times that of nuclear power (8.32%). by September 2024). Renewables now provide more than a quarter (25.39%) of total U.S. By comparison, a year ago, renewables’ share was only 23.28%. respectively.

article thumbnail

New Jersey’s PSEG Seeks to Sell Merchant Fossil, Solar Fleet

GreenTechMedia

New Jersey utility Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), facing state clean energy mandates and an economic imperative to shift its business to regulated assets, is seeking to exit its merchant fossil and solar generation business, while retaining its nuclear power plants and exploring a major expansion into offshore wind.