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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%.

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

Renewable Energy World

Wind is now more than a tenth (10.4%) of the nation’s generating capacity while utility-scale solar is nearly five percent (4.9%) … and that does not include distributed (e.g., by June 2024). more electricity than coal through June 2021 and expanded their lead over nuclear power. rooftop) solar. and provided 22.4%

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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%). Moreover, FERC data suggest that the share of generating capacity from solar and wind is on track to increase significantly over the next three years (i.e., ”

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Fresh U.K. Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices

GreenTechMedia

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. the Saudi Arabia of wind power. Nuclear talks with EDF to resume. Detailing the U.K.'s

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Hawaiian Electric Reveals Full List of Winners From Its Big Energy Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

formerly 174 Power Global), a U.S.-based Bright Canyon has primarily invested in wind power projects to date, including ownership stakes in Missouri and Minnesota projects being developed by Tenaska. Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp. Bright Canyon Energy, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.,

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New Climate Targets Will Require Europe to Double the Pace of Renewables Deployment

GreenTechMedia

Coal power slumped by 20 percent year-on-year while solar and wind power grew 15 percent and 9 percent, respectively. As early as 2024, this figure will be 35.1 Major economies, including France, Italy, Netherlands and Poland, all get less than 20 percent of their electricity from wind and solar.

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Arizona Utility APS Charts 15-Year Plan on Its Way to Zero-Carbon Energy by 2050

GreenTechMedia

More immediately, the utility aims for 2030 goals of 45 percent renewable electricity, with the Palo Verde nuclear power plant bringing the tally up to 65 percent carbon-free power. Through 2024, APS plans to add 962 megawatts of renewable energy to its current 1,700 megawatts, as well as 850 megawatts of energy storage.