R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Any time I write about nuclear power, it evokes passionate responses from readers. That was certainly the case following my previous article, Nuclear Power Could Cut The World’s Carbon Emissions In Half. There is always a contingent who are convinced that all we need is solar power. Where is nuclear power growing?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hitachi has officially scrapped plans to build new nuclear power plants at Wylfa on Anglesey and Oldbury in Gloucestershire amid ongoing struggles to drum-up additional financing for the high profile projects, it confirmed today, dealing another major blow to the nuclear industry's ambitions in the UK.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Ministers are gearing up to launch a consultation on changes to the government's taxonomy rules - which classify what constitutes a 'green' investment - in order to redefine nuclear power projects as environmentally sustainable, The Financial Times reported this morning.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Arizona may soon join a lengthening list of states pledging to reach 100 percent carbon-free power by 2050, although a final decision on its plan to get there won’t be made until after Tuesday’s election. New targets for distributed storage, long-term renewables planning.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Instead, LucidCatalyst argues governments should consider investing in hydrogen produced by a new generation of advanced modular reactors that are "very different from current large nuclear power plants" and manufactured with new, modular shipyard manufacturing process.

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Energy Central

MAY 7, 2022

California May Yet Save Diablo Canyon with Federal Credits Nuclear Power for Ships Gets New Ideas Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida – Nuclear Energy Needed Now UK May Build Seven Nuclear Plants By 2050, Probably More UK in Talks With South Korea to Build Nuclear Power Plants DARPA Seeks Proposals for Nuclear Thermal Rockets Purdue and Duke Energy (..)

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

That’s why nuclear power could play a critical supporting role in reining in global carbon dioxide emissions. Yet, nuclear power is concentrated in a handful of countries, and very few are growing their nuclear energy production. France recently announced it would build up to 14 new nuclear reactors by 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

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. its Southern Power competitive power arm which owns about 12.8

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Arizona Public Service released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050 , with multiple options to balance the costs and carbon benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The latest poll of 1,149 voters also found that half of Australians support nuclear energy. Although renewables remain popular, their local impact and transmission infrastructure are a concern.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 4, 2021

“This is the Government of Canada ensuring that we have every tool possible in our toolbox to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and address the existential crisis of climate change,” Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, said in a live-streamed launch event. Meanwhile in the U.K., and the U.K.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Following a meeting with industry figures yesterday, the Prime Minister revealed plans to significantly expand the share of UK's electricity produced by nuclear power from around 16 per cent today to 25 per cent by 2050 - a move which would require major investment in new nuclear power capacity in the coming years, according to various reports.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hitachi has confirmed it is walking away from a proposed new nuclear power plant in the U.K., raising serious questions about government plans to fund new nuclear projects. has 9GW of nuclear power capacity, most of which will be retired in the early 2030s. The company was also eyeing a site in Oldbury in England.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In the previous article , I discussed some of the developments that are taking place to make nuclear power safer, such that a major accident like those at Chernobyl and Fukushima are simply no longer possible. Ramping up Nuclear Power. is doing to kick start nuclear power in the U.S., and push U.S.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

International Energy Agency argues nuclear power can play a significant role in supporting transition to a renewables-dominated energy system worldwide. However, it still expects renewable electricity sources to dominate the global energy mix, with nuclear power projected to make up only around eight per cent of the mix by mid-century.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 3, 2020

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.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“The government is close to giving the green light to a new nuclear power station,” the report said. The decision over whether — and how — to support new-build nuclear in the U.K. The decision over whether — and how — to support new-build nuclear in the U.K. And this week, U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 17, 2020

ComEd was able to convince some pro-clean energy groups to include this so-called “fixed resource requirement” proposal in a state bill called the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), which combines a mandate for 100 percent renewables by 2050 with other carbon reduction, electric transportation and job creation policies.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The government must rebalance nuclear's place in the energy portfolio and bring the public onside while there is still time, argues Bright Blue's Andrew Leming. Hitachi's withdrawal from proposed nuclear power sites in Anglesey and Oldbury last month dealt a sharp blow to the government's net zero emissions strategy.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

The UK government has ambitions for 24 GW of nuclear energy by 2050 to help in providing energy security for the UK and for meeting its net-zero goals. Among groups […] The post UK Companies See Major Opportunity in Nuclear Supply Chain appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

For a long time, natural gas has been seen as the ideal bridge from coal on the road towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In addition, in many regions, nuclear power plants risk becoming vulnerable to climate change effects such as cooling water scarcity”, concludes Gillett.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Tucson Electric Power on Friday released a long-term energy plan that calls for closing its remaining coal plants by 2032, on the way to 70 percent renewables by 2035. Colorado wants to get half of its power from renewable by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050. Arizona’s transition from coal to renewables and batteries.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 21, 2024

Any call to go directly from coal to nuclear is effectively a call to delay decarbonisation of our electricity system by 20 years The battle lines have been drawn over Australia’s energy future. With the nation signed up to net zero emissions by 2050, the Albanese Labor government is committed to renewables. Continue reading.

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Energy Central

MARCH 27, 2022

The problem is the DOE assumes it will take until 2050 when mass EV adoption will occur 2025-2030. More solar and nuclear power can be added to. The DOE has information about adjusting the energy grid for mass EV adoption. Natural gas electricity generation is relatively easily scaled to handle a sharp increase in demand.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024 Energy Transitions Podcast: Accelerating decarbonised power generation at scale Notable expansion of the data centre sector also is likely, with consumption from data centres, AI and the cryptocurrency sector potentially doubling by 2026.

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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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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

Developer reveals flagship project is facing further delays, as Public Accounts Committee raises alarm over wider nuclear industry decommissioning costs. The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is facing a further year delay and an additional £3bn of costs, according to an update from developer EDF.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

confirmed Tuesday that it is exploring a plan to separate its multi-state utilities businesses from its generation business, which is preparing to close two of its 21 nuclear power plants due to money-losing market conditions. Those plants and the two set to close next year provide 70 percent of Illinois’ carbon-free power.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

The EU wants to become a net-zero emitter of greenhouse gases by 2050. The EU's own new strategy for decarbonizing its energy system draws largely from European Commission projections from 2018, predicting that in 2050 more than 80 percent of the electricity supply will come from renewables and 15 percent from nuclear.

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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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

gigawatt Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in 2012, it proudly proclaimed that the arrangement proved new nuclear did not need direct subsidy. A 2014 study found that of a global sample of 180 nuclear power plants, 97 percent ended up over budget. need new nuclear at all? When the U.K.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

On Friday, the 1-million-customer utility, formed last year by the merger of Westar Energy and Kansas City Power & Light parent company Great Plains Energy, announced plans to cut carbon emission by 80 percent from 2005 levels by 2050. These changes have already gotten Evergy to a 40 percent reduction in emissions from 2005 levels.

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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. ” At several points in her announcement, Schultz described SMRs as an emissions-reducing technology, or that it would help the province attain carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Heysham nuclear power station in Lancashire (image credit: David Merrett , CC BY 2.0 Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap which they say details the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK’s net zero future objectively.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

Both pathways can be used to achieve 100 percent decarbonization of the European energy system by 2050, Afry believes. However, the all-electric pathway is €94 billion ($102 billion) more expensive per year by 2050, Afry estimates. The all-electric scenario also requires 190 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to complement 1.1

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

Japan’s LNG imports, for one, have steadily declined over the last decade and fallen to their lowest level in 14 years as the country restarts nuclear power plants and builds out renewables. LNG in the coming years and decades as forecasts for future LNG demand vary significantly. s intended export markets.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It also reiterated that its ongoing Sustainability Transformation Plan, which calls for cutting its emissions by 80 percent by 2050 , is its highest priority at this time. And Exelon Corp.,

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