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IEA: CO2 from global power generation set to plateau

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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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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

The decline was attributable to record price levels in Europe and Asia in 2022, rising nearly threefold in Europe and doubling in the Asian LNG spot market. Coal remained the dominant fuel globally for power generation in 2022, with a stable share around 35.4%, down slightly from 35.8% to a new high of 34.4

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Enel Subsidiary to Close Coal Capacity in Spain

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In the first half of 2019, the company generated half as much power from its coal fleet as it did in the same period last year, without closing any capacity. In November last year, Spain’s government said its last coal and nuclear power plants would be closed by 2030. Europe's coal phase out.

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EU plans may boost Asian nuclear ambitions but progress likely to stutter, say analysts

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Geographical and technical hurdles coupled with a gas glut in Asia mean nuclear power is unlikely to gain a toehold in the region, despite its inclusion in Europe's “gold standard” green investment rulebook.

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Will Covid-19 Permanently Shrink The Fossil Fuel Industry?

R-Squared Energy

Even demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has seen strong growth in recent years, plummeted , and cargos destined for Asia had to be rerouted to Europe, adding to a supply glut there. A Place for Nuclear Power. Nuclear power can be part of a low-carbon sustainable future along with renewable energy.

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Nuclear question: Are new avenues opening up for the UK's hydrogen roadmap?

Business Green

The fledgling hydrogen industry is expanding fast, and now nuclear operators are joining renewables developers in exploring how they could play a critical role in delivering zero emission hydrogen at large scale. The roadmap also emphasises the role that advanced modular reactors (AMRs) could play in powering green hydrogen production.

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

Government and industry investment in hydrogen as an energy carrier adds up to $2 billion per year in Asia and the European Union, the report finds, while U.S. and Europe, and stationary fuel cells for data centers and distribution hubs. It’s expanding into heavy-duty vehicles to serve ports in the U.S.

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