GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

More than half of the 48 new reactors that the World Nuclear Association (WNA) lists as being built worldwide are in just four countries: China, India, the United Arab Emirates and Russia. It’s the same story in France, which has a higher proportion of nuclear energy on the grid than any other country in the world.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 25, 2020

Europe's electricity giants are grappling with the demanding challenge of safeguarding staff, keeping the lights on and contributing to the relief effort — all while rolling ahead with their own energy transition plans. It is also installing backup generators to help power field hospitals and other temporary facilities.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

Crypto mining operations and data centres are both in essence banks of IT systems – energy hungry with the demand for round-the-clock computation and the necessary cooling. Another approach growing in popularity is the use of waste energy, including nuclear and flared gas, for crypto mining. Energy reporting.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

The cost-competitiveness of renewable energy alternatives, air pollution regulations and water scarcity have also been putting pressure on the coal sector — and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cratered energy demand. But in absolute terms, coal use will increase as India’s overall energy demand grows.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances. ❄️ Macro market cools climate tech venture. Key market supply and demand indicators ended the year down. ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But most jurisdictions use the broader term “clean energy,” which can also include resources like large hydroelectric generation and nuclear power. State and federal policies could be reformed to better enable communities to meet local demand for renewable energy.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Globally, the transition to renewable power could result in estimated savings of $12tr by 2050. On the demand side, the case for investing to reduce our energy consumption was already strong, and is now even stronger. In many areas, like power generation, the case for net-zero investment is irrefutable. per cent to 0.5

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Winter electricity demand hit record highs of more than 69 gigawatts on Sunday evening, spiking pressure on the grid. However, the root cause of the grid emergency is not excess demand but rather lack of supply. “We’ve lost multiple gigawatts of coal, we’ve had a nuclear power plant trip offline” — the 2.4-gigawatt

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. The drop in sulfur oxide emissions, which ironically have a cooling effect in the atmosphere by reflecting light, has also played a role in record high ocean temps this year.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Freezing temperatures caused cascading problems in the state’s natural-gas production and delivery network that restricted fuel supply to the power plants relied upon for about two-thirds of wintertime electricity supply. It also froze up sensors and cooling systems that forced natural gas, coal and nuclear power plants to trip offline.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nuclear was in the doldrums for years following Fukushima, with few new plants planned and stagnant investment in new uranium mines and enrichment facilities. Now as nuclear makes a comeback, increased demand combined with a neglected supply chain has fueled a uranium price spike.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 17, 2022

Electric utilities will likely see the most impact on the demand side of their business in the form of greater adoption of electric vehicles and energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses. Energy Transitions Podcast: Weighing the future of nuclear power in Europe. Transmission.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2021

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including China coal fleet concerns, ultra-white paint and Brazil's rainforest funding demands. If you were to use this paint to cover a roof area of about 1,000 square feet, we estimate that you could get a cooling power of 10 kilowatts.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Lovelock’s main concern was not warming caused by the greenhouse effect, however, but the prospect of a precipitous drop in temperatures caused by the localised cooling influence of atmospheric pollution. But the authors theorised that localised cooling caused by air pollution might counteract the greenhouse effect.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

  Ammonia demand for fertilizer and other existing uses by IEA scenario (Source: IEA ) Shipping fuel: Maritime shipping, which accounts for 3% of CO2 emissions, is betting big on ammonia. EV fleet and reinvest in gasoline cars, citing low demand and high repair costs for EVs. of global emissions. 

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Politicians and regulators have highlighted power plant operators’ failure to winterize equipment against cold temperatures, despite guidance to do so after similar, if much smaller-scale, winter rolling blackouts in 2011. There’s no corresponding peak in natural gas demand during heat waves, he said.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

🏠 JETCOOL , a Littleton Common, MA-based direct-to-chip liquid cooling manufacturer, raised $17M in Series A funding from Bosch Ventures, Schooner Ventures, Raptor Group, and In-Q-Tel.   Meanwhile, OPEC is diverging from the IEA’s prediction that the world will reach peak oil demand in 2030. to $86.83 / barrel.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Power Grid Failures Credit: Ron Jenkins / Getty Images People had a bad time in Texas when extreme weather created demand and supply shocks which led to rolling blackouts. Dandelion raises $40M to scale geothermal home heating and cooling business. What went wrong? Who’s to blame?

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Along with a significant share of the state’s ample wind power fleet that lacked the cold weather hardening typical of wind farms in northern climes, coal and nuclear power plants also tripped offline as safety instruments and cooling systems froze up. Why winterization efforts have fallen short.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2020

Elsewhere in the US this week, meanwhile, Ohio found itself embroiled in controversy over a $60m bribery scandal which saw renewable energy incentives gutted in favour of a state bailout for ailing coal and nuclear power facilities. UN: Greener air conditioning and fridges could save world $2.9tr.

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