R-Squared Energy

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2019, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System , which highlights the importance of nuclear power in decarbonizing the world’s energy sector. To be clear, nuclear power will face headwinds as long as the public perceives that such risks still exist.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

” The budget statement “predictably majored on pre-election giveaways political dividing lines”, said Ashden policy lead Will Walter, adding that it “will do nothing for those living in cold, damp, expensive to heat homes or for local authorities struggling to provide basic services.” This brings the fund up to £1.1

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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. At present, nuclear is still the world's second largest source of low carbon power after hydro electricity, with atomic power plants spread across 32 countries.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

The UK will need roughly 108GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 - more than 10 times current capacity - to achieve a net zero electricity system by the middle of the next decade, researchers from Imperial College London have warned.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

National Grid is accelerating the connection of up to 20GW of clean energy projects to its electricity transmission and distribution networks in England and Wales as part of ongoing collaborative work across industry in the UK.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

However, since then, the state has redefined its energy policy, including a revival of nuclear power, the acceleration of renewables and reindustrialisation through the development of low-carbon industrial zones. Have you read? Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment. But is it enough?

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 14, 2022

With the premise that nuclear is clean as plant operations do not emit any CO2, the energy form offers the potential for the production of zero carbon hydrogen, with the lifecycle emissions – including for example the construction and decommissioning of plants and technology – comparable to renewables enabled hydrogen. Have you read?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid. Wind and solar alone generated around 30 per cent of Britain's electricity in 2020, while biomass provided seven per cent, and hydropower made up 1.6

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

That is the conclusion of independent research released today by Imperial College London and energy firm Drax, which saw experts assess the tumultuous impact of the coronavirus crisis on Britain's electricity system from April to June 2020, a period characterised by near historically low levels of demand for power.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Innovative trials on the South East’s electricity network have seemingly set the foundations for a world-first short-term market for renewable energy sources. Power Potential was developed to help manage the rapid increase in wind and solar farms, and battery storage connecting to local electricity networks.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

UK consumers are set to pay up-front for the construction of a fresh fleet of large-scale nuclear power plants through their energy bills under a new financing model unveiled by the government today, which looks set to provide a key building block of its plans to deliver a net zero energy system.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2022

Advanced nuclear technologies, modular manufacturing methods and new approaches to project finance could usher a more cost-effective era for the UK's nuclear industry, writes LSE's Esin Serin. As part of its approach to dealing with energy security concerns, the UK government has turned to nuclear power.

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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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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

property designed to produce energy conservation technologies; or g. any other industrial technology designed to reduce GHG emissions, as determined by the U.S. Refurbishes, expands or establishes an industrial or manufacturing facility for the production or recycling of: a. grid modernization equipment or components; d.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2020

EDF has finally submitted plans for its long-trailed Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk, today announcing it has lodged an official application to begin construction work on the multi-billion pound facility towards the end of next year.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

Nuclear plants, CCS, and whole-building retrofits should not be prioritised over smaller cheaper alternatives, study argues, while acknowledging small scale technologies do not offer a panacea. This means directing funding, policies, incentives, and opportunities for experimentation away from the few big and towards the many small.".

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. Ministers are also expected to formally respond to the recent review of the UK's net zero policy landscape by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today reiterated the government's commitment to delivering on the UK's international climate responsibilities, confirming support for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant, announcing a new long-term target for UK energy efficiency, and promising continued investment in clean tech innovation.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the nuclear power generation fleet has had its output been effectively mothballed with output below 20% of earlier levels.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Fresh analysis warns plans for UK's largest BECCS facility in North Yorkshire could prove more expensive for billpayers than Hinkley Point C, but developer Drax rejects calculations and insists carbon capture technology is likely to prove a crucial component of the net zero transition.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

European Union countries generated more electricity from renewables than from coal and gas for the first time ever in 2020, according to a report released Monday. Coal power slumped by 20 percent year-on-year while solar and wind power grew 15 percent and 9 percent, respectively. "In France is stuck at around 10 percent.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2020

Assessing hundreds of potential pathways to reaching net zero by 2050 or sooner, the ESC today stressed there were "massive economic opportunities for the UK to lead the world" in the development of net zero technologies and services.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors, and investing tens of billions in clean energy through carbon capture. We don't want to see high bills like this again, it's time for a clean energy reset.

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Business Green

MAY 9, 2022

The UK's new clean energy targets must be matched by a major electricity infrastructure and demand-side flexibility blitz, experts have warned. The Energy Security Strategy did set out some provisions that could result in an acceleration of flexibility solutions on the grid.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The government has unveiled further details of its hotly-anticipated vision for the UK's net zero transition, signalling a major overhaul of Britain's energy market to scale up renewables, clean heating, nuclear, energy efficiency, carbon capture, and hydrogen technologies over the coming decade and beyond.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

The role of data and technology. In the quest to become more sustainable, says the report, businesses understand they need new technology and tools to calculate their footprint accurately. On top of this, 67% admit to lacking the tools needed to implement a carbon reduction policy.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

It will operate across the service area of Electricity North West (ENW) as well as on the national system operated by National Grid ESO, which will join ENW as a project partner, along with Schneider Electric, ENW’s advanced distribution management system (ADMS) provider. Urgency driving networks to act. The recent U.K.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This mechanism serves as a protective shield for the EU’s climate policies, preventing them from being undermined by production relocation to countries with less stringent environmental standards or by the substitution of EU products with more carbon-intensive imports.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Under certain conditions, gas and nuclear energy could be part of the mix, making it easier for private investors to inject money into both. EU members like Austria and Luxembourg already have raised the possibility of legal disputes as they challenge the green notion of nuclear.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

Actual energy generation looked different: Power was generated at centralized power plants by heavy machinery, protected from weather elements inside large buildings. In search of alternatives, utilities turned to domestic coal, nuclear power and natural gas. During the ‘80s and ‘90s, many U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A transition toward 100 percent clean electricity is underway in the United States, led by cities and states across the country. These distinctions will carry a lot of weight as the policy discussion shifts from setting goals to actually meeting targets. 100% targets come in different forms. Washington D.C.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

stays on track, there will be 11 million electric vehicles on U.K. “Consumer technology choices today will influence [decarbonization] pathways and options for efficient whole system operation in the future. Adding more wind, solar and electric vehicles seems achievable, if challenging. A year ago the U.K. If the U.K.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

As Canada navigates the clean energy transition, cleaner technologies and solutions are attracting attention. But its full potential for reducing emissions depends on how it is produced, which in turn is influenced by costs and technologies. This means its potential role has similarities with that of electricity.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

The findings, published by energy think tank Ember, suggest Europe weathered a "triple crisis" in the energy sector last year, as the industry faced soaring costs, a scramble to wean the continent off Russian gas supplies, and the lowest levels of hydro and nuclear generation in two decades. Any fears of a coal rebound are now dead."

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To be a true leader on electric vehicles, the government must plump the market by requiring manufacturers to produce a set percentage of low-carbon vehicles, writes Energy UK's Yumann Siddiq. But at COP27 Climate Summit, the UK's leadership in the electric vehicle (EV) world is being met with fierce competition from global markets.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Green business groups and campaigners welcome the government's renewed focus on the net zero transition, but warn plan lacks long-term policies and sufficient funding in key areas. More, ambitious policy may be needed to support jobs in sectors such as automotive and deliver a fair, green transition.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Recent years have seen energy storage installations dominated by lithium-ion battery technology around the world. An example is HydroWIRES (‘Water Innovation for a Resilient Electric System’), an initiative which, among other objectives, is looking to quantify the value of pumped hydro as the electricity system evolves.

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