Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sizewell C project takes major step forward as government unveils plans to establish Great British Energy, a new arms-length public body to oversee UK nuclear power pipeline.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Closure of EDF's Ayrshire plant, which has operated on west coast of Scotland since 1976, leaves UK with just seven operational nuclear stations. The 1.2GW capacity power station first began operating in 1976, and although it was originally expected to operate for 25 years, EDF was able to extend the plant's lifespan a number of times.

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Energy Central

JUNE 30, 2022

DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon PG&E Asks for More Time To Apply For Nuclear Funds DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon A change in eligibility criteria by DOE to fund nuclear power plants slated to close opens the door to life extension for 2,256 MWe of CO2 emission free electrical generating capacity at the Diablo (..)

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Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The NETS meeting at PNNL in Richland this week explored what we need to do to really get humans into space – specialized nuclear power for space, specialized materials, energy conversion technologies – and the policies needed to implement them.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Between 2009 and 2019, global consumption of renewable energy grew at an annual average of 13.4%. Over that time, renewable energy consumption grew from 8.2 The reason for this is that overall global energy consumption — while growing at an average annual rate of only 1.9% — rose by 92 EJ from 2009 to 2019. In the U.S. —

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. The free, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan EPS model empowers users to analyze the effects of hundreds of climate policies. climate goals.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

India has begun commercial operation of its first domestically designed 700-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat, state-owned Nuclear Power Corp.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

With COP27 in Egypt coming to a close, there is broader acceptance of the role for nuclear power in solving the climate crisis, as it is one of the few electricity generation options that positively impacts all three dimensions of the energy trilemma. What is the energy trilemma?

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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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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 18, 2024

Government previously denied evidence countries with nuclear weapons favour atomic power over renewables There is long running debate about whether nuclear power has a role in combatting the climate crisis. The UK government decided last week it was vital and is planning a vast expansion. Continue reading.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against the government's decision to grant planning permission to the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk, arguing that development consent has been granted unlawfully. The government was satisfied with the water plan during construction and with the long-term plan.".

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Briefings by senior ministers ahead of Energy Security Strategy suggest plan will include new target for nuclear, cheap heat pumps loans, and planning reforms to fast track onshore wind development.

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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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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 23, 2022

Generally, the best cure to high prices is high prices, but with an inflation of over 8% potentially one in three European households will not be able to pay their energy bill this winter. I think many European countries have been implementing an extremely naïve energy policy for the past decade, making themselves way too energy-dependent.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 4, 2021

The nuclear industry is heading into 2021 with increased optimism around small modular reactors (SMRs) after a series of policy initiatives worldwide in recent weeks. and Canada, three major nuclear markets, all signaled growing support for SMRs in the closing weeks of 2020. back small modular reactors. Meanwhile in the U.K.,

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 17, 2020

Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison has agreed to pay a $200 million fine in relation to a federal investigation over bribery charges that have cast a shadow over its policy efforts in the state capital. billion spending plan involved replacing aging power poles and lines and replacing underground power cables.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

Exelon may be forced to close its Illinois nuclear plants if state legislation is not passed to bolster their eroding financial prospects. But subsidiary utility Commonwealth Edison’s involvement in a bribery scandal has complicated this and other key policy efforts in its home state.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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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. Kathryn Huff, the Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy.

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Energy Central

MARCH 24, 2022

And it is even made harder by abandoning the use of nuclear power in the energy mix.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

Improving the thermal performance of UK homes could deliver climate and energy security at a fraction of the cost of nuclear power, argues Kingspan's Rita Singh. The announcement came following April's Energy Security Strategy, which proposed eight new nuclear reactors and the continual replacement of boilers with heat pumps.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Veolia’s Gavin Graveson saw the budget as “a missed opportunity” given the dearth of measures to deliver decarbonized and local energy. Nuclear energy received attention commensurate with its status as “a critical part of the government’s plan for delivering energy security and a decarbonised power sector”.

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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. That’s almost as much as the UK’s entire nuclear power output.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

Treasury announced the second round of the 48C tax credit for clean energy manufacturing. Key Takeaways Inflation Reduction Act renewed the Section 48C of the Internal Revenue Code, providing $10 billion in credits for qualifying advanced energy products. billion set aside for projects in energy communities.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. Meanwhile, the rapid growth of solar power is providing generous amounts of daytime electricity, but, of course, none at night. With all these changes, it’s clear that power providers have their work cut out for them.

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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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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. In a May 2020 paper in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, a team of economists led by Cameron Hepburn led a survey to assess the most climate-friendly recovery policies.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

The need to become sustainable is posing “an existential crisis” for the energy industry, according to a new survey into the sustainability of this sector by French software firm Dassault Systèmes. On top of government regulation, energy companies are also dealing with more eco-conscious clients. The post-COVID energy mix.

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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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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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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. Paul Dorfman, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and visiting fellow with the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

Europe's power system will look very different in 2030, with energy storage supporting the “dominance” of wind and solar generation, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. Coal and nuclear power will be the biggest losers in Europe's energy system by 2040.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 28, 2020

Exelon is following through with a threat to close two of its Illinois nuclear power plants by next year unless it receives state support to boost their financial viability, a move that could undermine the state's carbon-free electricity goals. Both states have aggressive zero-carbon energy policies.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

There’s no shortage of “resilience” talk in the energy industry, but it hasn’t always been that way. Actual energy generation looked different: Power was generated at centralized power plants by heavy machinery, protected from weather elements inside large buildings.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“An enormous amount of authority still rests with the states for determining your energy future. These distinctions will carry a lot of weight as the policy discussion shifts from setting goals to actually meeting targets. One key attribute is whether a target is based on renewable or clean energy resources.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. Once this largest source of carbon emissions is greened up, the second-largest, transportation, can tap renewable energy via electric vehicles. France built nuclear power. And the company continues to push further.

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