The week in climate policy: 6 updates you need to know
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2024
The US House approved a nuclear power bill, and the SEC plans to drop its Scope 3 reporting requirement.
Coalition “in a panic” about response to confused and unpopular nuclear power plan
Renew Economy
APRIL 7, 2024
Like everything else associated with the Coalition’s nuclear policy, the plan to win over communities in coal regions has hit a snag. The post Coalition “in a panic” about response to confused and unpopular nuclear power plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Dutton kicks his own nuclear policy can down the road, amid reports of split in Coalition
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2024
Coalition delays release of nuclear power policy, saying "it won't be bullied" into meeting the timeline it set itself. The post Dutton kicks his own nuclear policy can down the road, amid reports of split in Coalition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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UK Lays Out Fourfold Nuclear Power Expansion in Comprehensive Roadmap
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
11 aimed at quadrupling the country’s nuclear power capacity by 2050 sets out a series of goals and actions that could […] The post UK Lays Out Fourfold Nuclear Power Expansion in Comprehensive Roadmap appeared first on POWER Magazine. A roadmap released by the UK government on Jan.
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Gas, rooftop solar, nukes: Dutton to take “most expensive” nuclear power plan to next election
Renew Economy
MARCH 11, 2024
Federal opposition leader says the Coalition is preparing to reveal "potential host sites" for six nuclear power plants around the country. The post Gas, rooftop solar, nukes: Dutton to take “most expensive” nuclear power plan to next election appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […] The post Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine. (..)
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Cold turkeys: The demise of nuclear power in Australia’s AUKUS partner countries
Renew Economy
MARCH 11, 2024
Peter Dutton wants to pick your pockets to build nuclear reactors in Australia, and says they can be delivered in a decade. The post Cold turkeys: The demise of nuclear power in Australia’s AUKUS partner countries appeared first on RenewEconomy. Based on the experience of the UK and US, that's not true.
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‘Tell him he’s dreaming’: Bowen rubbishes Coalition claim Australia could have nuclear power in a decade
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 9, 2024
O’Brien said the Coalition was in the “advanced stages” of finalising its policy, which is not expected to be unveiled for several weeks. The mocking comment on Sunday came as the government continued to pour scorn on the opposition’s speculative alternative plan to renewable energy.
Merkel’s policies left Germany too reliant on Russian gas, adviser admits
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Top economics aide says the ex-chancellor had little choice after deciding to phase out nuclear power
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ADBA welcomes Government response to Green Gas Support Scheme mid-scheme review
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 29, 2024
With the right policy support, biogas can provide more energy than nuclear in 2031. We can build hundreds of biogas plants on time and on budget in the time it takes to announce another delay to a nuclear power plant. Moreover, green gas is easy to store and so it is a better back-up to cheap solar and wind.”
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Hitachi ditches UK nuclear power projects
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.
Why public policy must adjust to new energy source preference
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Support for renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is linked to a belief that climate change will be catastrophic, while supporters of nuclear power tend to be less concerned about climate risks, says a study from the Energy Policy Research Group at Cambridge Judge Business School.
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DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon
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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Sizewell C: Government confirms plan to take £670m stake in nuclear power project
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.
Hunterston B nuclear power station poised for shutdown,sparking fresh questions over UK's new nuclear plans
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. "It
Nuclear In Space -- The NETS Meeting
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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India Begins Commercial Operation of First Domestically Designed 700-MWe PHWR Nuclear Reactor
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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Weatherwatch: UK push for civil atomic power highlights link with nuclear weapons
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.
Nuclear Power’s Future Is Looking Brighter
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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Campaigners launch legal challenge against Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station planning permission
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.
Sole US Nuclear Plant Under Construction Plods on Despite Virus Infections
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 30, 2020
The modern American nuclear power industry is not known for its punctuality, but the spread of a tenacious virus certainly doesn't help. Coronavirus-related social distancing policies also hit retail electricity business at Southern Company, which owns regulated utilities Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power.
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Energy Innovation Policy & Technology® and RMI Launch 48 U.S. State EPS Models
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. With the release of the U.S.
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A Talk Sponsored by Foreign Policy Review Raises Interesting Issues About Achieving Net Zero
Energy Central
MARCH 24, 2022
And it is even made harder by abandoning the use of nuclear power in the energy mix. It’s a big ask to tell countries with very little access to electricity to accept the same level of responsibility as electricity-rich nations striving to achieve the net-zero emissions target that the United Nations has set for the mid-century.
Boris Johnson eyeing major expansion of nuclear power to shore-up energy security
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.
Nuclear Enters 2021 With Buoyant Global Outlook for Small Modular Reactors
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. NuScale is intending to bid for 2.5 and the U.K.
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ComEd Agrees to $200M Fine on Federal Bribery Charge
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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IEA warns clean energy transition 'harder, riskier, and more expensive' without nuclear
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. And the nuclear industry must quickly address the issues of cost overruns and project delays that have bedevilled the construction of new plants in advanced economies.
Nuclear Waste And The Path Forward
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. Recycling policies are in place in France, some other European countries, as well as Russia, China, and Japan.
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The Energy Trilemma – important lessons from recent events
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?
ComEd Bribery Scandal Clouds Picture for Exelon’s Illinois Nuclear Plants
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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UK Nuclear on Tenterhooks Pending Funding Announcement
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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COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Impacts, And Co-Benefits: Stimulus Policies That Can Multi-Solve
Energy Innovation
JULY 14, 2020
In April, daily emissions fell by as much as 17 percent , and total 2020 emissions may be 7-11 percent lower than 2019 (as projected by the Energy Policy Simulator , and a new opinion piece in Nature by Hanna et al., Figure 2 Mean survey results of recovery policy archetypes (2008-2020) aggregated using relativity-adjusted scores.
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Powering into the Future? UK nuclear strategy after Hitachi
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.
Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactors Take A Big Step Forward
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.
Alberta Promises Cenovus $7 Million to Study Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
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.
WoodMac: Wind, Solar and Storage to Dominate Europe’s Power Grid by 2030
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 3, 2020
"Fuel and carbon prices are on the up, technology costs are not set for any major decreases and net-zero policies will eventually target the decarbonization of all power market services.” Coal and nuclear power will be the biggest losers in Europe's energy system by 2040. New-build projects in the U.K.
Hinkley Point C confirms fresh delays, as MPs raise nuclear decommissioning concerns
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.
Crumbs of consolation? What the budget offered
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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Renewables Overtake Coal, Thanks To Natural Gas
R-Squared Energy
JUNE 4, 2020
The short version is that policies to curb carbon emissions were put in place about the same time the shale boom and renewable power revolutions created cheaper, cleaner alternatives to coal. So, how does the consumption of renewables and coal compare to our consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and nuclear power?
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Exelon Threatens to Close 2 Nuclear Plants as Battle Over State Subsidies Looms
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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Momentum Builds for UK Government to Self-Fund New Nuclear Plants
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. When the U.K. Since then, three other U.K.
Fresh U.K. Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 14, 2020
government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. Nuclear talks with EDF to resume. will ape the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) when it officially leaves the Union on January 1, 2021.
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Ed’s note: Why you can’t just blame the market for high energy prices
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 23, 2022
I think many European countries have been implementing an extremely naïve energy policy for the past decade, making themselves way too energy-dependent. We have been far too rigorous in scaling down modern fossil-fuelled and nuclear power plants.
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'A crucial step': Government unveils funding plan for new nuclear plants
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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