POWER Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2024

Browns Ferry Unit 1, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) first nuclear reactor, turned 50 on Aug. 1, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the iconic plant’s storied history. To commemorate […] The post History of Power: TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Turns 50 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

© 2024 TechCrunch. A series of recent rulings from regulators dashed the Big Tech companies' hopes of finding a quick fix for their electricity needs. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 22, 2024

Attendees arrive for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Energy Summit at the Brussels Expo on March 21st, 2024. Photo by Nicolas Maeterlinck / BELGA / AFP via Getty Images More than 30 countries have pledged to pursue nuclear energy as one way to meet global climate goals.

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TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 14, 2024

With the deal, Google joins Microsoft and Amazon in turning to nuclear power to satiate its thirst for electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 18, 2024

Tricastin nuclear power station in Pierrelatte, southeastern France (image credit: Pack-shot / Shutterstock.com). The UK is on track to import a record amount of electricity in 2024, smashing the previous record from 2021 by 50%. Net imports have accounted for 15% of GB power, enough for 10.8 million homes.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 17, 2024

In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. Overview In 2023, nuclear power generation increased by 2% despite a slight decrease in total installed capacity. remains the global leader in nuclear power production, but China’s 10-year growth rate is 14.6%, versus -0.2%

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. That’s why Microsoft is now throwing its weight behind nuclear power. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Today we will cover nuclear power. Nuclear power is unique among energy sources. It can be scaled up to very large power plants, it is firm power (available upon demand), and it produces no carbon dioxide while generating electricity. In 2022, nuclear generation actually declined by 4.4%.

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Nuclear Power Carbon Demand Natural gas 78

Energy Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When discussing the future of nuclear power plant construction, there is general agreement that to control costs and risks there is a need to build a fleet of standardized designs.

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 5, 2024

Low-carbon electricity investment driven by solar projects but oil and gas spending still too high to meet climate goals Global investment in low-carbon electricity will rise to 10 times as much as fossil fuel power this year due to an increase in spending on solar projects, according to the International Energy Agency. Continue reading.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2022

The Sizewell B nuclear Power on the Suffolk coast, September 2021 (image credit: Debra O’Connor / Shutterstock.com). Recently the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson boldly stated that the government plan is to “build a nuclear reactor every year rather than once every decade”. Additionally, Scotland wants out.

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Nuclear Power Government Construction Energy 147

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 25, 2021

by June 2024). If these numbers materialize, by June 2024, renewable energy generating capacity should account for almost 30 percent (29.4%) of the nation’s total available installed generating capacity. more electricity than coal through June 2021 and expanded their lead over nuclear power. rooftop) solar.

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Natural gas Nuclear Power Hydropower Electricity 141

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 3, 2020

New Jersey utility Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), facing state clean energy mandates and an economic imperative to shift its business to regulated assets, is seeking to exit its merchant fossil and solar generation business, while retaining its nuclear power plants and exploring a major expansion into offshore wind.

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Nuclear Power Carbon Methane Energy 130

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 28, 2025

Developed in collaboration with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and other partners, this innovation captures over 90% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during hydrogen production from natural gas. Its not just a step towards eco-friendly power plants; its a leap.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

available installed generating capacity – a share significantly greater than that of coal (18.88%) and more than three times that of nuclear power (8.32%). by September 2024). Renewables now provide more than a quarter (25.39%) of total U.S. By comparison, a year ago, renewables’ share was only 23.28%. respectively.

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Energy Central

AUGUST 19, 2024

In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Each year, I write a series of articles covering the Review’s findings.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

© 2024 TechCrunch. The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Electricity Nuclear Power Startups 137

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

formerly 174 Power Global), a U.S.-based HECO has structured its contracts to provide grid capacity and "dispatchable" renewable energy to manage grid stability after it closes the Oahu coal plant in 2022 and an oil-fired power plant on Maui in 2024. Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corp.

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TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 22, 2025

Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to finish construction on two incomplete reactors. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2024

From the 2019 general election to the start of the 2024 election campaign, the Tories had accepted at least £8.4 Until April 2024, Farmer held shares in the fossil fuel giants Shell and BP, each worth more than £100,000. million from fossil fuel interests, climate science deniers, and highly polluting industries. million since 2001.

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TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 2, 2025

2024 TechCrunch. As 2025 dawns, its a good time to look at the trends that are likely to define the coming 12 months. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 1, 2024

HIGHLIGHTS LATEST FERC AND EIA REPORTS SHOW SOLAR OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2024 INSTALLED SOLAR CAPACITY NOW EXCEEDS NUCLEAR POWER AS WELL AS HYDROPOWER SOLAR ELECTRICAL OUTPUT GREW 20.5%

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TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 7, 2025

2024 TechCrunch. Deep Fission's small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Greentown alum Infinite Cooling , a pioneer in sustainable water recovery, is testing its tech at EDF’s Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in France. ” Yet-Ming Chiang , co-founder of Greentown members Form Energy and Sublime Systems , was named to Forbes’ 2024 Sustainability Leaders list.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 26, 2022

The energy storage projects would come online between 2023 and 2026, coinciding with the expected retirements of gas plants in southern California and PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. MWh Location: Nipomo, California Scheduled to be online by: June 2024. GW of new resources. GW of new resources.

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Batteries Energy Energy Lithium 106

TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 27, 2025

The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Although prevailing wisdom holds that time is running out, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 seemingly shows how the world could still achieve the major goal of the Paris Agreement – holding global warming to well below 2°C and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change – and what it would take to get there. Source: BloombergNEF.

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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. The white paper estimates that demand for low-carbon power will double, leaving the country with “overwhelmingly decarbonized power in the 2030s."

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Beyond the hurdles of technological readiness and financial viability, there is a looming question of whether fusion technology would face similar hurdles as nuclear fission technology in the court of public opinion given the tumultuous history of support for nuclear energy development in the United States (Gupta et al.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Beyond the hurdles of technological readiness and financial viability, there is a looming question of whether fusion technology would face similar hurdles as nuclear fission technology in the court of public opinion given the tumultuous history of support for nuclear energy development in the United States (Gupta et al.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It’s also contracted for hundreds of megawatts of behind-the-meter batteries under a 2014 plan to replace the capacity lost from the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. But SCE sees more grid reliability needs arising by mid-decade, as the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, closes down.

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TechCrunch: Climate

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Among the hurdles, Oklo still hasnt received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after having its previous application denied. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Nuclear power, meanwhile, provided 17.5 per cent of Britain's power last year, while imports accounted for just under seven per cent. per cent of Britain's electricity in 2020, rising to 56 per cent when nuclear power is included. per cent of Britain's power supplies, with coal supplying just 1.6

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The urgency of geothermal energy development was reaffirmed in December 2024 by the Council of Ministers, which called on the European Commission to draft a comprehensive strategy for heating and cooling decarbonization, supported by the EU geothermal action plan, to facilitate project implementation and accelerate geothermal energy deployment.

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TechCrunch: Climate

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

X-Energy is one of many nuclear startups to have benefitted from the AI-driven data center boom. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2020

National Grid views subsea interconnector power cables as crucial to delivering a net zero energy system, as they allow the UK to trade clean electricity with neighbouring countries by exporting power during periods of excess generation, and vice versa.

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