The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

UK lines up Abu Dhabi wealth fund for stake in £20bn-£44bn project despite growing row over other Emirati investment plans A United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund has been approached to take a stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk, it has emerged.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

Throughout the whole of 2022, Britain was in a net export position on average, with a net export of 4.1TWh of power leaving GB for continental Europe and Ireland. In total, 16.4TWh of power was imported by France in 2022, compared to the 43TWh of export in the previous year. France had the largest net volume of imports from GB.

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POWER Magazine

JULY 18, 2024

South African state-owned utility Eskom has garnered the National Nuclear Regulator’s (NNR’s) approval to continue operating Unit 1 of the 1,860-MW Koeberg Nuclear Power Station for another 20 years, until […] The post South Africa Extends Koeberg Unit 1’s Lifespan, Stands Firm on Nuclear Expansion Plans appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Energy Central

JULY 28, 2024

NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Hermes 2 NuScale – 2nd Round Funding for Romania SMR Front End Engineering and Design India Announces Plans for Domestic SMR Design South Africa’s Eskom Plans SMRs South Korea Invests $866 Million in Fusion CIA Investment Arm Funds Seattle Fusion Startup Rolls-Royce Gets UK Funding for Space Nuclear (..)

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Energy Central

JULY 14, 2024

Dominion Opens the Door to SMRs at North Anna SMR Developers Submit Bids for UK Funding US Exim Bank Said to Be Ready to Fund AP100 Reactors in Bulgaria South Africa Sets Plans for 2,500MW Nuclear Power Station AtkinsRéalis to Design Fusion Plant for Type One Energy Dominion Opens the Door to SMRs at North Anna Dominion Energy Virginia (NYSE:D) announced (..)

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Energy Central

MARCH 30, 2024

Constellation Saves Millions Using Blue Wave AI Tools TerraPower Submits Its Natrium Construction Permit Application the NRC South Korea Gears Up For Advanced Reactor Development Urenco Signs New Nuclear Fuel Contract With South Korea Eagle Rock Enrichment Plant May Fly Again South Africa’s PBMR May Get a Restart Thailand, Philippines Exploring (..)

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Renewables and Nuclear Power. Nuclear consumption fell in 2020 by 4.1%, but that was on the heels of a rapid increase from the previous year.

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Energy Central

APRIL 14, 2024

announced.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year. This is largely thanks to the huge momentum behind renewables, with ever cheaper solar leading the way, and support from the important comeback of nuclear power, whose generation is set to reach a historic high by 2025.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

What happens if the monsoons fail and Himalayan water supplies shared by three nuclear powers become unreliable? What happens if harvests fail completely and repeatedly across North Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America sparking a level of migration towards Europe and North America completely unprecedented in human history?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  UN resolution calls for more equity in Africa's critical mineral mines, the source of more than half of the world’s cobalt and manganese. who are working towards a clean, green, and just future.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Clean Crop Technologies is piloting its technology within Diageo’s network of more than 60,000 smallholder farmers in East Africa, in partnership with Diageo’s subsidiary East African Breweries. Greentown alum Infinite Cooling , a pioneer in sustainable water recovery, is testing its tech at EDF’s Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in France.

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 16, 2024

Unease and anger are rising over proposals to build country’s first facility on Kilifi coast, home to white sand beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps Kilifi County’s white sandy beaches have made it one of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

BNEF also sets out a potential pathway based on significant amounts of nuclear power being used to both generate electricity and produce hydrogen, which would altogether require a 19-fold increase in nuclear power capacity from today, reaching a total of over 7,000GW by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

The main causes include a lack of fuel for diesel power plants, technical difficulties, and low water levels at the dams where hydropower is produced. This year (2022), France has been struggling with a lack of cooling water for its nuclear power facilities due to an extremely dry period.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Martin Bradley, head of Macquarie Asset Management's real assets team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the consortium's investment would help ensure Britain's gas transmission system plays a "leading role" in preparing the energy system for a net zero emission economy.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

They point out that already some countries like Mexico, South Africa, and the U.S. strongly emphasize that recommendations for climate-friendly recovery policy be filtered to those that maximize job retainment and growth like R&D investments, keeping nuclear power plants open, and wind and solar power plant expansion.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

While concern over climate change was building, Shell saw the heavily-polluting fuel as the answer to the world’s energy needs, and its coal business would eventually grow to span the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa. Shell’s interest in climate research continued, nevertheless.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe. SMRs remain an emerging technology with some critics questioning whether the industry can deliver on its promise of driving down the cost of nuclear power.

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Energy Central

JUNE 26, 2023

USNC To Build Micro Reactor Factory in Alabama India PM Modi in US Visit Talks with President Biden About Plan for Six AP1000s Turkey’s Talks Continue With Russia, China, South Korea on New Nuclear Plants Romania Pledges Financial Support for Nuclear Power Projects Cernavoda 3, 4 New Effort for Pebble Bed HTGR in South Africa Nuward, EDF, Tractebel (..)

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Plus, Amazon has signed an MOU with Dominion Energy to explore building an SMR near the company's North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia. Amazon said it will deploy 5GW of nuclear power through SMRs by 2039. Amazon’s paying prime for next decade delivery particularly stands out.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A variety of smaller, but significant, commitments on accelerating the energy transition, net zero steel production, fossil fuel phase-outs globally and specifically in South Africa, EV ambitions, and exploration of nuclear power and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Officials with Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said the country is on track to start construction on its first nuclear power plant by 2027. The group at a […] The post Kenya Moves Forward With Plans for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Eskom, South Africa’s major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom […] The post Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

In Africa, it is even worse: 60 per cent of people lack coverage. Belgium has become the latest European country to rethink its energy strategy in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the government announcing it is to delay the planned closure of its nuclear power plants by a decade.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

  ⚡ Enfin , a Bloemfontein, South Africa-based solar financing platform, was acquired by Adenia Partners for an undisclosed amount.  OPEC projects production will grow 9% in the next two decades to 116M barrels per day, largely driven by demand from India, China, Africa and the Middle East. 

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The second camp sees a growing role for fossil fuels as the global population expands and hundreds of millions of people seek to join the energy-intensive middle classes, especially in Asia and Africa. My personal opinion favors the first camp, but I will elaborate on both. Camp 1 – No, Oil will not recover.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Campaigners launch legal action against South Africa's plans for new coal plants. Coal accounts for around 80 per cent of South Africa's energy mix and the government plans to add 1,500MW of new capacity over the next six years. Bill Gates' TerraPower venture selects Wyoming for $4bn nuclear project.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

During the discussion, he touched on the huge potential for renewables and hydrogen, the role for nuclear power, the human rights challenges facing the industry, and the disruption resulting from the energy supply crunch that is currently shaking the global economy. world alive, he said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Just Energy Transition Partnerships pioneered in South Africa, Indonesia , and Vietnam will begin to mobilise billions of dollars of clean energy investment, providing a template for other emerging economies to follow.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

Analysis suggests that air pollution in Africa falls as economies grow (counter to expectations). Land O Lakes launched a carbon offset exchange for farmland. Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid airplane developer Zero Avia raised money from Breakthrough Energy Ventures , among others.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. In a rare show of bipartisan support, 50% of democrats and 67% of republicans want more reactors.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In the US, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) also proposed a new licensing framework for advanced nuclear technologies like small modular and microreactors. Pop-up Sustainable aviation fuel is poised for liftoff with a new DOE SAF report.

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