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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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22 Countries, Including U.S., Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity

POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2023

and 21 other countries have said they want to triple the global generation capacity of nuclear power by mid-century. Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine. The pledge, announced Dec. 2 at the United Nations’ […] The post 22 Countries, Including U.S.,

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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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America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has

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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

To mitigate climate change, it is crucial to stop using all fossil fuels, to ban new natural gas boilers, and to massively ramp up renewable electricity production. However, climate change is progressing so fast that now we must focus on impacts within the next ten years.

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Nuclear Energy Seeing a Resurgence Unlike Any Other

POWER Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

Nuclear energy is surging back in a big way. Case in point: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s comments last week on plans to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan. […] The post Nuclear Energy Seeing a Resurgence Unlike Any Other appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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The POWER Interview: Nuclear Set to Energize, Decarbonize Industry

POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A variety of industries are looking at nuclear power as a way to reduce their carbon footprint and provide a reliable source of electricity. Technology companies, along with industries such […] The post The POWER Interview: Nuclear Set to Energize, Decarbonize Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Financing the Nuclear Renaissance

POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, last December, 25 countries underlined the role of nuclear energy in their climate strategies by issuing a The post Financing the Nuclear Renaissance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Sizewell C to power desalination plant with clean electricity

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Sizewell B nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast: The facility will provide electricity for the desalination plant at Sizewell C (image credit: Debra O’Connor / Shutterstock.com). Sizewell C is proposing a series of other measures to reduce carbon emissions during and after construction of the power station.

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Hydrogen: ‘The Swiss Army Knife of Decarbonization’

POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of […] The post Hydrogen: ‘The Swiss Army Knife of Decarbonization’ appeared first on POWER Magazine. Last October, the U.S.

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Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth’s climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

The reduction in the global nuclear arsenal to just over 12,000 (of which 4,000 are on operational standby) has ebbed the threat of all-out nuclear war, prompting some to question whether the limited climate models used in the 1980s had understated the consequences of a global nuclear war.

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Landrieu: Natural Gas Is ‘Not the Enemy, It Is Part of the Solution’ to Achieving Climate Goals

POWER Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

who is now a senior policy advisor for the law firm Van Ness Feldman and co-chair of the Natural Allies Leadership Council, is keen […] The post Landrieu: Natural Gas Is ‘Not the Enemy, It Is Part of the Solution’ to Achieving Climate Goals appeared first on POWER Magazine. Mary Landrieu (D-La.),

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Comment: Europe’s struggle to understand energy economics

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Source: World Nuclear Association). The French responded by launching a plan to build dozens of nuclear power stations. Within 15 years they had all but eliminated their dependence on oil power. Nuclear, not coal plants are cheap to run. This one reveals nuclear – not coal – to have lower marginal costs.

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Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging California Nuclear Plant’s Operations

POWER Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2023

A California judge rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to keep Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from extending the operating life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. […] The post Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging California Nuclear Plant’s Operations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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A lopsided prospectus? Commentators appraise the Spring Budget

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Those who are making progress with energy efficiency received some good news with the announcement that Climate Change Agreements will be extended by two more years from 1 April 2025. So, best to assume that firms will have to be more focused than ever on saving energy.

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Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

By comparison, the CfD awarded to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is £106.12/MWh. The science behind biomass is there for everyone to see – it worsens climate change and has an expensive and polluting supply chain. MGT Teesside’s CfD is also one of the costliest ever awarded at a strike price of £147.56/MWh

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Bloomberg report: Urgent deployment of existing technology can get world close to net zero

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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.

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

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MARCH 31, 2023

Nor does it refer to a topic that was of unequivocal scientific concern at the time: The “greenhouse effect,” or what is now known as climate change. He dubbed his project “ Dirty Pearls: exposing Shell’s hidden legacy of climate change accountability, 1970-1990.”

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How Oil Giant Exxon Bought Influence Over the Swedish Moderate Party

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JUNE 26, 2024

Original version [link] While current Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was marketing director and his minister for justice, Gunnar Strömmer, was project manager, the Swedish libertarian think tank Timbro received money from oil company ExxonMobil at a time when it was actively engaged in spreading disinformation about climate change.

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A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

When a climate scientist’s inbox is flooded with requests to appear on Fox News, it’s a fairly clear sign they’ve done something controversial. For Patrick Brown, the moment arrived a year ago, mere hours after his essay titled “I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published” landed on the internet.

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