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S.African regulator asks public to comment on government’s nuclear plan via Reuters

Posted on 2020/11/23 by nfield

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23 (Reuters) – South Africa’s energy regulator on Monday invited the public to comment on a government plan to procure new nuclear capacity to come online after 2030. […] Recurring power outages caused by breakdowns at state utility … Continue reading →

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In Promoting New Nuclear Power, Biden-Harris Back Fiction Over Science via Counter Punch

Posted on 2020/11/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY LINDA PENTZ GUNTER Although possibly a sad comment on his predecessors, incoming U.S. president, Joe Biden, is offering the most progressive climate policy so far of any who have previously held his position. As Paul Gipe points out in his … Continue reading →

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Ørsted and Yara seek to develop groundbreaking green ammonia project in the Netherlands via State of Green

Posted on 2020/11/06 by nfield

By Ørsted, November 03, 2020 Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, and Yara, the world’s leading fertilizer company, have joined forces in developing a pioneering project aiming at replacing fossil hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in the production of ammonia with … Continue reading →

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Japan not eyeing new reactors to help reach 2050 carbon-neutral goal via Reuters

Posted on 2020/10/28 by nfield

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is not considering building new nuclear power plants to help it become carbon-free by 2050, the government’s top spokesman said on Wednesday. For the world’s fifth-biggest emitter, reining in emissions from utilities that contribute about 4/5ths … Continue reading →

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Murray City votes to withdraw from nuclear power project via The Salt Lake Tribune

Posted on 2020/10/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Taylor Stevens  The Murray City Council voted unanimously this week to back out of a first-of-its-kind nuclear power project that has the support of a number of Utah municipalities.  It’s the fourth Utah city to exit the small modular nuclear reactor … Continue reading →

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Aggressive push to 100% renewable energy could save Americans billions – study via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/10/22 by nfield

An aggressive push towards 100% renewable energy would save Americans as much as $321bn in energy costs, while also slashing planet-heating emissions, according to a new report. Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, has vowed to eliminate greenhouse gases from … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson: Wind farms could power every home by 2030 via BBC

Posted on 2020/10/06 by nfield

Speaking to the Conservative party conference, the PM announced £160m to upgrade ports and factories for building turbines to help the country “build back greener”. The plan aims to create 2,000 jobs in construction and support 60,000 more. He said … Continue reading →

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Cities Snub Plan to Save Nuclear Power With Mini Reactors via Bloomberg Green

Posted on 2020/09/29 by nfield

A project to revive nuclear power by demonstrating the viability of small, factory-built reactors has a problem: At least two cities that agreed to participate have pulled out and others may join them before a Sept. 30 deadline. The defections … Continue reading →

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Three takeaways from the 2020 World Nuclear Industry Status Report via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/09/27 by nfield

By John Krzyzaniak, September 25, 2020 The size of the global nuclear fleet has been stagnant for 30 years, and last year was no different. According to the 2020 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, released Thursday, there were 408 nuclear reactors online … Continue reading →

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Duke Energy’s shell game via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2020/09/21 by nfield

New plan touts carbon cuts, adds more gas and nuclear Duke Energy has said that it will submit a blanket request for Second License Extensions for all 11 reactors in its fleet, which would see these already aging, degrading and … Continue reading →

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