Tag Archives: Natural Gas

German politicians affirm rejection of nuclear power in EU sustainable finance taxonomy via Clean Energy Wire

Posted on 2021/11/08 by nfield

[…] “We don’t want nuclear energy, we don’t think it’s sustainable and we don’t want the EU to support it,“ the acting minister from the Social Democrats (SPD) told newspapers of the Funke Mediengruppe in an article carried by the Frankfurter Allgemeine … Continue reading →

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Geothermal at crucial juncture as conference comes to Reno via RGJ.com

Posted on 2013/06/23 by norma field

Just days before a major gathering of key geothermal players in Reno, the industry finds itself at a crucial juncture that could determine its very future. With natural gas prices plummeting, the once-sizzling pace of geothermal development is starting to … Continue reading →

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Fracked off via The Economist

Posted on 2013/06/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Thanks to cheap natural gas, America’s nuclear renaissance is on hold […] The culprit is the price of natural gas, which fell from over $13 per million British thermal units in 2008, when many of the applications to build new … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Levy nuclear plant twice the cost of a natural gas facility via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2013/05/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] State officials repeat the nuclear-is-cheaper gospel so often, the Tampa Bay Times set out to see if the premise is true. The analysis compared the cost of the Levy nuclear plant to a natural gas facility, using a set … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power vs. Natural Gas via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Southern’s enthusiasm for nuclear exceeds that of almost every other utility. John W. Rowe, the chairman of Exelon, the nation’s biggest nuclear utility, had said that he would not build a new reactor at today’s natural gas prices. Referring … Continue reading →

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