Tag Archives: renewables

The weekend read: Looking at the energy transition’s bigger picture via pv magazine

Posted on 2021/07/11 by nfield

JULY 10, 2021 MARK HUTCHINS From pv magazine 07/2021 pv magazine: It’s been more than 10 years since you first published work on a 100% renewables system – what has changed since then? Mark Jacobson, director, atmosphere/energy program, Stanford University: The first article … Continue reading →

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World has more than enough renewables to move from fossil fuels, scientists say via The National

Posted on 2021/06/11 by nfield

By Greg Russell THE world has more than enough renewable energy potential to comfortably transition away from fossil fuels and achieve the 1.5C global warming target, while expanding energy access for all, according to scientists. In their Fossil Fuel Exit … Continue reading →

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We don’t need nuclear power to tackle climate change via Greenpeace

Posted on 2021/06/08 by nfield

I’ve always kept an open mind about nuclear power, but after four decades working on this issue, I’m still waiting for someone to prove me wrong. […] Apart from a few visionaries in the early 1980s, no one really thought … Continue reading →

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One more whack at the SMR mole via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/05/12 by nfield

By Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. and M.V. Ramana, Ph.D. Small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, are designed to generate less than 300 megawatts of electricity – several times less than typical reactors, which have a range of 1,000 to 1,600 MW. While … Continue reading →

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The 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change via Heinrich Böll Stiftung Brussels

Posted on 2021/04/29 by nfield

Analysis New nuclear power costs about 5 times more than onshore wind power per kWh. Nuclear takes 5 to 17 years longer between planning and operation and produces on average 23 times the emissions per unit electricity generated. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Why Nuclear Power Slows Action on Climate Change: Talking Points #1 via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2021/04/14 by nfield

An analysis by Amory B. Lovins Our new series of Talking Points begins with Amory Lovins’ work on carbon emissions + time + cost which, taken together, eliminate nuclear power as useful in addressing climate change All this is argued … Continue reading →

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More nuclear reactors (SMRs): A bad investment for New Brunswick via NB Media Co-op

Posted on 2021/04/05 by nfield

by Susan O’Donnell, Gordon Edwards, M.V. RamanaApril 4, 2021 The Government of New Brunswick has committed $30 million to develop two small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) projects on the Bay of Fundy next to the Point Lepreau reactor. The federal government contributed $56 million … Continue reading →

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High Renewables in France – it can be done via Renew Extra Weekly

Posted on 2021/03/28 by nfield

March 27, 2021 At present France gets around 109 TWh of its electrical power from around 53GW of renewables and it is aiming to treble that to 300TWh by 2030, while also reducing the share of nuclear in electricity generation, … Continue reading →

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Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/02/15 by nfield

By Cassandra Jeffery, M. V. Ramana | February 12, 2021 The “largest bribery, money-laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people and the state of Ohio” came to light during an unexpected press conference in July 2020 in Columbus. Speaking haltingly and carefully, US Attorney … Continue reading →

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French Report ” Nuclear Power Plant Flexibility at EDF” via ianfairlie.org

Posted on 2021/01/17 by nfield

January 16, 2021 In early 2019, four French EDF scientists wrote a 22 page report on load following in French nuclear reactors. The English version was first published on April 1 2020 but this has only recently been brought to my attention … Continue reading →

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