Tag Archives: renewables

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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Why we should oppose nuclear power via Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2020/11/24 by nfield

Last Wednesday, Boris Johnson announced £525 million support for new nuclear power. In the coming weeks, he is expected to decide whether to approve a major new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk. In this guest blog, CND Vice-President … Continue reading →

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Ramana and Schacherl: Why the Liberals’ nuclear power plan is a pipe dream　via Ottawa Citizen

Posted on 2020/11/17 by nfield

Not only is this form of power expensive compared to the alternatives, we still haven’t resolved issues around radioactive contamination and hazardous waste streams. Author of the article:M.V. Ramana, Eva Schacherl On Nov. 18, Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan … 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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Germany Gets Both: No Nuclear, Less CO2 via World Energy Opinion

Posted on 2020/07/07 by nfield

July 2020 M.V. Ramana and Solène Delumeau This May, a 1,100 megawatt coal-fired power plant was commissioned in Germany. On Twitter, in the thread started by Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who inspired the climate strike, many responded by connecting … Continue reading →

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UK Electricity: Renewables and the problem with inflexible nuclear via ianfairlie.org

Posted on 2020/06/21 by nfield

In recent years, the share of the UK’s electricity supplied by renewable energy (RE) sources has increased substantially to the point that RE is now the second largest source after gas: It now supplies 20% to 25% of our electrical … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power uses market fix to stifle wind energy via Climate News Network

Posted on 2020/06/18 by nfield

June 18, 2020, by Paul Brown UK wind energy is forced to shut down to let more expensive nuclear stations go on operating at full power. LONDON, 18 June, 2020 − The United Kingdom’s nuclear industry is hindering the use of … Continue reading →

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Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA via Reuters

Posted on 2020/06/03 by nfield

By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) – Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report … Continue reading →

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Weatherwatch: Covid-19 lockdown boosts UK solar power via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/05/19 by nfield

The disappearance of aeroplane contrails and a reduction in air pollution has allowed much stronger sunlight to reach the ground and resulted in bumper production of solar power. Falling demand due to the Covid-19 lockdown and the increase in renewable energy means that … Continue reading →

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The EU is doing well on green power- as the UK exits via Renew Extra Weekly

Posted on 2020/02/02 by nfield

February 01, 2020 With Climate Change at the top of the agenda, the EU aims to be the first carbon neutral continent, working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with a new climate law being enacted soon. That’s taken some fighting for and fiddling, given the opposition from … Continue reading →

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