Plans to build a large nuclear power station in Wales are at risk of being scrapped as Ed Miliband seeks to accelerate Britain’s switch to a net zero electricity grid.
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Empowering Voters: Navigating Energy Choices in the Upcoming Election
As candidates debate our energy future during this election season, it’s critical to remember that consumer interests are directly impacted — positively or negatively — by elected officials’ decisions.
Study Quantifies Germany’s Disastrous Switch Away From Nuclear Power
The net result of German politicians’ shortsightedness in phasing out nuclear power is a vastly pricier grid.
Power Demand Is Soaring. We Need Every Tool Available to Meet It.
U.S. electricity demand is going to double by 2050 and meeting that soaring demand is going to require the equivalent of building 300 Hoover Dams.
Tangled Comparisons: Renewables Versus Fossil Fuels
Wind or solar costs around five times more per megawatt hour compared to, for example, natural gas.
“Green” Hydrogen Subsidies Are 1,900x Larger Than What’s Given To Nuclear
…the hydrogen economy requires scads of electricity (a high quality form of energy) to make a tiny molecule that’s hard to handle, difficult to store, and expensive to use.
New EPA Rules Could Dangerously Close Baseload Power Plants
In reality, baseload, dispatchable power—namely coal, nuclear and large gas-fired plants—will remain the backbone of America’s energy supply for the foreseeable future.
Energy notes from the edge: AI latest – the energy beast is fully unleashed; and when a Bee gets an A – an insect skill set could benefit humans in an incredible way
Of interest to BOE Report readers, do note that natural gas is the only solution in the next 5-10 years to handle this crunch.
Joe Biden’s Energy Policies Are Based on Fantasies and Fairy Tales
…Frankly, the policy decisions in the Biden White House are detrimental to the wellbeing of the United States citizens and economy.
Senate Passes Major Pro-Nuclear Bill, Sends To Biden’s Desk
The Senate passed a major piece of pro-nuclear energy legislation on Tuesday, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk.
DeSantis signs laws slashing climate agenda directives, targeting adversary investments
Governor DeSantis: A Beacon of Rational Policy Against Ideological Zealotry
Nuclear Energy Could Be A Godsend For Biden’s Green Agenda. Here’s What’s Holding It Back
Nuclear energy is effective at scale and produces no emissions, but the technology may not be poised to play a leading role in President Joe Biden’s green agenda.
Italy’s Strategic Embrace of Nuclear Power: A Calculated Move Towards Energy Security
Whether one believes Climate Change is even an issue worth considering, these moves would fit into a positive no regrets strategy regardless of whether or not CO2 emissions are an…
The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
The green energy transition will be sacrificed in favor of generating enough electrical power.
Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins commercial operation
Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the first and only U.S. deployments of the AP1000 Generation III+ reactor.
Goofy Greens and Regulators Threaten Nuclear Revival
But those who seek reliable, safe, and clean technologies to generate the electricity in quantities needed tomorrow will only be satisfied if the archaic rules can be recrafted to accommodate…
UK Energy imports poised to hit record after power stations mothballed
Britain is poised to import a record amount of energy from France and other European countries this summer after mothballing a host of power stations.
Telegraph Compares Solar Capacity with Nuclear!
The clueless reporter evidently does not understand the difference between CAPACITY and GENERATION.
India Power Sector In 2023
New coal generating capacity added 2120 MW last year, and now stands at 208 GW. In the last three years 9630 MW has been added.
Energy: At Least We Have Some Coal Left
In a 10,000 year slice of human history, the fossil fuels are with us for only a brief moment. It is now going to be painful to do the requisite…
Spain pledges to phase out nuclear power by 2035
Spain’s nuclear fleet consists of seven operating reactors, generating about a fifth of its electricity.
Time to Bring Nuclear Energy Into the 21st Century
The silver lining of this month’s United Nations COP28 global warming conference is the growing consensus that nuclear energy is critical to meeting national carbon dioxide reduction goals.
The Nuclear Option: A Pragmatic Shift at COP28
In a notable pivot at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, over 20 nations, led by the United States, have advocated for a substantial increase in nuclear energy.
False Energy Transition: The View from Australia (Nick Cater, Menzies Research Centre)
In the current ‘transition’, the process is reversed unless we are prepared to countenance the mass use of nuclear technology.