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UK Experts Back Subsidies for Mini Nuclear Power Plants
The UK Government should provide subsidies to developers of mini nuclear power stations like it did with the offshore wind industry.
That’s the recommendation of the Expert Finance Working Group (EFWG), an independent...
Construction Delays Make New Nuclear Power Plants Costlier than Ever
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a new analysis has found.A new analysis of the history of nuclear power...
What Is The Future For Nuclear Power Plants?
With an ever-growing need for power, countries across the globe are constantly looking for the most economical, logical and sustainable solutions to meet demand. At the same time specialist recruiters such as...
Duke Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida
Nuclear power in the US took another hit last week, as Duke Energy announced it is abandoning plans for the Levy Nuclear Project and will build more solar power plants within the...
Where is Germany Today, One Year After Going Nuclear?
In April last year, Germany abandoned the use of nuclear power after shutting down its last three nuclear power plants.
On the anniversary of stopping the use of this energy source, the Fraunhofer...
Germany is Closing its Coal-Fired Power Plants
A complex story about the energy transition and the challenges that the global geopolitical situation brings with it is unfolding in a country that strives to be a leader in the fight...
GERMANY: A FUSION POWER PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT?
Germany recognizes the need for renewable energy and has launched an ambitious plan called Fusion 2040 - Research on the Way to a Fusion Power Plant which goal is to finance and...
GERMANY: WIND POWER EXCEEDS THE SHARE OF COAL IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION
In 2023, Germany achieved more good results when it came to electricity production. According to the data collated by the Federal Statistical Office - Destatis, last year this country produced 11.8 percent...
CROATIA GENERATED THE NEEDED POWER FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES FOR FOUR DAYS
In December 2023, Croatia made a significant step forward in generating electricity from renewable sources, which had a 19.5 per cent share in the total available electricity, excluding hydroelectric plants, thus ranking...
Great britain’s ambitious plans for nuclear energy
The United Kingdom relies heavily on renewable wind energy and gas as well. In recent years, there has been a similar demand for gas and wind and these two sources are the...
This is the state of nuclear power around the world, according to an expert
In the realm of energy production, few topics evoke as much debate as nuclear power. Its ability to generate vast amounts of clean electricity is counterbalanced by concerns over safety and nuclear...
Hydropower Has a Crucial Role in Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions to Achieve Countries’ Climate Ambitions Securely
The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to reach net-zero emissions while ensuring reliable and affordable...
Solar and wind in South Africa contributed more than nuclear energy for the first time
South Africa’s grid is dominated by coal. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), published in its latest “Statistics of utility-scale power generation in South Africa in 2020″ report, coal...
The Future Is in Nuclear Energy
Why are wind and sun as renewable energy sources less environmentally acceptable and economically less profitable than nuclear energy, and how much France as an example can help us in the strategy...
Concentrating Solar Power Gets Supercritical CO2 Makeover
Concentrating solar power may have finally found its one true love: supercritical carbon dioxide, aka sCO2, which is something that happens when carbon dioxide gas behaves like a liquid. The electricity generation...
Clean Energy Transition ‘Will Be Harder and Costlier Without Nuclear’
The transition to a clean energy economy will be much harder and more costly without nuclear power.That’s according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which suggests four billion...
