EDF shares drop on falling demand and nuclear outages Shares in French energy company EDF dropped more than 10 per cent on Monday after it cut its profit and cash flow targets because of falling demand and delays in restarting some of its nuclear reactors. The state-backed company said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and … Continue reading #EDF shares drop on falling demand and nuclear outages→
US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear A diverse group of a dozen US energy industry associations which represent oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other technologies, have come together to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Department of Energy’s proposal to subsidize … Continue reading US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear→
Nuclear Energy In America Is Teetering On A Cusp Nuclear in America is on a cusp between two very different paths. One path leads to continued global leadership. The other leads to a slow fading of our nuclear program to that of a third-rate power, leaving Russia and China to lead the world. The American … Continue reading Nuclear Energy In America Is Teetering On A Cusp→
Demystifying Nuclear Energy Four University of Chicago students have returned to the classroom this fall with a greater appreciation of the history of nuclear energy and new insight into its future. As part of a summer internship program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, each student completed a project related to … Continue reading Demystifying Nuclear Energy→
Renewing America’s commitment to nuclear energy Today, nuclear energy produces 20 percent of America’s electricity, but it’s increasingly sidelined in our domestic energy portfolio. Our domestic plants are aging rapidly. Five have closed in recent years. At the start of this year, four new reactors were under construction at two psure lants: two in South … Continue reading Renewing America’s commitment to nuclear energy→
China Develops Next-generation Nuclear Energy Technology Nhina revealed the current status of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) development, which is a next-generation nuclear energy technology, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, on September 19. A HTGR uses helium as coolant, unlike conventional nuclear reactors using water. It is considered a … Continue reading #China Develops Next-generation Nuclear Energy Technology→
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 state of Florida instead. It is also taking other measures to … Continue reading #Duke_Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida→
Wind power cheaper than nuclear energy for the first time ever The costs of subsidies for new offshore wind farms have reached a record low, halving in less than three years. Two wind farm firms have secured a state-backed price for their output which is significantly lower than Britain’s newest nuclear power site, Hinkley Point … Continue reading Wind power cheaper than nuclear energy for the first time ever→
The Race Is On: Renewable vs. Nuclear Energy in the US According to the most recent issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly, data through June 30, 2017 shows that the share of electrical generation coming from renewables, which include biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind, is statistically tied with nuclear. … Continue reading The Race Is On: Renewable vs. Nuclear Energy in the US→
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