Size Matters For Speeding Up Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 19:00:25 +0000
Innovative separation technology may have broad industrial uses
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Seeing Climate Solutions Clearly Through Biases & Missing Data Is Challenging
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 16:25:39 +0000
I urge everyone to examine their own biases and blindspots, whether they are in the following short list or not. You’ll help the world more that way.
Renewable Generation Surpassed Nuclear in the U.S. Electric Power Sector in 2021
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:43 +0000
Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in the United States during 2021, surpassing nuclear generation, which totaled 778 million MWh. The U.S. electric power sector does not include electricity generators in the industrial, commercial, or residential sectors, such as small-scale solar or wind or some combined-heat-and-power systems. Renewable generation […]
Betting A Billion Dollars On Low-Carbon Grid Transformation Tech
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:05:18 +0000
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
U.S. Nuclear Electricity Generation Continues to Decline as More Reactors Retire
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:00:03 +0000
In 2021, for the second consecutive year, U.S. nuclear electricity generation declined. Output from U.S. nuclear power plants totaled 778 million megawatt-hours in 2021, or 1.5% less than the previous year. Nuclear’s share of U.S. electricity generation across all sectors in 2021 was similar to its average share in the previous decade: 19%. Six nuclear […]
The Elon Musk Interview With Axel Springer Offers A Glance Into His Mind
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:30:19 +0000
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was recently interviewed by Axel Springer’s Mathias Döpfner and the two talked about a wide variety of topics, including Russia’s war with Ukraine, the importance of nuclear power, and how the American government has done more to help Ukraine than people realize. Elon Musk also shared what his role in conflicts […]
83% of New Power Capacity in 2021 Came from Renewables — US Power Capacity Report
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:48:01 +0000
New US Power Capacity by Source Renewable energy power plants continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. In December, approximately 80% of new power capacity in the country came from renewables, following an even bigger month of November in which the split was 90% for renewables. For the full year, renewables […]
Nuclear Disaster Vs. Green Hydrogen & Renewable Energy: Compare & Contrast
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:50:14 +0000
Green hydrogen hubs powered by renewables can decarbonize and de-risk the global economy, replacing nuclear power plants as well as gas, oil, and coal.
Climate & Energy Scientists: Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:55:17 +0000
A few weeks ago, a group of climate and energy scientists penned a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, telling him to not close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant in California. You can read it below (and keep reading below for more information and commentary). In a letter to Gavin Newsom, climate/energy experts including @DrJamesEHansen, Kerry […]
250 Million Tax Dollars Spent To Clean Up — Yet Another — Fuel Leak in US Navy Storage Tank
Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:51:19 +0000
This month, the US Navy appealed an order to drain some leaking underground jet fuel tanks on the island of Oahu, home to Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, and a large military presence. The Sierra Club of Hawaii has been pressing the issue for more than 20 years, citing ongoing leaks of jet fuel into the aquifer […]