V.SYH Doubles Extent of Maverick East Zone with Additional High Grade Uranium Drill Results and Announces Upcoming Fully-Funded Summer 2020 Drill Program

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQB: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results from its 2020 winter/spring diamond drilling program at its 100% owned,  35,705 hectare Moore Uranium Project, approximately 15 kilometres east of Denison Mine’s Wheeler River project and proximal to regional infrastructure for Cameco’s Key Lake/McArthur River operations in the Athabasca …

X-energy receives $6mn grant from the US Government

Nuclear reactor and fuel engineering company X-energy has announced that it will receive USD$6mn in funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE) Nuclear reactor and fuel engineering company X-energy has announced that it will receive USD$6mn in funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE). Led by a team with a diverse range of experience, including “engineering, policy, …

IEA recovery plan proposes investment in nuclear

Investing in existing nuclear power plants, new nuclear build and supporting innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) are among measures set out to support a broad range of clean energy technologies in an energy-focused COVID-19 economic recovery plan released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Its emphasis for nuclear investment, however, is on existing …

IEA recovery plan says investing in nuclear will generate jobs and help secure a sustainable clean energy future

Today the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an energy-focussed COVID-19 recovery plan identifying actions that will “move the world towards a cleaner and more resilient future.” Investment in existing nuclear plants, new nuclear build and supporting innovation in small modular reactors are among measures proposed to support a broad range of clean energy technologies. …

South Africa kickstarts nuclear plans

The Department of Minerals and Energy has published the Request for Information, which resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said would start preparatory work to develop plans for the programme. “Given the long lead-time of building additional new nuclear capacity, upfront planning is necessary for security of energy supply to society,” Mantashe tweeted. Power security …

Power sector problems see greenhouse gas target missed

Problems in the power sector have seen Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions rise and the 2018 target being missed. Scottish government figures show source emissions increased by 1.5% largely because of the long-term shutdown at Hunterston nuclear power station. It led to more electricity being generated at the gas-fired Peterhead power station, where emissions doubled. A Scottish …

IEA says nuclear is not on track to meet sustainability goals

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest Clean Energy Progress Track report published on 11 June, assesses the full range of energy technologies and sectors. Only six out of 46 technologies and sectors were “on track” with the IEA’s Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS), which maps out pathway to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement on …