Kazakhstan is in strong need of nuclear power station – president

Kazakhstan is in strong need of nuclear power station, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in opening remarks at the extended meeting of the government, Trend reports referring to the Kazakh government. “Last year we faced a fairly serious energy crisis. There was a shortage of diesel fuel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, and electricity. This happened due …

Biden administration restores Iran sanctions waiver as time runs out to salvage nuclear deal

The Biden administration has restored a sanctions waiver that will allow countries to cooperate with Iran on civil nuclear projects, two senior US officials said Friday, a move that comes as US officials warn that there are only weeks left to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The senior State Department official said the waiver …

Stop the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from a former U.S. secretary of energy and 75 experts We are some of the leading scientists, entrepreneurs and academics spanning disciplines including climate science, marine biology, air pollution research, energy, planetary science and land conservation. Many of us have dedicated our lives to studying the problems and solutions to energy …

European Commission presents text of nuclear and gas CDA

Share The European Commission (EC) has presented the final version of the Complementary Delegated Act (CDA) of the EU Taxonomy Regulation covering certain gas and nuclear activities. The final version contains only minor changes from the draft leaked at the end of December, with nuclear remaining a transitional energy technology. The Commission began consultations on …

Annual Energy Outlook 2021

Corporate Goal Case, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 Issues in Focus Executive Summary This paper compares the Reference case in our Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) to a Corporate Goal case that models announced utility plans in addition to current laws and regulations as of October 2020. In 2050, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across the entire U.S. energy system are …

West Virginia lawmakers vote to repeal ban on nuclear power production

West Virginia lawmakers have lifted a longstanding ban on nuclear energy production. The House of Delegates voted 76-18 today, with eight absences, to lift the ban. Senators already had voted to do away with the ban. House Government Organization Chairman Brandon Steele acknowledged that many discussions remain about the complications of nuclear energy, including safety provisions, transportation, taxation and …

Le Pen’s climate programme: pro-nuclear and pro-hydrogen, but anti-wind

Three months before the French presidential election, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National presented its ‘economically viable’ climate policy project, which aims to be pro-nuclear and pro-hydrogen, but anti-wind. EURACTIV France reports. Le Pen’s spokesperson, MEP Nicolas Bay, presented Le Pen’s climate and energy programme on Tuesday (25 January), insisting on the idea of “a …

Energy storage powered by Ontario’s nuclear assets: a made-in-Ontario pathway to net zero

New report explores how large-scale energy storage in combination with clean electricity from Bruce Power presents a $4-billion opportunity for Bruce, Grey and Huron counties Ontario will need investment in vast new energy storage capacity in combination with clean power from nuclear generation to meet its increasing clean energy demands in the coming years. This …

EU Commissioner rules out big changes to green finance proposal

The European Commission will not make any fundamental revisions to proposals that classify nuclear power and gas as sustainable, Financial Markets Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said on Wednesday, despite objections from some European Union states. The Commission included gas and nuclear investments in a draft of its “sustainable finance taxonomy” rules circulated on Dec. 31, as …