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By EnergyNow Editorial Staff The debate over renewable and conventional energy is too often presented as a choice with wind and solar on one side, oil, natural gas, nuclear and hydro on the other. That framing may be politically convenient for anti-oil and gas groups and politicians, but it bears little resemblance to the way …
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, located in the middle of the Susquehanna River, in Middletown, Pennsylvania.Photographer: Heather Khalifa/Bloomberg Bloomberg Nuclear energy is back in vogue in the US. Utilities are restarting shuttered plants and the Trump administration is pushing for more reactors to be built. Dozens of startups are working on new technologies …
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A brief summary of the most recent Energy Institute publication By William Lacey [image] Any of you who follow me know that I love this time of year. The Energy Institute publishes a global energy summary of energy consumption (and a bunch of other data) for broad consumption by the public. What I love about …
COMMENTARY: 2025 Review of Global Energy Consumption – William Lacey Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made changes to lower the burden for applicants and speed up approvals By Mathieu Dion The surge in new data centres for artificial intelligence is translating into growth for the United States electricity sector, and Canadian nuclear company AtkinsRealis Group Inc. wants in. The Montreal-based company has filed a notice …
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The Darlington New Nuclear Project is one of 17 initiatives referred to the country’s Major Projects Office for review By Jessica Kim and Erik Hertzberg Canada will make a $715 million loan guarantee to a group of seven First Nations so they can buy a stake in a large nuclear project east of Toronto, according …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections long into the future, despite statements from Iran that it has not done so. “Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!),” he wrote in a social media post. “This …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – U.S. energy regulators granted a waiver to speed up the connection of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, which is being restarted to serve Microsoft (MSFT.O) data centers in the region, a filing showed this week. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday …
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By Tim McLaughlin Policies shift project financing risk to ratepayers, raising bills before projects are completed Consumer advocates and businesses warn advanced funding may not deliver promised savings Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear project highlights risks of cost overruns and public backlash BOSTON, May 9 (Reuters) – Millions of Americans are unknowingly financing electric grid projects before …
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The past decade has brought a rapid succession of global energy crises, driven by military conflict, extreme weather and supply-chain snarls. As today’s highly interconnected oil and gas markets become more fragmented and the low-carbon transition accelerates, recurring shocks may be becoming the norm. First came the post-pandemic inflationary surge in 2021, quickly followed …
THE ENERGY CRISIS – Welcome to the Age of Global Energy Shocks: Bousso Read More »
By Tasmin Lockwood Key Takeaways China is on track to more than double U.S. nuclear capacity, reaching nearly 186 GW. The U.S. leads today but ranks second when planned projects are included. Emerging players like India and Uganda are rapidly scaling nuclear capacity from near zero. Based on existing and planned projects, its total capacity …
Ranked: The Countries Building the Most Nuclear Power – Visual Capitalist Read More »
