There’s a buzz about green hydrogen. But pink, produced using nuclear, may have a huge role to play too While there’s a buzz about hydrogen and its use as a tool in securing a low-carbon future, the vast majority of its production is still based on fossil fuels. Today, an array of sources and systems […]
Hydrogen Goes Nuclear As U.K. Reactor Pivots Toward Renewables
The $28 billion Sizewell C nuclear station is touted as an anchor for Britain reaching net-zero emissions, yet its reactors will compete with wind farms over the North Sea horizon. On gusty days, where will the plant’s excess power go? Toward making hydrogen. Nuclear developers in Europe, North America and Russia are looking at the […]
Frozen Wind Farms Are Just a Small Piece of Texas’s Power Woes
Don’t point too many fingers at Texas wind turbines, because they’re not the main reason broad swaths of the state have been plunged into darkness. While ice has forced some turbines to shut down just as a brutal cold wave drives record electricity demand, wind only comprises 25% of the state’s energy mix this time […]
Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals
The utility embraces solar and offshore wind, but critics say its plan is too reliant on fracked gas and pipelines. Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s ambitious new clean energy law. Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents […]
Japan Revises Down Emission Figures Cut by Renewables, Nuclear
Japan revised lower its latest greenhouse gas emissions figures, which it had already reported as the least since records began in 1990. Read More…
Three-Quarters of New US Generating Capacity in 2020 Will Be Renewable, EIA Says
2020 will be a record year for U.S. renewables construction as 6 gigawatts of coal capacity goes offline, according to new government figures. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has confirmed what it and industry watchers predicted a year ago — that wind and solar power will expand on their already-large share of new U.S. generation […]
Fukushima Aims To Become 100% Renewable Energy Reliant, Nine Years After Nuclear Disaster
Amid its massive clean-up of one of the worst nuclear disaster in 2011, Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is planning to become renewable energy hub Amid its massive clean-up of one of the worst nuclear disaster in 2011, Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is planning to become a renewable energy hub by 2040, […]
Allocation of Power to States
Details of power generation from fuel sources (Thermal, Hydro & Nuclear) of 25 MW and above by the Central Generating Stations in the country during the last three years and current year i.e. from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (up to October, 2019) is given at Annexure-I. Also, details of Renewable Energy Generation data of Central Public Sector […]
Ohio House Passes Trump-Backed Bill to Bail Out Nuclear Plants
With the Trump administration’s efforts to prop up coal and nuclear capacity having stalled, Ohio legislators are looking to throw a lifeline to FirstEnergy’s nuclear plants. Ohio state lawmakers are moving ahead on a bill that would gut the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency funding in order to bail out nuclear power plants owned […]
Xcel Energy Fast-Forwards Minnesota Coal Plant Closures but Extends Nuclear Window
The utility struck a deal with environmental and labor groups in the Upper Midwest that will allow it to reduce its carbon emissions while easing job losses related to coal plant retirements. Xcel Energy plans to close its last two coal-fired power plants in Minnesota by 2030, a decade earlier than scheduled, while keeping its […]
