Sentences with phrase «nuclear power generation provides»

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Nuclear power provides about a third of the European Union's electricity generation, but the 28 - nation bloc's 131 reactors are well past their prime, with an average age of 30 years.

- Small nuclear reactors, which can provide localized carbon - free power, are so popular that they are on a three - year back order from their manufacturer, Hyperion Power Generapower, are so popular that they are on a three - year back order from their manufacturer, Hyperion Power GeneraPower Generation.

URS has provided engineering and construction services for the installation of nuclear power generation since the 1960s in the U.S. and abroad through its heritage companies Ebasco, United Engineers & Constructors, and Gibbs & Hill, and pioneered the concept of nuclear contract maintenance and modifications, and large - scale modular construction through predecessor companies Catalytic and Stearns - Roger.

To pave the way for a new generation of nuclear power plants, we must provide greater certainty on issues from licensing to responsible management of spent fuel.

For example, if nuclear is providing 20 % of electric generation, it can be run at steady baseline, maximizing fuel efficiency, while all the other variable demand can be met with solar and wind based power that has been fed into storage systems during the peak periods.

Off - grid solar is already providing electricity to communities in rural Africa, India, the Caribbean and elsewhere who will never get access to grid power from nuclear or any other form of large, centralized generation, because the resources to build either the grids or the giant power plants do not exist, nor do those communities have the wealth to purchase grid power.

In December, however, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) suggested in its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at least.

Nuclear power is characterized by high capacity factors and because Indian Point provides over 20 % of New York City's power the location of the replacement generation matters.

For the first third of this year, renewables and nuclear power have been running neck - in - neck with renewables providing 20.20 percent of U.S. net electrical generation during the four - month period (January to April) compared to 20.75 percent for nuclear power.

In 2016, coal - fired and nuclear power each contributed a bit over a third of the electricity, followed by natural gas generation, which provided a little more than a quarter of the load.

To be viable solar generation plus transmission plus storage would have to provide reliable power on demand, 24/367 and the total costs would have to be cheaper than fossil fuels and nuclear.

For example, ever since the 1990's Professor David Mills and Dr Mark Diesnedorf have been making statements like: — solar power is cost competitive with nuclear power now as a baseload generator, if the government would just give us some more money to demonstrate it — wind power is cheaper than nuclear and because the wind is always blowing somewhere wind can provide baseload generation.

Nuclear power provides 60 percent of US carbon - free electricity generation, but existing plants are aging and only one is under construction.

Power generation from wind amounted to just 27 MWh, but that 27 MWh wasn't really needed as nuclear, hydro and a little gas were providing all the power we nePower generation from wind amounted to just 27 MWh, but that 27 MWh wasn't really needed as nuclear, hydro and a little gas were providing all the power we nepower we needed.

4th generation nuclear power (4th GNP) and coal - fired power plants with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) at present are the best candidates to provide large baseload nearly carbon - free power (in case renewable energies can not do the entire job).

It says by 2050 renewables could provide almost 40 % of primary energy supply and 48 % of power generation; nuclear 24 %; while fossil plants with CCS only 17 % - the rest are unabated.

And, the nuclear industry is working on developing a new generation of small modular reactors that can provide power for cities or local communities at a much lower cost.

Xcel was also caught testifying just three days later that, when concerning its nuclear power plant, non-fossil generation (like solar...) did provide «a valuable hedge against potential increases in fossil fuel costs» which have been «extremely volatile.»

Such storage could be the key to enabling more renewable sources of electricity generation — providing power when the sun is not shining or the wind not blowing — or simply making the best use of existing resources, such as sucking up power that would otherwise be dumped from always - on nuclear reactors.