Sentences with phrase «between coal and nuclear»

(Even if some places can do geothermal, for example) so that they are forced to confront the choice between coal and nuclear.

It's also unsupported, and in some cases contradicted, by the DOE study ordered by Perry in April that examined the link between coal and nuclear plant retirements, market forces and grid reliability and resiliency.

Not exact matches

Despite the modestly slowing rate of cost declines for utility - scale alternative energy generation, the gap between the costs of certain alternative energy technologies (e.g., utility - scale solar and onshore wind) and conventional generation technologies continues to widen as the cost profiles of such conventional generation remain flat (e.g., coal) and, in certain instances, increase (e.g., nuclear).

Currently, nuclear and wind energy (as well as clean coal) are between 25 and 75 percent more expensive than old - fashioned coal at current prices (not including all the hidden health and environmental costs of coal), and so it will take a stiff charge on coal to induce rapid replacement of obsolete plants.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

Between 2003 and 2014, Ontario shuttered 7,546 megawatts of coal - fired capacity and added 13,595 megawatts of new wind, natural gas and nuclear capacity.

Between 1966 and 1974, the Sierra Club started to favor coal over nuclear, even though prominent nuclear advocates like Oak Ridge National Lab's Alvin Weinberg were warning the world of the threat of global warming from continued coal use.

The book provides illustrative results for the choice between coal and gas (with and without carbon capture) as well as nuclear power plants.

Meanwhile, nearly 42,000 MW of synchronous generating capacity (coal, nuclear, and natural gas) retired between 2011 and 2014.

In addition to units currently planning to retire in 2018 or later (about 6.9 GW; 67 % coal, 20 % nuclear), there are between 108 and 118 units representing 22.9 to 30.7 GW of capacity at risk of retirement.

Wind power farms generate between 17 and 39 times as much power as they consume, compared to 16 times for nuclear plants and 11 times for coal plants.

Nuclear countries, including Japan and South Africa, were also increasing their exposure to coal - powered investment, with 21 new plants between them.

Sure, FEFC wants to maintain a balance between coal, gas and nuclear, and with hydro and pumped hydro storage capacity in the mix where it makes sense.

«The connection between the nuclear phase - out and the phase - out of coal is not there,» said Stefan Schurig, climate and energy department director at Hamburg's World Future Council, a think tank devoted to sustainability issues.

Most of the difficulty in the debate between the dirty energy camp (oil, coal and nuclear) and the clean energy camp (solar, wind, geothermal etc. etc.) is that people tend to have an all or nothing view of things.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, «Analysis of the Relationship Between the Heat and Carbon Content of U.S. Coals,» September 1992.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

a tie between nuclear power and coal with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).

8For details, see «Analysis of the Relationship Between the Heat and Carbon Content of U.S. Coals,» prepared for the Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, by Science Applications International Corp., September 1992.

a tie between nuclear - BEVs and coal - CCS - BEVs 11.

Several commentators have made the invalid assumption that we have to choose between nuclear power and coal.