Sentences with phrase «new nuclear generator»
More than 100 gigawatts of geothermal power (one tenth of the current U.S. electrical generation) could be developed for $ 1 billion during the next 40 years — at the full cost of one carbon - capturing coal - fired power plant or one - third the cost of a new nuclear generator.
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Followinig a directive from Cuomo, New York's Public Service Commission last year approved payments to nuclear generators to prevent financially stressed Upstate nuclear plants from shutting down.
A report by the Commons» energy and climate change committee published today warns that government proposals will effectively provide subsidies to nuclear generators - despite the coalition agreement only permitted new nuclear power stations «provided they receive no public subsidy».
A recent freedom of information request has revealed that the government plans to place over # 1 billion of orders on equipment such as nuclear reactors to propel the new submarines, hydraulics, air purifiers, turbo - generators and bits of the hull prior to the Main Gate report.
Our proposal has been prepared with substantial assistance from PSEG Power, which is New Jersey's largest power generator and the operator of the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants in the southern part of the state.
For existing commercial nuclear generators (and for any new facilities built in other countries), we should stick to the so - called «once through» fuel cycle, with direct disposal of spent fuel, and strongly encourage other countries to do likewise.
By necessity, conventional firm capacity generators: nuclear, biomass, natural gas, hydropower, etc. will remain the primary suppliers of electricity to the New England grid well into the future.
Natural gas and coal generators are currently suing New York over the ZEC program and its benefits to New York's nuclear program, which are estimated to cost ratepayers 3.2 cents / kWh.
Faced with concerns over how quickly new nuclear will progress through the planning and licensing system, and the possibility that even coal plants that are compliant with existing EU environmental regulation may be forced to close early by the proposed Industrial Emissions Directive, generators have little choice but to prepare to build a second wave of gas - fired plants (ie in addition to the 8GW currently under construction) to keep the lights on before new nuclear and some CCS coal plants start to come onto the system in the 2020s.
Table 5 — 2 by Earth Policy Institute with existing fossil fuel and nuclear capacity from «Existing Capacity by Energy Source, 2007,» and «Planned Nameplate Capacity Additions from New Generators, by Energy Source, 2008 through 2012,» in DOE, op.
Neil @» Most steel and all concrete for new wind power is also likely to have a very long operating lifetime, and the small amounts of steel and copper and rare earths in the generators should be readily recyclable as those materials in FF or nuclear generators.
Southern Company is the largest US player in carbon sequestration, is behind the 2nd largest solar power generation plant in the US (and several lesser ones), is the only company currently building new nuclear power plants in the US, has the US's largest biomass power generation plant, is only the 7th largest hydroelectric power generator in the US but is trying to expand, and is invested heavily in wind power research.
Last year, New York and Illinois enacted a new policy of Zero Emissions Credits (ZECs) which are available for nuclear generatoNew York and Illinois enacted a new policy of Zero Emissions Credits (ZECs) which are available for nuclear generatonew policy of Zero Emissions Credits (ZECs) which are available for nuclear generators.
In December 2008, Progress Energy Florida announced it will close two of the state's worst polluting coal - fired generators when its new Levy County nuclear plant is up and running in 2020.