Sentences with phrase «nuclear energy companies»

Critics say it forces customers across the state to subsidize nuclear energy companies that couldn't otherwise compete in the open market.

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The potential bankruptcy of a U.S. nuclear energy company could give Vladimir Putin «nuclear domination» over the industry as Russian - backed companies gobble the global market, according to pro-nuclear environmentalists.

Not exact matches

In Southern California, a company called Advanced Microgrid Solutions is spearheading a project that involves replacing the energy that was once provided by a large (now decommissioned) nuclear power plant with a series of solar arrays and batteries that AMS can turn on and off based on when the prices for conventional energy are low and when there's the most demand.

«This will come as an additional shock to Toshiba «s institutional investors that may further undermine confidence in company management, as well as significantly weakening its international nuclear credentials,» said Tom O'Sullivan, founder of energy consultancy Mathyos Japan.

Centrus Energy Corp., a global energy company that enriches uranium for nuclearEnergy Corp., a global energy company that enriches uranium for nuclearenergy company that enriches uranium for nuclear fuel.

The company also thinks renewable sources will increase from around 2 percent today to 7 percent by 2035, while the prevalence of hydroelectric power and nuclear energy will remain mostly unchanged.

It's interesting, then, to see some new money going into the great white hope for clean energy, nuclear fusion — from an oil company, no less.

On June 8, 2010, Uranium One announced it had signed an agreement that would give «not less than 51 %» of the company to JSC Atomredmetzoloto, or ARMZ, the mining arm of Rosatom, the Russian nuclear energy agency.

The list of matters he wanted probed was wide ranging, but included the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, various dealings of the Clinton Foundation and several matters connected to the purchase of the Canadian mining company Uranium One by Russia's nuclear energy agency.

As NRC explained in a March 2011 letter to Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the Russian company would have to apply for and obtain an export license and «commit to use the material only for peaceful purposes» in accordance with «the U.S. - Russia Atomic Energy Act Section 123 agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation.»

According to the companies, EON buys RWE's shares in Innogy, a subsidiary with both a strong renewable energy portfolio and distribution grids and power retail, while RWE gets EON's renewable business, including minority interests in two nuclear power plants.

Investments by Chinese state - owned or state - directed companies have targeted sensitive industries such as nuclear energy, transport infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, and real estate.

General Atomics has received two awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling more than $ 3.26 million to continue the San Diego - based company's work on developing new types of fuel for advanced nuclear reactors.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Many Indian and foreign nuclear energy technology companies have not been willing to supply nuclear technology and services to India because laws in the country leave suppliers open to financial liability for damages to third parties in the case of a nuclear accident.

This would help Canadian nuclear energy technology companies successfully navigate the decision - making processes of India's government.

While there are well - regarded Indian companies in Canada and well - regarded Canadian companies in India along with some co-operation in the area of high technology — from nuclear energy to avionics to solar cells — these are still only the beginnings.

The bill essentially bans any company that does more than $ 20 million dollars in business with Iran's energy sector — either oil, gas, or nuclear power — from being able to bid on state or local government contracts.

«Even in a perfect world where energy companies didn't make mistakes, nuclear power is and always has been a dangerous idea because there is no good way to store nuclear waste.

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours yesterday on a taxpayer subsidized plan executed by the PSC and a major energy company — Entergy — that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

Assembly Democrats grilled Governor Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours on a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $ 1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies.

The company said the continued operation of the nuclear plants is a «crucial way» to keep down New York's carbon emissions, as well as electric costs, and a «realistic» plan to meet the state's 2030 clean energy standards.

Officials have warned that taking away nuclear power altogether — without an alternate energy source to replace it — would give fossil fuel industrial companies the opportunity to move in, setting New York even farther back in carbon emissions.

And the energy company wanted to guarantee its success by having New York shut down a competitor, a nuclear power plant in Westchester County.

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours Monday about a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next 12 years.

Exelon spokesman David Tillman said the company was hopeful it would prove a «constructive step» toward using nuclear to promote the transition to clean energy.

Utilities and other energy companies, such as energy service companies, will purchase power from nuclear facilities.

«We just gave away $ 7.6 billion to Exelon, an out - of - state energy company,» he said, referring to a debated estimate for the state's plan to subsidize upstate nuclear plants.

At the same time, Parliament's energy and climate change committee has warned that failure to build new nuclear will make it much harder and more expensive for us to meet our climate change targets, that government appears to be «crossing its fingers that private companies will deliver» and that a Plan B is required in case new nuclear stations are not built on time...

For a second year in a row, the PSC has deeply slashed the amount of renewable energy that utility companies are forced to buy under Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear penergy that utility companies are forced to buy under Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear pEnergy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear plants.

A collection of energy companies and trade associations have filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse a decision by the Cuomo administration to subsidize several struggling upstate nuclear plants.

The Energy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to mEnergy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to menergy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to market.

David Tillman, a spokesman for Exelon, which operates the Nine Mile Nuclear Power Station, said the company has offered to provide Fitzpatrick's fuel at cost so it can remain open while state officials work out the plan for how to achieve Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goal to get 50 percent of state energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulation invited energy companies to come forward with proposals for new nuclear power stations on January 10th.

A group of energy companies and power plants are challenging New York's recently approved Clean Energy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego cenergy companies and power plants are challenging New York's recently approved Clean Energy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego cEnergy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego county.

Preserving nuclear plants also allows the administration to move toward its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, through a zero - emission credit program that awards companies for producing energy without carbon emissions.

The activists say the subsidies are designed to shield nuclear companies from competition with lower - cost energy sources.

CNN: U.S. slaps sanctions on companies working with Iran The United States is imposing sanctions against seven companies for working with Iran in the energy sector, part of an effort to suppress Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said Tuesday.

«To be asked to dig deeper into the pockets of their constituents so a huge, profitable energy company can keep three outdated nuclear plants open is simply unfair and wrong - headed, especially when many areas of the state will not receive little, if any, of the energy produced by the plants.»

Energy company E.On, which is hoping to build two nuclear power stations in Britain, said it was not worried by the past hostility of the Liberal Democrats to nuclear eEnergy company E.On, which is hoping to build two nuclear power stations in Britain, said it was not worried by the past hostility of the Liberal Democrats to nuclear energyenergy.

In one arrangement, Bharara alleges Kelly channeled several hundred thousand dollars to Percoco and his wife in exchange for help building a power plant in upstate New York, and for other public assistance the company never received — including a guarantee the state would find a buyer for energy from the facility, and the closure of the controversial Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester, which the governor has advocated for.

Even if INL can persuade energy companies to sign on, long construction times guarantee that the nuclear renaissance will be gradual.

Chinese and South Korean companies will also compete There will be offshore wind opportunities also in Germany, which needs to increase its renewable energy output as it phases out all its nuclear power plants by 2022.

While U.S. companies have been exiting the industry over the past decades as government and popular support for new construction has waned, Sanders maintains that strong U.S. participation in the nuclear energy marketplace would give diplomats a new tool to use with would - be nuclear powers.

Energy company SCANA subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) plans to add two AP - 1000 reactors to its nuclear power plant near Jenkinsville, S.C., by 2016 and 2019, whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority will finally complete Watts Bar Unit 2 near Chattanooga, Tenn. — more than 30 years after construction began, including a nearly two - decade hiatus — next year.

A company called CHETEK, which seems to enjoy close ties to the Soviet Ministry of Atomic Energy, is offering to carry out the nuclear blasts for profit.

Arnie Gundersen, a former nuclear industry executive and chief engineer of Fairewinds Associates, an energy consulting company, stepped forward to spotlight what he sees as a possible fatal flaw in the AP1000's design: the separation of the concrete shield building from the steel containment vessel.

In the U.S. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Thursday said it was canceling next week's meeting to discuss the restart of Progress Energy's Crystal River plant (pdf) on Florida's west coast after the company reported problems with repair work on a containment wall.