Sentences with phrase «nuclear generation technologies»

On the technology front, improvements will be necessary for renewables, natural gas, coal, and nuclear generation technologies.

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Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

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).

North Korea, a peculiar country that managed to secure generations of totalitarian rule, is, indeed, itself a contradiction: the elite on the top try to make use of nuclear weapons — the technology of modern social invention, to maintain social culture and tradition that has long been lost in other parts of East Asia.

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 market.

The University of Manchester, in collaboration with other universities, industrial partners, and various other agencies, sponsors training centers where students can earn doctoral degrees in areas that target such skill deficits as next - generation nuclear technologies or materials for demanding environments.

Fail - safe technology is an essential goal in all nuclear power generation, and yet it continues to be ignored by an...

Technological advances and science diplomacy will be crucial to a new generation of nuclear security, said experts gathered at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Does it makes sense to replace old coal - fired power plants with new natural gas power plants today, as a bridge to a longer - term transition toward near zero - emission energy generation technologies such as solar, wind, or nuclear power?

For instance, a 2003 interdisciplinary study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology outlined a scenario of «low» nuclear growth that would still allow a tripling of nuclear generation by 2050.

The Energy Department continues low - level work on so - called Gen IV nuclear reactors, fourth - generation technologies that use altered fuels or produce a more manageable waste stream.

Co-founder Mark Massie said building modern nuclear reactors on first - generation technology is analogous to building airliners out of the same wood and cloth the Wright brothers used in their prototype (ClimateWire, Dec. 15, 2014).

«While nuclear can be a very large share of global demand and low carbon supply, we're not going to do it, I believe, on the current generation of technology,» said Armond Cohen, executive director of the Clean Air Task Force.

University researchers assessed multiple generation technologies including coal, natural gas, solar, wind and nuclear.

Art Lembo, group general manager and president of AECOM's Construction Services power business unit stated, «We are proud to be a member of the PRISM development group supporting commercial deployment of the next generation of nuclear power technology.

Marilyn Kray, vice president of Nuclear Technology and Strategy for Exelon Generation, said, «By providing our knowledge and expertise of nuclear plant operations, we are advancing innovative, next - generation nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generations.Nuclear Technology and Strategy for Exelon Generation, said, «By providing our knowledge and expertise of nuclear plant operations, we are advancing innovative, next - generation nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generatioTechnology and Strategy for Exelon Generation, said, «By providing our knowledge and expertise of nuclear plant operations, we are advancing innovative, next - generation nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generatioGeneration, said, «By providing our knowledge and expertise of nuclear plant operations, we are advancing innovative, next - generation nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generations.nuclear plant operations, we are advancing innovative, next - generation nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generatiogeneration nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generations.nuclear technology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generatiotechnology to ensure that our industry continues to provide clean, safe and reliable energy for future generations.»

In the future, as the effort advances, Exelon Generation's role will be to provide operational expertise and support to this advanced nuclear technology project.»

PRISM utilizes fourth generation nuclear power technology today, and this technology is what many experts are saying represents the future of nuclear energy going forward.

Richard Branson urges Obama to back next - generation nuclear technology, Mark Halper article in The Guardian quoting a letter sent to Barack Obama from Richard Branson, July 20, 2012

«While submissions came from a variety of organisations representing the feedback of a diverse group of interested parties, there were areas of general agreement, including the positive economic benefits to Canada, alignment with Canada's commitment to fight climate change, important applications for remote communities, and the potential to enhance nuclear safety through next - generation nuclear technology,» CNL said.

Generations of Canadians have benefitted from medical isotopes and nuclear technology.

The two companies hope to advance an aSMR design for global power generation with initial deployment in Canada, including the pursuit of a preliminary regulatory review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, based on earlier technology licensing success in the United States.

Lightbridge is developing and commercializing next generation nuclear fuel technology that will significantly improve the economics and safety of existing and new reactors, with a meaningful impact on preventing climate change.

• Two new nuclear plants, called Vogtle 3 & 4, in Georgia (47 % ownership) • A new - technology coal gasification generation facility called Trig in Mississippi

I myself have been accused of being a paid shill for the coal industry, because I argued that rapidly deploying solar and wind energy technologies, along with efficiency and smart grid technologies, is a much faster and much more cost effective way of reducing GHG emissions from electricity generation than building new nuclear power plants.

We've provided billions of dollars for next generation nuclear energy technologies.

Nonetheless, the film's sections exploring how nuclear technology became demonized, from the abandonment of the completed Shoreham plant on Long Island to the shutdown of government research on a next generation of plant designs, are informative and convincing.

Behind the histrionics and talking points framing the decades - long battle over the place of nuclear power in America's (and the world's) energy menu, there have long been hints of a path forward, both for dealing with existing, aging reactors and considering a new generation of technologies.

Among other points, Mr. Romm says the «fourth generation» form of nuclear power discussed by Dr. Hansen has no greater potential benefits than other technologies (solar - thermal power plants, for example) that were not mentioned but that could be deployed at large scale much more quickly.

But without a substantial boost in basic research and development and large - scale demonstration projects related to technologies like mass energy storage, capturing and storing carbon dioxide, grid management and a new generation of nuclear plants, it's hard to see timely progress.

There are several dozen other countries investing in next - generation nuclear technologies (along with things like renewables, shale gas, coal - to - gas, etc.) to power rapidly growing demand.

So nuclear generation is not as safe and it is more expensive than it would have been if it had been allowed to compete and develop on an equal footing with other electricity generation technologies.

Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

Nuclear is about the safest electricity generation technology.

Nuclear is still a factor of 600 safer than the main alternative, coal, and still much safer than all other electricity generation technologies (on a fully life cycle basis).

However, you don't want to argue for a rational solution — i.e. cheap nuclear power (which also happens to be 10 to 100 times safer than our currently accepted main source of electricity generation, fossil fuel) and also happens to be a near zero emission technology (in fact much lower than renewables given they need fossil fuel backup, and given solar needs about 10 times as much material per TWh on an LCA basis).

• Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (2006) • Energy Sector Methane Recovery and Use Initiative (2007) • IEA Energy Technology Essentials: Biofuel Production, Biomass Power for Power Generation and CHP, CO2 Capture and Storage, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Production and Distribution, Nuclear Power (2007 & 2006) • International CHP / DHC Collaborative (2007) • International Energy Technology Co-operation — Frequently Asked Questions (Chinese, Russian)(2006/7) • Renewables in Global Energy Supply (2007) • Energy Technology Perspectives Fact Sheets: Buildings and Appliances; Electricity Generation; Industry; Road Transport Technologies and Fuels; and Scenario Analysis (2006)

C. Technically, it is still possible to solve the climate problem, but there are two essential requirements: (1) a simple across - the - board (all fossil fuels) rising carbon fee [2] collected from fossil fuel companies at the domestic source (mine or port of entry), not a carbon price «scheme,» and the money must go to the public, not to government coffers, otherwise the public will not allow the fee to rise as needed for phase - over to clean energy, (2) honest government support for, rather than strangulation of, RD&D (research, development and demonstration) of clean energy technologies, including advanced generation, safe nuclear power.

Nuclear power may be necessary, along with other low carbon generation technologies.

Lastly, nuclear is safer than any other electricity generation technology, including wind and solar: http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/06/deaths-by-energy-source-in-forbes.html

In the case of nuclear power, the only new commercial energy generation technology to emerge and scale up significantly in the 20th century, government insurance, liability limitation, and loan guarantees have allowed private financiers the certainty and stability to invest in nuclear energy projects, which typically have high up - front capital cost and long life spans.

[9] Nuclear power is about the safest of all electricity generation technologies — nuclear would avoid 1 million fatalities per year by 2050 compared with coal: https://judithcurry.com/2012/08/17/learning-from-the-octopus/#commentNuclear power is about the safest of all electricity generation technologies — nuclear would avoid 1 million fatalities per year by 2050 compared with coal: https://judithcurry.com/2012/08/17/learning-from-the-octopus/#commentnuclear would avoid 1 million fatalities per year by 2050 compared with coal: https://judithcurry.com/2012/08/17/learning-from-the-octopus/#comment-231867

Nuclear is about the safest of all electricity generation technologies: http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/06/deaths-by-energy-source-in-forbes.html

NUCLEAR: China resumes nuclear ambitions with «fourth generation» technoNUCLEAR: China resumes nuclear ambitions with «fourth generation» technonuclear ambitions with «fourth generation» technology 6.

However, G20 countries are also the key driver of low - carbon technology deployment, holding 98 % of global installed wind power generation, 96 % of solar PV and 94 % of nuclear power capacity.

Nuclear accounts for nearly one - quarter of power generation in BLUE Map and hydro for half as much, building on the important role both technologies already play in the Baseline scenario.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

*** The most astonishing thing about Alan Finkel's report on Australia's electricity market calamity, is that the only stand - alone, CO2 emissions free generation source — nuclear power — barely rates a mention and gets dismissed as if it were some far fetched technology used by aliens.

You didn't apply that approach before poo - poo - ing nuclear power which is the safest electricity generation technology, and by far the least cost way to reduce global GHG emissions by the amount being advocated by the CAGW crowd.

What's needed now is a new national commitment to the development, testing, demonstration, and early stage commercialization of a broad range of new nuclear technologies — from much smaller light - water reactors to next generation ones — in search of a few designs that can be mass produced and deployed at a significantly lower cost than current designs.