Atomic plant Vogtle, is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, … [+] Georgia in USA. Each unit has a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General […]
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As grids struggle, is it time to revisit our approach to residential demand response?
With a warming climate and a rapidly evolving energy system, energy grids are increasingly struggling to meet the demands placed on them. Many utilities have successfully implemented demand response (DR) programs to […]
Nuclear energy remains weapon of choice for climate deniers and coal lobby
The fight over “net zero” at the National Party over the weekend was all a bit of a charade. Yes, it garnered attention from mainstream media, but it was essentially meaningless. The […]
Ammonia and Hydrogen Refineries, big oil & gas, and the chemical sectors
Todays’ announcement that ConocoPhillips and JERA Americas are one step closer to realising their proposed two-million-tonnes-per-annum ammonia plant on the US Gulf Coast is a significant sign of progress for the nascent […]
China Races Ahead In Global Nuclear Power Development
China is by far the world leader in nuclear reactor development at present. The country has been rapidly expanding its nuclear energy industry in line with its renewable energy development, to diversity […]
Tesla Rules In Europe — Europe EV Sales Report
Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 234,000 plugin vehicles were registered in July in Europe — which is +48% year over year (YoY), […]
38% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! — China EV Sales Report
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over 658,000 sales last month, up 31% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over […]
Is Banning Natural Gas Stoves Wise?
There is a U.S. movement to ban natural gas stoves for cooking to reduce CO2 emissions, but are there downsides that we should consider? What is the cost of natural gas stove […]
ERCOT Issues First Level 2 Emergency Alert Since Winter Storm Uri
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Sept. 6 issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 (EEA 2) after grid conditions quickly deteriorated around sunset (7:30 p.m.) as demand soared […] The […]
SEIA and Wood Mackenzie: US to add record 32GW of new solar capacity this year
Encouraging solar installations Two of the sectors to have grown the most in the second quarter of the year were the residential and utility-scale segments. The residential sector installed 1.8GW of new […]