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Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear more competitive than fossil fuels: report

February 10, 2017

Via: World Nuclear News

“Nuclear power generation technologies are now cost competitive with fossil fuels and innovation is gathering pace across the sector,” British consultancy Lloyd’s Register says in a report published today. The report, titled Technology Radar – a Nuclear Perspective, is based […]


Energy Economics

Here’s how Trump’s energy policies may impact oil output, prices

February 1, 2017

Via: CNBC

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to boost the U.S. fossil fuel industry and create more jobs by opening more areas to drillers, but there will be little real impact on the market in the short term, an energy consultant […]


News and Policies, U.S.

US report sets out policy options for nuclear preservation

January 30, 2017

Via: World Nuclear News

A bipartisan organization supporting US state legislatures has published a new report providing an overview of state action and policy options for legislators who are interested in preserving nuclear assets in their state. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) […]


News and Policies, U.S.

US House passes advanced nuclear act

January 26, 2017

Via: World Nuclear News

The US House of Representatives – the lower chamber of the United States Congress – has approved a handful of bipartisan bills from the last session of Congress that aim to bolster research on advanced nuclear reactors, allow for more challenges at […]


News and Policies, U.S.

U.S. Energy Under Trump

January 17, 2017

Via: Energy Collective

Next week’s presidential inauguration will trigger the biggest policy and regulatory shift for the US energy industry in at least ten years. That’s how long it has been since energy policy was set by a Republican president and Congress. Donald […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Obama prepares to block drilling in Arctic, Atlantic -Bloomberg

December 20, 2016

Via: Reuters US Energy

U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the decision. Obama’s move, which could come […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Repealing the Investment Tax Credit Could Cut the US Solar Market in Half

November 16, 2016

Via: Greentech Media

When Congress narrowly passed multi-year extensions of federal solar and wind tax credits at the end of 2015, almost no one expected to be talking about their death less than a year later. But when Donald Trump and the Republican […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Who’s Waging The War On Coal? Not The U.S. Government

November 9, 2016

Via: Energy Collective

You may have heard there’s an election going on. Under normal circumstances, this would be a great time to do a serious deep dive into the candidates’ energy policies and compare them. But circumstances are not quite normal this year. […]


Energy Economics

Energy efficiency gains ground despite lower energy prices, new IEA report says

October 21, 2016

Via: International Energy Agency

As governments focus on implementing their commitments to save energy and reduce carbon emissions under the recently ratified Paris agreement, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights the progress made by energy efficiency policies around the world […]


News and Policies, World

IAEA sees growth in nuclear capacity to 2030

September 29, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) projects continued growth in nuclear electricity generating capacity to 2030, although at a slower pace than previously anticipated. The Agency highlights nuclear energy’s role in meeting global climate and sustainable development goals. Nuclear power […]


Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, Nuclear, U.S.

Senate Explores Future of Nuclear Energy

September 19, 2016

Via: Nuclear Energy Institute

Nuclear energy addresses the threat of climate change and should be recognized in federal, state and regional carbon reduction policies. Every speaker on either side of the dais at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the future of nuclear energy […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Future nuclear supply chain worth billions, report finds

September 16, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

Nuclear power plant construction, long-term plant operation and decommissioning all offer potential multi-billion dollar markets over the next two decades, according to a newly released supply chain report from the World Nuclear Association. With nuclear power generating worldwide revenues of […]


News and Policies, U.S.

The Feds Double Down on Energy Efficiency

August 9, 2016

Via: Energy Manager Today

In their long-term planning, energy managers, facility managers and their bosses should understand that the revolution in energy efficiency is not going to slow down. The future is impossible to predict and, of course, a lot depends upon the outcome […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear is strategic imperative for USA, says NEI

July 12, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

The NEI called for reforms to electricity markets and a systematic effort to create the conditions necessary to deploy advanced reactor technologies in comments submitted to the DOE, as it prepares the next instalment of its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER). […]


Domestic, Energy Consumption

Broadening the Acceptance of Energy Efficiency

June 14, 2016

Via: Energy Manager Today

The good news is that energy executives increasingly are welcomed to the boardroom table. The bad news is that all of them are not accepting the invitation. The acceptance of energy as a core corporate value is being pushed by the increasing […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Top 10 Policies Hindering Solar Advancement

June 13, 2016

Via: Renewable Energy News

The U.S. accounts for 18 percent of the world’s energy consumption but has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. As such, there’s no question that renewable energy needs to be a major goal for the nation’s policy makers. […]


News and Policies, State

Solar Will Replace Nearly All Retiring Coal in Texas

June 6, 2016

Via: Greentech Media

In the next 15 years, Texas expects to add somewhere between 14 and 27 gigawatts of solar capacity, according to a new long-term system assessment from the state’s grid operator, ERCOT. ERCOT is considering eight different scenarios, such as continued […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Will Congress Reconcile Energy Bills Around Efficiency?

June 3, 2016

Via: Energy Collective

The Senate recently passed the bi-partisan Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012), co-authored by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), by a vote of 85-12. In 2015, the House passed its own comprehensive energy bill, the North American Energy […]


News and Policies, World

Markets and the future of nuclear power

May 20, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

The design of European wholesale electricity markets and the emissions trading system (EU ETS) will be improved to help – and no longer hinder – nuclear energy as a low-carbon source of electricity, a European Commission official assured delegates at […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Grading 2016 US Presidential Candidates on Renewable Energy Policies

March 2, 2016

Via: Renewable Energy News

Renewable energy is a particularly hot issue in this year’s presidential election. At the end of 2015, the U.S. joined 195 other nations in signing a UN agreement that committed to an aggressive climate change reduction strategy. Additionally, the Obama […]