Tag: energy system

December 29, 2022

What does it mean to have a secure, home-grown energy system? It cannot be manipulated for geopolitical purposes. That system needs to be based on renewables, and it must be able to be deployed fast. The European Union (EU) has […]

November 2, 2022

Days after Poland chose Westinghouse to supply its AP1000 technology to the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, northern Poland, the government and two Polish energy firms signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to […]

July 9, 2020

The paper – titled Building a stronger tomorrow: Nuclear power in the post-pandemic world – says the global coronavirus pandemic has had profound impacts on societies around the world. “In many countries it has prompted reviews by governments of how […]

April 9, 2020

The latest report on energy system developments shows that 176 GWs of new renewable energy capacity accounted for 72% of all new energy capacity additions in 2019. The data, released in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s annual Renewable Capacity […]

December 14, 2017

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $100 million in funding for new projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest OPEN funding opportunity. OPEN will support America’s top innovators through dozens of early-stage research […]

August 30, 2016

Ask New Yorkers what they remember about Hurricane Sandy, and they’ll say the blackout. Floods cut power to most of Lower Manhattan, plunging America’s financial and cultural epicenter into total darkness. Or rather, near-total darkness. New York University continued to buzz […]

May 26, 2016

In the story of how energy is made and used to keep a country functioning, you don’t get a starring role. You are the passive receiver and consumer of electricity or gas in a tale dominated by governments, corporations and […]