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- Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018, International Energy Agency says Tue, 26 Mar 19, 7:30pmThe International Energy Agency reveals that despite a rapid uptake of renewable energy, increased demand for heating and cooling drove coal-fired power generation and carbon emissions higher.
- Trump's nuclear bailout could cost consumers up to $17 billion each year Fri, 8 Jun 18, 4:00amThe Trump Administration is taking unprecedented steps to bail out failing nuclear and coal power plants, effectively nationalizing the American energy market with potentially drastic consequences for the renewable energy...
- In the UK, wind energy provides more power than nuclear for the first time Sat, 19 May 18, 2:03amFor the first time, wind energy provided more power than nuclear energy to the United Kingdom grid. In the first three months of 2018, wind provided 18.8 percent of all power; only natural gas was a larger energy source....
- Labor warns national energy plan will lead to renewables lag Fri, 20 Apr 18, 11:03pmThe Federal Government is facing an uphill battle to convince some states to back the National Energy Guarantee, with some leaders saying the plan's targets are too low to drive any new investment in renewable energy.
- Sanjeev Gupta talks up renewables, not nuclear, after meeting Prince Charles Sat, 7 Apr 18, 1:26pmWhyalla steelworks boss Sanjeev Gupta believes renewables present a cheaper option for electricity generation in Australia than nuclear power, and is pushing ahead with alternative energy plans.
- Love those 30 year old coal and nuclear plants — nothing gives cheaper electricity Tue, 3 Apr 18, 3:26pmThe gold-plated stars of our national grid are the old coal plants we’ve built and paid off. A US report (thanks Lance) shows how fantastically cheap and bountiful old coal and nuclear plants are. The LCOE or the Levelized...
- MIT claims that clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy is just 15 years away Sat, 10 Mar 18, 5:49amYou've probably heard about the promise of nuclear fusion before... many times. But when MIT is involved, it's best to listen up. The university has teamed up with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and they believe that clean,...
- The future of energy on islands Sat, 3 Mar 18, 2:47amIslands are places of exceptional biodiversity and economic value, not to mention their great natural beauty. However, because of their isolation from the mainland, they are also difficult to power. This fact is particularly...
- NASA just unveiled a tiny nuclear reactor for future Mars residents Sat, 20 Jan 18, 2:11amResearchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully tested a small nuclear reactor that may someday provide power to human habitats on Mars and beyond...
- NASA debuts KRUSTY nuclear reactor for future Mars residents Sat, 20 Jan 18, 2:11amResearchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully tested a small nuclear reactor that may someday provide power to human habitats on Mars and beyond...
- Laser Boron Fusion — What if it works? (Forget “climate change”) Fri, 15 Dec 17, 6:50pmFusion could disrupt everything. Here’s another breakthrough claim. One day, one of these will work. Something like this: Boron Hydrogen, Fusion, click to read about aneutronic fusion. In the meantime, knowing that...
- Groundbreaking quark fusion generates 10 time as much energy as nuclear fusion Thu, 9 Nov 17, 1:03amPhysicists at Tel Aviv University and University of Chicago have discovered that quark fusion, involving the tiny particles known as quarks of which protons and neutrons are made, is an even more potentially energy-packed...
- Rolls-Royce is developing mini nuclear power plants Tue, 24 Oct 17, 1:55amA consortium led by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, famous for its high-end vehicles, has crafted design plans for small-scale nuclear power plants. In an anticipated report to be released this week, the Rolls-Royce-led group is...
- Offshore wind power is cheaper than new nuclear power in the UK Tue, 12 Sep 17, 9:37pmOffshore wind power has pulled ahead of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Energy from offshore wind farms will be less expensive than power from a new nuclear project for the first time, based on subsidy figures via the...
- Gas, not coal, the key to fixing electricity mess Mon, 11 Sep 17, 8:00amFixing the gas price crisis is the short-term fix to Australia's soaring electricity prices but the long game is greater investment in renewables and energy storage, writes Ian Verrender.