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- We fact checked Dick Smith on whether a country can run entirely on renewables. Here's what we found Fri, 22 Mar 24, 8:10amEntrepreneur Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run on renewables, labelling the idea "impossible". What do they experts say?
- French built a reactor in 7 years in 1976, but modern Australia needs “decades” Wed, 6 Mar 24, 6:38amBy Jo Nova It’s like the West has forgotten how to build things… The nuclear debate in Australia is 100 years behind the rest of Western Civilization...
- Known for being the home of Victoria's coal-fired electricity, could this region go nuclear? Mon, 26 Feb 24, 5:54pmVictoria's Latrobe Valley has built its identity on electricity production, but the Coalition's suggestion nuclear power plants could be built at coal sites in the region has drawn criticism.
- Nuclear 'bulldust': Forrest slams Coalition and fossil fuel industry for promoting 'fairy godmother' approach to clean energy Mon, 26 Feb 24, 5:56pmIn a searing Press Club speech, mining and clean energy magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest slams the Coalition and fossil fuel lobby for using nuclear energy "bulldust" to delay the transition to a zero emissions economy.
- JUICE (Episode 4) – Nuclear Renaissance Thu, 8 Feb 24, 1:00pmThe global nuclear comeback is real, even in Japan, where the accident at Fukushima Daiichi still looms large in the public’s consciousness.
- France dumps Renewables Target, goes back to Nuclear instead, risking Global Pariah Status Wed, 10 Jan 24, 6:52amBy Jo Nova In a radical move, the French government has quietly dropped their renewables targets from their draft energy bill, risking being seen as unfashionable losers in billionaire ski clubs...
- Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds Thu, 21 Dec 23, 4:09pmRenewable energy provides the cheapest source of new energy for Australia, a new draft report from the CSIRO and energy market operator has found.
- Origin energy takeover bid rejected by shareholders Tue, 5 Dec 23, 1:25pmA takeover bid of Origin energy has failed after companies Brookfield and EIG narrowly missed the amount of votes needed for it pass.
- Russia And China Dominating the Race For Nuclear Electricity Generation. Tue, 26 Sep 23, 7:00pmThe US was once the dominant global supplier of civil nuclear technologies, but that market position has since eroded with the emergence of new international vendors , led by Russia and China.
- Australia can’t build one nuclear plant but fifty years ago France built 56 in 15 years Wed, 23 Aug 23, 7:08amFifty years of the French Nuclear Industry By Jo Nova The dismal, destitution of our national energy debate You would think our former Chief Scientist would know how to do basic research before commenting in the national...
- The French are leading a nuclear power alliance in Europe and threatens to block the Renewable Energy Directive Thu, 18 May 23, 4:42amBy Jo Nova The EU is fracturing over energy, and not a day too soon… Signs of hope. Just as Germany recently pulled the pin on the EU’s Electric Vehicle mandate, France is now threatening to scupper the EU’s...
- The Unbearable Lightness of Renewables – In Time Tue, 18 Apr 23, 7:00pmBy: Leen Weijers, VP Engineering, Liberty Energy Wind and solar don’t work most of the time. You may think intermittency is acceptable because the sun shines for free and the…
- Italy may “Build Back Nuclear” — not quite the Great Reset the Greens or Financial Houses had in mind? Mon, 2 Jan 23, 6:53amBy Jo Nova The government of Italy is planning to build new nuclear power plants. And if it happens, it marks an astonishing turnaround.
- Fusion works, but uses a supernova budget to make a mini sun for a fraction of a second Thu, 15 Dec 22, 7:15amBy Jo Nova Fusion reactors will one day be the ultimate in “free energy”, but judging by the latest news of holy grail moments, it won’t be soon...
- Europe in trouble. More French nuclear power out for winter, and prices hit €1,000/MW Fri, 11 Nov 22, 6:43amBy Jo Nova The core baseload of the European grid is in trouble, and there is no back up. If the rest of Europe had enough coal or nuclear power, this wouldn’t be so bad, but they were all too worried about heatwaves...