All publications by tag «ENERGY»
2024, February, 9, 06:20:00
EUROPEAN SMR ALLIANCE
The European Commission set up a European SMR pre-Partnership in June last year with the overall objective of identifying enabling conditions and constraints,
2024, February, 9, 06:10:00
GERMANY'S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DOWN
Industrial production fell in December by 1.6% compared with the previous month. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.4% fall.
2024, February, 7, 06:40:00
INDIA NEED COAL ENERGY
India is already exploring coal gasification, for which it is setting aside 85 billion rupees ($1 billion) in subsidies to help get projects off the ground. The early-stage technology, which turns coal into gas to generate electricity, results in marginally lower emissions compared to conventional coal firing.
2024, February, 2, 06:50:00
INDIA NEED MORE COAL
India recorded a peak electricity demand of 243 gigawatts last year, exceeding the power ministry’s projections of 229 gigawatts and prompting the ministry to push for more coal power. Maximum demand is expected to jump to 366 gigawatts by 2032.
2024, February, 2, 06:35:00
AUSTRALIAN CLEAN ENERGY TARGET
Australia is a sunny country with excellent renewable energy resources. However it is not rolling out clean energy projects rapidly enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030.
2024, February, 2, 06:30:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE NONSENSE
In the real world, climate has changed numerous times, often dramatically, sometimes catastrophically, and always naturally. Multiple ice ages and interglacial periods, Roman and Medieval warm periods, a Little Ice Age, major floods, droughts and dust bowls all actually happened – long before fossil fuels.
2024, January, 29, 06:25:00
GLOBAL NUCLEAR RECORD
While global growth in electricity demand eased slightly to 2.2% in 2023 due to falling electricity consumption in advanced economies, it is projected to accelerate to an average of 3.4% from 2024 through to 2026.
2024, January, 24, 06:30:00
GLOBAL NUCLEAR POWER SUPPORT
The survey found that, across the 20 countries surveyed, 28% of respondents oppose the use of nuclear energy while 46% support it. Of the 20 countries surveyed, 17 have net support for nuclear energy's use. Support was found to be more than three times higher than opposition in the world's two most populated countries, China and India.
2024, January, 22, 06:45:00
CHINA'S NUCLEAR BATTERY: 50 YEARS
Betavolt, which was established in April 2021, says its battery "combines nickel-63 nuclear isotope decay technology and China's first diamond semiconductor (4th generation semiconductor) module to successfully realise the miniaturisation of atomic energy batteries".
2024, January, 22, 06:35:00
NUCLEAR FOR CHINA
At the meeting of the Standing Committee of the State Council, chaired by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, approval was granted for units 3 and 4 at China General Nuclear's (CGN's) existing Taipingling nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, as well as units 1 and 2 at China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC's) new Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province.