2019-04-01 10:35:00
U.S. NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP
WNN - The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), bipartisan draft legislation which aims to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear technologies and re-establish US leadership in nuclear energy has been re-introduced to the US Senate.
NELA was submitted on 27 March by a group of 15 senators led by Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. It was previously introduced to the Senate in September 2018 and was one of several bipartisan bills supporting advanced nuclear innovation to be considered by the 115th US Congress, which ended on 2 January.…
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Earlier:
2019, March, 29, 11:10:00
U.S. NUCLEAR COMPETITIVENESS
Nuclear is the largest source of clean energy in the USA, and the nation's nuclear plants are working more efficiently than ever, Korsnick said, adding they are "economic engines" for the communities they serve.
2019, March, 29, 11:05:00
THE NEW U.S. NUCLEAR
Twelve of the US' 98 operating nuclear generating units "are slated to close," and "to keep today's reactors running, we must pursue policy that gives innovators and investors confidence that there will be a market for their new nuclear technologies,"
2019, March, 27, 11:55:00
U.S. ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP
U.S. primary energy consumption totaled 101 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu). This total was the highest since at least 1949, the earliest year for which EIA has data.
2019, March, 25, 10:40:00
U.S. NUCLEAR GUARANTEES $3.7 BLN
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has finalised further federal loan guarantees of USD3.7 billion for the continued construction of Vogtle units 3 and 4, Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced today during a visit to the construction site near Waynesboro, Georgia.
2019, March, 22, 10:00:00
U.S. NUCLEAR WILL DOWN
Electricity generation from U.S. nuclear power plants totaled 807.1 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2018, slightly more than the previous peak of 807.0 million MWh in 2010, based on preliminary annual data. Although several nuclear power plants have closed since 2010, a combination of added capacity through uprates and shorter refueling and maintenance cycles allowed the remaining nuclear power plants to produce more electricity. In the near future, however, EIA expects that U.S. nuclear power output will decline.
Chronicle:
2019, November, 15, 13:55:00
CHINA NEED COAL
BP's Energy Outlook estimates coal's share of China's energy mix to fall to 35% in 2040 from 60% in 2017, but for the country to remain the world's largest consumer of coal and account for 39% of global coal demand in 2040.
2019, November, 15, 13:50:00
NORD STREAM 2 AMENDMENTS
"The law implements a European compromise, in which we, together with France and the Commission and other member states played a major role," Altmaier said.
2019, November, 15, 13:45:00
U.S. DECARBONISATION 2050
A U.S. Climate Agenda recommends that a U.S. decarbonization strategy be guided by these key objectives: achieving net-zero emissions no later than 2050,
2019, November, 13, 13:05:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $62 AGAIN
Brent edged down 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $61.74 a barrel , WTI was at $56.54, down 26 cents or 0.5%.
2019, November, 13, 13:00:00
NEW ENERGY ERA
Delivering the opening keynote address, at the event, Dr. Al Jaber said the oil and gas industry is being disrupted by new technologies, new business models, new forms of energy and a new geopolitical order, with the rise of Asia.
2019, November, 13, 12:55:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND PLATEAU: 2030
Global oil demand will hit a plateau around 2030 as the use of more efficient cars and electric vehicles ends an expansion that dominated the past century
2019, November, 13, 12:50:00
INDIA'S OIL NEED INVESTMENT
Pradhan said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met with the chief executives of energy firms in Houston, including those from Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell, Rosneft Oil Co, Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc).