Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy includes stories on the efforts to increase nuclear energy efficiency through modernized plant design and more efficient reactors. We also include information on nuclear waste disposal and storage.
China Expands Nuclear Generation Capability
Bloomberg's Stephen Engle reports on China's expansion of its nuclear power generation capabilities. China's growing economy, which last year expanded at ...
FPL Marks 2009 As Most Fuel Efficient Year to Date
Florida Power & Light Co., which operates a variety of energy plants, said that 2009 has been its most fuel-efficient year to date.
With investments in cleaner-burning ...
Around the Web – Net Impact, Sustainable Packaging, GE, Frontier Oil
Debate arises on sustainable packaging
The Packer
Business Leaders Converge At C.U. for Net Impact 2009
Cornell Daily Sun
Frontier Oil ...
Japan, U.S. Forge Consensus on Climate, Cleantech
The United States and Japan will work with each other to develop renewable energy technologies and other cleantech, as well as set ...
U.S. Renewable Energy Exceeds Nuclear Power
Two new reports reveal that the renewable energy industry continues to grow in the United States. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest report, renewable ...
‘Ignition’ Electricity From Lasers Touted
Scientists are testing the ability to generate energy from concentrated laser beams.
The National Ignition Facility, near San Francisco, is researching whether its 192 lasers can ...
Canada, China, Germany Struggle to Reduce GHG Emissions
Although many countries are setting carbon reduction targets, many of them are still struggling with ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- much of it from ...
European Electricity Companies Pledge Carbon Neutral Power by 2050
Regional Nuclear Compact Challenge May Pave Way for Global Nuke Dump in Utah
A lawsuit may pave the way for a Utah nuclear energy waste dump to begin accepting spent radioactive materials, potentially striking a blow to global wind ...
Obama’s Energy Nominee: ‘Efficiency Is No. 1 Priority’
Steven Chu, the Energy Secretary nominee for the Obama administration, told a congressional committee this week that he while he supports nuclear and clean coal energy sources, he believes that the ...
R.W.I, Fortum Give Customers Nuclear Option
Two utilities companies are letting their customers decide what kind of power they'd like to use, reports the New York Times.
In November, Germany-based R.W.E. introduced what it calls a "zero-carbon energy ...
RGGI Power Plant Emissions Down 16% in 2008
EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
If current laws and policies remain the same, world energy consumption is projected to grow by 50 percent by 2030, according to U.S. government energy statistics released in "International Energy Outlook 2008" by the ...
Citi: Investors Tapping Alternative Energy, Infrastructure Firms
A growing international consensus to tackle climate change is going to mean a new emphasis from investors on alternative energy sources from traditional fossil fuels and the expansion and renewal of infrastructure, ...
Environmental Throwdown At Duke Shareholders’ Meeting
Duke Energy's plans for new coal and nuclear plants did not please all who attended the company's recent shareholder meeting, Charlotte Business Journal reports.
While Duke Chief Executive Jim Rogers responded to ...
Duke's Sustainability Report Includes 50% CO2 Reduction Scenario
Duke Energy, the third largest emitter of CO2 in the U.S., has released its 2007/2008 sustainability report (PDF).
According to the report, Global CO2 emissions rose from 105,200 thousand tons in 2006 ...
Big Business Talks Green At WSJ’s ECO:nomics Conference
The Wall Street Journal held its CEO-level "ECO:nomics - Creating Environmental Capital" conference in California last week. Here are some of the highlights as reported on WSJ's Environmental Capital.
Wal-Mart:
Lee Scott, president ...
Duke’s Carbon-Constrained Future
Duke Energy is the nation's third-largest corporate emitter of carbon dioxide - after American Electric Power and Southern Co. Depending on what controls Congress passes on carbon emissions, that's a potentially crippling ...
Senate Passes Energy Bill
An energy bill that included an increase in fuel-economy standards passed the Senate by a margin of 86-8 yesterday, The New York Times reports. Provisions of the legislation that passed the House ...
U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’
The U.S. could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and without requiring big changes ...
