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Great Britain Gives the Go-Ahead to Build First Nuclear Plant in Twenty Years

September 20, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Before the vote to exit the European Union, Great Britain had considered nuclear power its silver bullet — the one to help it reduce its carbon emissions while also keeping the lights on. But all that almost changed after the so-called Brexit vote — when the newly sworn in Prime ... Read more »

Nuclear Energy May Rise Again

September 15, 2016January 30, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

In 2014, the Energy Department said it could potentially make $12.5 billion available to build advanced reactors. As for Terrestrial Energy, it is asking for as much as $1.2 billion to build a 195 megawatt molten salt reactors. They can burn “thorium” that may not only be safer but also create less radioactive waste than uranium.

Utility Must Properly Manage Hazardous Waste, Pay $39K Penalty Under EPA Settlement

September 13, 2016November 29, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Southern California Edison will pay a $39,127 penalty to settle federal charges that it improperly managed hazardous waste on Catalina Island.

Energy Sector and Domestic Economy are Especially Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

August 31, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

In testimony before the US Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that cyber threats and natural disasters could seriously put the electric grid at risk and has thus listed the steps that the country can take to mitigate disruptions and the economic harm that would flow from that.

Duke Energy Takes Solar Shot at Modest Commercial Businesses

August 24, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

When it comes to accessing the new energy market place, Duke Energy has a made a key move — going after the smaller-to-mid-sized commercial solar markets, which it thinks has huge potential. Today, the Charlotte-based utility announced it will be making significant investments in REC Solar, including personnel.

Huge Step for Zero-Carbon Replacement of Diablo Canyon

August 19, 2016December 6, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Operating California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant past its 2025 license expiration would cost more than twice what many had anticipated, and significantly more than replacing it with energy efficiency and renewable resources, according to an analysis submitted today to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by the plant owner.

Offshore Wind Energy Making Waves in Europe, Starting to in the US

August 10, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

With all the permitting issues and the hassles of building onshore wind energy, it would seem that the industry would look increasingly to constructing turbines offshore. Increasingly it has been closely examining those options but the experience in the United States and in Europe are quite different.

Duke Energy: Renewable Assets Providing Stable Returns but Require Back Up

August 9, 2016December 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

When Duke Energy announced its 2016 second quarter results, the overarching theme had been that it was making the transition to a new energy future — one that crossed the wake from the 20th Century to the 21st Century. To that end, it has been moving from coal to natural gas, and to renewables.

Fort Collins, CO, to Mandate Utility Cost Disclosure

August 8, 2016 by Carl Weinschenk

Fort Collins, CO, soon will flip the switch on its Building Energy Scoring and Disclosure program. The Coloradoan says that the program will provide people looking for apartments and houses with a better idea of what they will pay in utility bills. The sign that the program is about to ... Read more »

China’s Research Into Thorium Will Have Implications for Nuclear Energy In the United States

August 3, 2016January 30, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

Nuclear energy may have hit a rough patch here in the United States but at least overseas and especially in Asia, it is revving up and preparing to go faster than ever before. What’s less known, however, is just what type of nuclear reactors for which China has plans: molten salt reactors that run on thorium.

Presidential Race: Coal Industry Says It is a Critical Component of Winning Battleground States

August 2, 2016April 4, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

The coal industry says that it could a critical factor to winning the battleground states, or those states that are considered a toss up and the ones that each candidate would need to secure to win the White House.

New York State Could Set a National Trend with its Clean Energy Standard

August 1, 2016December 6, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

New York State is moving forward with an idea that could become a harbinger of things to come, nationally. It’s the Clean Energy Standard, which focuses more on producing clean power and less on renewable energy standards.

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