Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won't go back
One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it comes to energy, few events have baffled outsiders more.
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One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it comes to energy, few events have baffled outsiders more.
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An electricity market analysis found adding battery storage to enhance grid reliability caused power generation markets to favor coal over natural gas.
Apr 11, 2024
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Most discussions of how to avert climate change focus on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon-free power system. But Michael Short, the Class of '42 Associate Professor of Nuclear Science ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday sent loud and clear the message that atomic energy—now touted by its champions as key to fighting climate change—is ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines.
Mar 18, 2024
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To help curb climate change, the United States is working to reduce carbon emissions from all sectors of the energy economy. Much of the current effort involves electrification—switching to electric cars for transportation, ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Dr. Han Seong-Tae's team at KERI's Industry Applications Research Division has developed the core technology of "electron guns," the heart of "electron beam welders," which had been dependent on imports for more than 99%.
Mar 5, 2024
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Most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere have a fundamental problem: we want to reduce our carbon emissions, but we also need to heat our homes.
Mar 1, 2024
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Japanese authorities said they were forced to abandon plans Thursday to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant because of equipment failure.
Feb 29, 2024
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South African nuclear scientists want to build a new generation of mini nuclear reactors, both to plug holes in their own country's blackout-plagued grid and to build an export industry for the future.
Feb 18, 2024
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