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Segrist: Cooling the Reaction: Nuclear Makes Promising but Slow Comeback
Nuclear power is awesome. Nuclear power is also hard—and a long way off from displacing natural gas as the primary source for the electricity the U.S. will desperately need.
Belcher: Energy Sector Grapples with Looming Labor Crisis
The U.S. needs approximately 400,000 new engineers each year moving forward but is currently only able to fill about one-third of the engineering positions available through at least 2030.
Executives to Fed: Power Grid the US Needs by 2030 is Nowhere in Sight
Among the energy executives looking for more electrons, Warren Buffett’s own energy provider in Omaha, Nebraska, says “we have to stop this fighting.”
Nuclear Developer Oklo Partnering with Two Data Providers
Oklo Inc. is working to deliver up to 750 megawatts from site-based fission units, with the first deployment anticipated in 2027.
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Segrist: Cooling the Reaction: Nuclear Makes Promising but Slow Comeback
Nuclear power is awesome. Nuclear power is also hard—and a long way off from displacing natural gas as the primary source for the electricity the U.S. will desperately need.
Belcher: Energy Sector Grapples with Looming Labor Crisis
The U.S. needs approximately 400,000 new engineers each year moving forward but is currently only able to fill about one-third of the engineering positions available through at least 2030.
Executives to Fed: Power Grid the US Needs by 2030 is Nowhere in Sight
Among the energy executives looking for more electrons, Warren Buffett’s own energy provider in Omaha, Nebraska, says “we have to stop this fighting.”
Nuclear Developer Oklo Partnering with Two Data Providers
Oklo Inc. is working to deliver up to 750 megawatts from site-based fission units, with the first deployment anticipated in 2027.
Kissler: Is a Nuclear Power Revival on the Horizon?
With Wall Street and Congress on board, projects may be on the verge of charging forward.
Belcher: The Growing Nexus of Nuclear, Oil and Gas
Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92.5%, the highest of any source of electricity, not to mention near-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
WoodMac: $3.5 Trillion Needed Annually to Hit Net Zero Targets
Higher demand for oil, gas and coal will delay peak emissions past 2030 and push the world beyond Wood Mackenzie’s base transition case and closer to a 3 C pathway, the consultancy said in a new report.
NextEra Ponders Nuclear Plant Restart as Backlog Climbs
NextEra Energy’s CEO is considering restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant as electricity needs, particularly from data centers, are growing.
Amazon, Dominion Energy Form Small Modular Reactor Pact
Dominion Energy and Amazon’s agreement to advance nuclear development was one of several moves made by Big Tech lately to advance lower carbon energy technologies.
EQT’s Rice: Three Mile Island Restart Not ‘Needle-Mover’ vs. Natgas
Microsoft Corp. will pay as much as $130 per megawatt-hour for the resurrected plant’s electricity that will carry a “carbon-free” label and a new name: Crane Clean Energy Center.