With Wall Street and Congress on board, projects may be on the verge of charging forward.
Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92.5%, the highest of any source of electricity, not to mention near-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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 Energy’s CEO is considering restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant as electricity needs, particularly from data centers, are growing.
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.
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.
Energy providers are positioning themselves to meet growing power needs, including for large-scale data centers known as hyperscalers.
Nano Nuclear Energy is among several companies currently developing microreactors as the nuclear industry eyes a potential rebirth in the U.S.
In the Permian Basin and elsewhere, energy players consider adding small modular reactors and microreactors to their energy supply mix as electricity demand grows.
A top Permian producer has signed up for a small-footprint nuclear plant. A top pressure-pumper has invested in the developer. Industry members say interest in Permian nuclear is hot.