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Imagine a world where solar batteries are produced with minimal carbon emissions. This vision becomes a reality if we embrace nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative to coal. By switching to nuclear power, we can generate electricity with drastically lower greenhouse gas emissions, making it a game-changer in the fight against climate change. Nuclear energy’s ability to provide consistent, reliable power while supporting the growth of solar and other renewables makes it a crucial part of a cleaner, greener future. How do you see nuclear energy playing a role in the clean energy transition? #nuclearenergy #solar #carbonemissions

#KeepItCool | A new chapter for nuclear power in the U.S. 🌎 🌱 The NovaTech Climate Team finds this very interesting: The restart of nuclear power plants in the U.S. for the first time in decades is a significant milestone in the journey toward a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. With the growing urgency to decarbonize, it’s clear that a diverse energy mix, including renewables and nuclear, will be essential to meet our climate goals. This move signals that nuclear energy is once again being recognized for its potential to deliver carbon-free power, while balancing the intermittent nature of renewable sources like wind and solar. Read the complete article here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gXzc8cf4   See what the NovaTech Climate Team is reading about at keepitcool.earth #NuclearEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #GridModernization #ClimateAction

💡 Australia’s Energy Future Lies in Innovation, Not Expensive Delays The Clean Energy Council is spot on—renewable energy backed by storage is the key to affordable and reliable power. But let’s take it a step further: the future of Australia’s energy landscape lies in advanced electrochemical storage and hydrogen technologies. 🔋 Battery Storage: With innovations in large-scale energy storage systems, we can effectively balance supply and demand, ensuring grid stability even as renewables take the lead. ⚡ Hydrogen: As a versatile energy carrier, hydrogen not only supports decarbonization but also positions Australia as a global leader in clean energy exports. Investing in these technologies now will deliver long-term benefits, from lower energy costs to job creation in emerging industries. Nuclear, with its high costs and long lead times, is not the answer. Let’s focus on solutions that are scalable, sustainable, and ready to power Australia’s future. #CleanEnergy #EnergyStorage #HydrogenEconomy #Renewables

Though it will face legal hurdles the decision by Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island is an emblematic example of how quickly data center and other sources of rapid load growth are forcing utilities and policymakers to consider possibilities previously dismissed out of hand. #netzeroneedsnukes

Nuclear Energy: The Future of Clean Power In an era where clean energy is pivotal, nuclear power is poised as a transformative solution due to its incredible power density. A mere 100 grams of uranium can generate the same amount of electricity as 1.5 tons of coal, highlighting its efficiency and potential in reducing our carbon footprint. While renewable energy sources like solar and wind are essential in the energy transition, nuclear energy stands out with its ability to produce vast amounts of power with minimal environmental impact. This makes it a pivotal player in achieving sustainable and reliable energy solutions. What are your thoughts on nuclear energy as a cornerstone in our clean energy future? Can it meet our energy demands while aligning with environmental goals? #NuclearEnergy #CleanPower #SustainableDevelopment #EnergyTransition #CarbonReduction #FutureOfEnergy

Nuclear in Australia would be a disaster for energy bills. Research shows that renewable energy backed by storage is the lowest-cost way to replace ageing, increasingly unreliable fossil fuel generation. Not only is nuclear the most expensive form of energy generation, the Coalition’s plan to cap renewable energy at 54 per cent by 2050 will ensure fossil fuels keep burning for longer, driving up power prices and resulting in more blackouts while we await nuclear’s arrival. It’s a lose-lose scenario. #cleanenergy #renewableenergy 

#DumbIdeas #NuclearPower #SMRs #Ontario "... Last year, Corporate Knights Research Director Ralph Torrie recalled the more than C$10 billion in written-off costs for the original Darlington construction project that essentially bankrupted Ontario Hydro, then the second-largest power utility in North America—based on projections of future electricity demand that never materialized in the real world. “History continues to outrun electricity planning in Ontario, as it has been doing for decades now, and we all pay for the overshoots and malinvestment that result,” Torrie wrote at the time. “We cannot afford another round of ill-conceived commitments to multi-billion-dollar megaprojects that will be left half-built and stranded just as technology, market forces, and common sense converge on a smarter, less expensive, more distributed and renewables-based energy system.” Energy system analysts Mark Winfield of York University and David Schlissel of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said they see no prospect that an expanded nuclear program in Ontario will stay within budget, compete with more affordable renewable energy and energy efficiency options, or deliver in time to meet a rapid decarbonization deadline. ... Experience with recent conventional nuclear projects in North America and Western Europe “points to a continuing pattern of massive cost overruns and delays on the time scales of decades,” Winfield told The Energy Mix in an email. “One of the core problems with nuclear is that it does not see a significant learning curve—costs just keep going up, unlike renewables and storage, where you see performance improve and costs fall as experience is gained, and supply chains and project management and construction become more efficient.” Given serious uncertainties around Ontario’s path to decarbonization and how much electricity the province will eventually need, Winfield said a more “rational approach” would deploy “lower-risk, lower-impact, and more flexible and scalable options” like demand-side management, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources (DERs), and renewable energy with energy storage, “and only consider higher-risk, higher-impact, high lock-in resources after that.” ... By contrast, while Ontario is being “very closed-mouthed” about the small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) under construction at Darlington, costs elsewhere are already rising, making the technology far more expensive than renewables. ... While nuclear proponents have been talking about their technology co-existing with renewables, Schlissel said new nuclear capacity would be more likely to crowd cheaper, cleaner renewables out of the system. “Nuclear plants are not economical unless you run them flat out,” he explained. Given the high cost of those projects, and the need to protect ratepayers from higher electricity rates to the extent possible, “there will be none of this about supplementing wind and solar, that when the sun ..."

“For us in the industry, when you look at it, it’s very simple,” Richley says. “We need renewables, wind, solar, battery storage and then you need this always-on source and then you’ve got a choice. Is it always-on from gas, or is it always-on from something like nuclear, which is carbon zero?” While the previous government set out an ambition to quadruple the UK’s nuclear capacity to about 24 GW by 2050, Labour has yet to commit to any such targets, instead making a drive towards clean power the main pillar of its energy strategy. Delays to nuclear plants giving Sizewell B a new lease of life. https://lnkd.in/eJr54-Hx

⚡🏭🌿 Ontario's Energy Minister Stephen Lecce aims to make the province a "clean energy superpower," but his focus on nuclear power is raising concerns. Analysts warn that prioritizing nuclear over cheaper renewable options could lead to higher costs and delays. How can Ontario balance its energy ambitions with affordability and timely decarbonization? Read more about the debate: https://loom.ly/WQlnOUI

A study reported that investments in nuclear (fission power) harm the progress in renewable energy => better to focus on renewable energy, instead of fission. Renewable energy is also a cleaner and cheaper solution. #renewableenergy not nuclear