S&P: Despite storage growth, US to achieve 'marginal' carbon-free capacity increases through 2035 | Utility Dive

S&P: Despite storage growth, US to achieve 'marginal' carbon-free capacity increases through 2035 | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Power experts cite gas constraints as main cause of ERCOT outages, but system planning questions remain | Utility Dive

Power experts cite gas constraints as main cause of ERCOT outages, but system planning questions remain | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

How and why a nuclear reactor shut down in Texas cold snap when energy was needed most

How and why a nuclear reactor shut down in Texas cold snap when energy was needed most: The shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Texas has contributed to the state's power shortage crisis caused by extreme cold weather.

ELECTRICITY: Blackout crisis: Fallout, furor and fact checks -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- www.eenews.net

ELECTRICITY: Blackout crisis: Fallout, furor and fact checks -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- www.eenews.net: Fallout from sweeping winter power outages echoed from Texas to the White House yesterday, as power restoration commingled with debates about whether to blame renewables or fossil fuels.

Rick Perry says Texans would rather blackouts than regulate power grid

Rick Perry says Texans would rather blackouts than regulate power grid: Perry wrote, "the sun will come out, the temperatures will moderate, and this will become part of our rearview mirror."

ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Texas grid collapse points to looming climate tests -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- www.eenews.net

ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Texas grid collapse points to looming climate tests -- Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -- www.eenews.net: The power grid in Texas nearly melted down during a heat wave in 2019. Now a deep freeze is causing widespread blackouts. The whiplash crises warn of what's to come in a warming world, experts say.

Texas Blackouts In Polar Vortex Echo California Wildfires - Bloomberg

Texas Blackouts In Polar Vortex Echo California Wildfires - Bloomberg: Both emergencies have a lot in common, including a lack of cheap or easy solutions.

Third of UK’s Emission-Free Hydrogen Needs Could be Met by Nuclear Power by 2050 - Bloomberg

Third of UK’s Emission-Free Hydrogen Needs Could be Met by Nuclear Power by 2050 - Bloomberg: As much as one-third of the U.K.’s emissions-free hydrogen requirements could be produced by nuclear power by 2050, according to the Nuclear Industry Council.

Texas blackouts show power grid needs to rely on coal, gas and nuclear energy

Texas blackouts show power grid needs to rely on coal, gas and nuclear energy: Wind and solar can certainly contribute to the nation’s power grid. But smart future planning dictates that coal, natural gas, and nuclear power will still be needed to help with the heavy lifting during uncooperative weather.

R&D For Nuclear Propulsion In Space Called Urgent - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

R&D For Nuclear Propulsion In Space Called Urgent - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

Bulgaria To Study NuScale SMR Option - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Bulgaria To Study NuScale SMR Option - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ | abc10.com

PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ | abc10.com: Evidence used to convict PG&E of the 2018 Camp Fire shows the company knew old parts needed replacing, but tried to show they could last longer.

Russia Will Never See the United States the Same Way Again | Foreign Affairs

Russia Will Never See the United States the Same Way Again | Foreign Affairs: After Trump, Washington must work through allies to influence Moscow.

‘Positive signals’ needed to save JCPOA, Merkel tells Rouhani | Nuclear Energy News | Al Jazeera

‘Positive signals’ needed to save JCPOA, Merkel tells Rouhani | Nuclear Energy News | Al Jazeera: German leader calls for diplomatic solution in call with Iran’s president, who insists on ending of US sanctions.

America Is (Sort of) Back by Shlomo Ben-Ami - Project Syndicate

America Is (Sort of) Back by Shlomo Ben-Ami - Project Syndicate: From its botched pandemic response to the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, America’s political dysfunction has lately been on stark display. And that is only one obstacle President Joe Biden's administration faces in pursuing a robust foreign policy.

Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists - WSJ

Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists - WSJ: Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation into what caused a failure of the state’s power supplies, after blackouts sparked a health emergency.

Fukushima spillage raises questions about threat of future earthquakes : International : News : The Hankyoreh

Fukushima spillage raises questions about threat of future earthquakes : International : News : The Hankyoreh: S. Korean experts note “large vibrations” relative to earthquake’s 7.3 scale, stress need to prepare for possibility of “compound disaster”

Lithuania sees red, EU nuke team checks Rosatom-built Belarus plant | New Europe

Lithuania sees red, EU nuke team checks Rosatom-built Belarus plant | New Europe: European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group ENSREG has just visited Belarus in order to complete a report that summarises the first stage of peer review of Belarus’s National Action Plan. The controversial Ostrovets nuclear plant in Belarus, built by Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom,

LANL looks to reduce risks of volatile waste | Local News | santafenewmexican.com

LANL looks to reduce risks of volatile waste | Local News | santafenewmexican.com: The lab is responding to a report in October by the federal Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which found the lab had failed to analyze chemicals present in hundreds of

Beyond Nuclear appeals NRC decision in Texas CISF licensing proceeding -- ANS / Newswire

Beyond Nuclear appeals NRC decision in Texas CISF licensing proceeding -- ANS / Newswire