Clean energy market monitor: March 2024
Clean energy is growing rapidly, as annual deployment of a number of key technologies has surged ahead in recent years driven by policy support and continued cost declines. Their growth is starting to
Nuclear Energy
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Volkswagen Investing One Billion Euros in Wind Energy
In an attempt to hedge against future rising energy prices, Volkswagen announced last week that it will invest up to one billion Euros (US$1.45 billion) in renewable energy. The announcement follows the
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Subsidies and external costs in electric power generation: a comparative review of estimates
The extent to which governments subsidize electricity generation technologies is not generally clear. However, claims abound that each generation type—nuclear, fossil fuel and renewables-benefits to the
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Long-term trend in global CO2 emissions 2011
This paper discusses the method and results of a trend assessment of global CO2 emissions up to 2010 and updates the previous assessment of CO2 emissions up to and including 2009 (Olivier and Peters, 2010).
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Nuclear power vital but no compromise on safety: Manmohan
While asserting that there could be “no compromise” on ensuring the highest safety standards for nuclear reactors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday emphasised the importance of nuclear power.
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Nuclear-energy is the way: Manmohan
Just three days after the West Bengal government declared in the Assembly that it would oppose all nuclear plants in the state, including the proposed one at Haripur in East Midnapore district, Prime Minister
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Russia in talks to build more nuclear plants in Iran
Russia has put forward "proposals" to build new nuclear power plants in Iran after the completion of the Bushehr project, local media reported Sunday quoting the Islamic republic's atomic chief. "We
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U.S. Nuclear Regulator Tied Up By Process: Chairman
The chairman of the U.S. nuclear regulator said his own commission is hamstrung by an inefficient, "flawed voting system" which distracts from its job of ensuring safety at the country's power plants.
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Nuclear power plant will be a big boon for Rajasthan
<p> Rajasthan has been assured by the Centre of allocation of 50 per cent of the electricity generated by the proposed nuclear power plant in Banswara. A letter from the Prime Minister's Office to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot informed that as per the amended guidelines the home State would be allocated 50 per cent of the power generated from the new power projects set up by Nuclear Energy Corporation of India.</p>
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Japan PM Naoto Kan Brings His Nuclear-Free Vision To Hiroshima
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday took his campaign against nuclear energy in Japan to Hiroshima which 66 years ago became the world's first victim of an atomic bomb. It marks a change of tack in
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New Bill likely to propose independent nuclear regulator to replace AERB
<p> It envisages the proposed Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India would have full power to stop construction work and also order a shut down of an operating nuclear plant. Besides, the bill, currently in circulation for inter-ministerial consultation has a provision of penalty and imprisonment up to six months in the wake of non-compliance. It is proposed that the regulator's order cannot be challenged in a court of law.</p>