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ANALYSIS: U.S. energy sector transitioning to cleaner energy, spurred by economics, government programs

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:35 — mike kraft
Utility Dive Trendline on The Energy Transition to Renewables Inside the rapidly changing world of The Energy Transition to Renewables. Access the Utility Dive Trendline Utility Dive

The U.S. energy sector is undergoing a fundamental transition to a cleaner and more distributed future. Increasingly favorable economics, corporate commitments, and state and federal actions, like the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, are all spurring the deployment of renewable energy resources.

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Solar energy:U.S. Offcials warn againsl letting China control clene energy supply line

Thu, 2023-03-09 19:35 — mike kraft
CERAWEEK-Don’t let China control clean energy supply chain, US officials warn Officials from President Joe Biden's administration warned leaders of the U.S. clean energy transition this week to decarbonize quickly and keep the supply chain out of China's control. Richard Valdmanis,Ernest Scheyder Reuters

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Fossil fuel addiction’ kills, starves millions --Lancet report

Wed, 2022-10-26 12:31 — mike kraft
Doctors say 'fossil fuel addiction' kills, starves millions Extreme weather from climate change triggered hunger in nearly 100 million people and increased heat deaths by 68% in vulnerable populations worldwide as the world’s “fossil fuel addiction” degrades public health each year, doctors reported in a new study. AP NEWS
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Analysis: Putin's efforts to hold Europe hostage over energy supplies. is

Thu, 2022-09-08 10:57 — mike kraft

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the biggest shake-up of European energy markets this century. This film explains how Europe became so dependent on cheap Russian gas, and explores the hard choices facing the EU as it tries to balance energy security and climate ambitions.

Read more at https://on.ft.com/3D7bv31

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Energy needs and climate change: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future

Tue, 2022-09-06 10:03 — mike kraft
Energy citizenship: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future From solar panels to biomass burners, boom in green initiatives seen as vital to achieving EU climate targets the Guardian
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Climate Change: overview of related provisions of House-passed Build Back Better legislation

Mon, 2021-11-22 12:09 — mike kraft
Build Back Better and American Climate Leadership If we, once again, kick the “climate can” down the road, we should be prepared for the road to be flooded, washed away, covered in debris, and possibly surrounded by burning forests. Steve Cohen State of the Planet
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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:35 — mike kraft
The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post
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Reversing Course, Japan Makes Push to Restart Dormant Nuclear Plants

Sun, 2014-03-02 18:23 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A TEPCO employee in protective clothing works around tanks filled with radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. (photo: AAP)

nytimes.com - by Hiroko Tabuchi - February 25, 2014

TOKYO — The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made its biggest push yet to revive Japan’s nuclear energy program on Tuesday, announcing details of a draft plan that designates atomic power as an important long-term electricity source.

The new Basic Energy Plan, which states that Japan will push to restart reactors that were closed after the disaster in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, overturns a promise made by a previous government to phase out the country’s nuclear reactors. The plan also leaves open the possibility of building new plants as well as restarting existing ones.

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Three Mile Island Veteran Optimistic on Fukushima Fuel Removal

Sun, 2013-10-20 15:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato, in the orange helmet, inspects the contaminated water tanks at Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture on Oct. 15, 2013. Photograph: JIJI Press-Pool/AFP via Getty Images

bloomberg.com - by Jacob Adelman - October 17, 2013

The first removal of nuclear fuel rods next month from the stricken Fukushima atomic station should be successful based on findings that the rods -- each about twice the average weight of a sumo wrestler -- appear undamaged from an explosion at the site almost three years ago.

That’s the view of Lake Barrett, a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission official appointed last month as an adviser to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant.

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FAS - Regulating Japanese Nuclear Power in the Wake of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident

Mon, 2013-05-13 22:17 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Federation of American Scientists - fas.org - by Katie Colten
May 13, 2013

The 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was preventable. The Great East Japan earthquake and the tsunami that followed it were unprecedented events in recent history, but they were not altogether unforeseeable. Stronger regulation across the nuclear power industry could have prevented many of the worst outcomes at Fukushima Daiichi and will be needed to prevent future accidents.

In a new FAS issue brief, Dr. Charles Ferguson and Mr. Mark Jansson review some of the major problems leading up to the accident including the lack of regulation of the nuclear power industry and slow updates to safety requirements, such as using probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) methods to  improve accident management plans.

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