Category: Nuclear

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   (5 articles) Europe

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2. Organizations in the News

   (2 articles) MIT

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   (1 articles) CBI

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1. Tuning the energy innovation engine at MIT

   Explore Article Technology News (Mar 8 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

   "China speed," climate change, financing gaps, government policy, nuclear and natural gas, and, of course, science experiments. The MIT Energy Conference on Saturday had a little bit of everything, as entrepreneurs, business people, and academics tried to get their arms around big-picture energy challenges. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has become a hotbed for clean-energy innovation over the past four years, attracting students and faculty to the energy field, some of whom have spun out promising companies. At a showcase, local companies and researchers working in wind, solar, biofuels, storage, and efficiency displayed some of their ongoing work. But at ...
   

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2. 6 Nuclear Power Startups To Watch

   Explore Article Earth2Tech (Feb 17 2010) Nuclear

   President Barack Obama’s $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants announced earlier this morning is aimed squarely at building more of the massive, gigawatt-sized reactors we’re all familiar with. Big nuclear is also the target for $36 billion in loan guarantees that the Obama Adminsitration has proposed for the Department of Energy’s 2011 budget. Still, that same budget request could represent opportunity for the handful of startups venturing into the world of nuclear power, if they can deliver on promises of small-scale, modular reactors, nuclear technologies that fuel themselves, or the long-awaited working model of a fusion ...
   

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3. IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance

   Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Feb 9 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

   IBM says smart information systems could help improve the image of nuclear energy, but green groups claim such efforts are a dangerous distraction from renewables Smarter information management systems will be a crucial part of efforts to push the development of cheaper and safer nuclear power in the UK, according to IBM. The tech company released details of a survey this week which it claims reveals a more positive attitude to nuclear power in the UK, with consumers more amenable to the technology as a low-carbon alternative to existing fossil-fuel energy sources.
   

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4. U.K. Lawmakers Call for Intervention in Carbon Market (Update1)

   Explore Article BusinessWeek (Feb 8 2010) Construction , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

   Europe needs stricter limits on greenhouse gases and the power to intervene in carbon markets as its cap-and-trade program fails to encourage investments in cleaner energy, U.K. lawmakers said today in a report. “It is imperative that there are mechanisms for reducing the EU cap,” the committee said. While the U.K. alone couldn’t change EU caps, the 16-member panel representing the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties said “the U.K. should be prepared to act “unilaterally” to curb its supply of permits and “demonstrate a continuing leadership role on tackling climate change.”
   

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5. The World's Biggest Green Energy Projects

   Explore Article Forbes.com (Jan 29 2010) Geothermal , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

   The U.S. government, desperate to add jobs to a feeble economy, is looking skyward for help: to the wind and the sun. "We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities," Obama said to applause during his State of the Union address Wednesday. Solar and wind power projects tend to appeal to politicians on both sides of the aisle. They are clean and domestic sources of power, and thanks to this government largesse, they are growing fast.
   

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6. Securing a Small Nuclear Reactor – bury it in a missile silo or bunker

   Explore Article greenm3.com (Nov 17 2009) Nuclear

   I was talking to an entrepreneur at Santa Fe Institute’s Business Networking event after a presentation by Stewart Brand on Nuclear Power. We discussed the idea of micro nuclear reactors, and he says it will not happen because of the security issues required for a small nuclear plant vs. a large one, and the danger of terrorist attacks. With all the talk of data center in bunkers and missile silos. How about burying a small nuclear reactor in a missile silo? Seems pretty secure. It is another way to recycle and re-use. Here is a dataecenterknowledge post from 2007 where ...
   

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7. UK: At least six new nuclear plants needed for move to low-carbon economy – Cbi

   Explore Article climatechange.cbi.org.uk (Oct 20 2009) Emissions , Nuclear

   The CBI is warning that unless at least six new nuclear plants are built by 2030 the UK risks missing its climate change targets and undermining energy security. According to the CBI, 16GW of new nuclear will need to be built to shift the UKs energy system to a low-carbon model. That equates to ...
   

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8. With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions

   Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Sep 30 2009) Cap and Trade , Emissions , Nuclear , Solar

   Forthcoming climate legislation in the Senate may outdo the House effort, which called for 17 percent emission cuts from 2005 levels by 2020 and 80 percent cuts by 2050. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which is expected to release its version of legislation Sept. 30, will call for 20 percent cuts by 2020 and [...]
   

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9. Former Nuclear Bunker Becomes Green Data Center

   Explore Article greenercomputing.com (Sep 15 2009) Nuclear , Cloud Computing

   A nuclear bunker in Stockholm has been transformed into a data storage center [and designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects], which boasts a range of green credentials. The Pionen White Mountains bunker is 30m (98 feet) beneath the ground, and Sweden's northern climate means that it can be cooled naturally for up to ten months of the year, leading to siginificant cuts in costs and CO2 emissions. Data centers account for around a quarter of the world's emissions from the IT and communications sector. The environmental benefits coupled with low electricity prices, stable political situation and no history of disruptive natural ...
   

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10. uk could face blackout by 2016

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Sep 14 2009) Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

    The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough. Ministers have previously denied that the UK is heading for an energy gap. But David MacKay, who takes up his post at the Department of Energy on 1 October, says that the public keep objecting to energy projects. This, he says, is creating a huge problem, which could turn out the lights. Professor MacKay is a researcher at Cambridge University. His recent book, Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air, won applause for its examination of current ...
    

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11. Britain's energy crisis - How long till the lights go out?

    Explore Article Economist.com (Aug 10 2009) Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

    Thanks to its posturing politicians, Britain will soon start to run out of electricity. What should it do? IN THE frigid opening days of 2009, Britain’s electricity demand peaked at 59 gigawatts (GW). Just over 45% of that came from power plants fuelled by gas from the North Sea. A further 35% or so came from coal, less than 15% from nuclear power and the rest from a hotch-potch of other sources. By 2015, assuming that modest economic growth resumes, a reasonable guess is that Britain will need around 64GW to cope with similar conditions. Where will that come from?
    

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12. Impact of intermittency

    Explore Article poyry.com (Jul 27 2009) Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Wind

    A ground-breaking study by Pöyry has revealed for the first time how the electricity markets will be profoundly affected by the growth of wind energy. The report, called 'Impact of Intermittency', provides a unique insight into how the electricity sector in the UK and Republic of Ireland could look by 2030. Both countries have set ambitious targets to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, and wind energy is expected to be the greatest contributor. But the impact of the dramatic amounts of wind generation capacity needed to meet the challenge has largely remained uncertain.
    

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13. The Shutdown of the Mohave Generating Station

    Explore Article Energy Information Administration (Jun 24 2009) Construction , Cap and Trade , Nuclear

    (Wed, 24 Jun 2009) On December 31, 2005 Nevada's 1,580 megawatt (MW), coal-fired Mohave Generation station ceased commercial operations. What impact did this loss of capacity have on regional electricity markets? What implications does this event have for future efforts to reduce emissions from coal-based electric power? This article attempts to address these issues and more.
    

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14. The price of carbon and your data center by Doug Mohney

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 18 2009) Monitoring , Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Hydro , Nuclear

    Recent market trading in Europe and U.S. estimates put the price of carbon at around $20 a ton today. By 2010, the non-profit Investor Responsibility Research Center thinks that the world will see pricing of $28.24 per ton, says Forbes. Regardless of the mechanism – a flat carbon emitter tax, cap-and-trade policies, or carbon offset buys – data center operators have to start factoring in the cost of carbon into their operation. First, let’s be honest: It is hard to predict the future with great certainty, doubly so when we move from lies, damned lies, and statistics into the realm ...
    

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15. Q&A: Randy Zwirn, CEO of Siemens Energy

    Explore Article Forbes.com (Jun 11 2009) Cap and Trade , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Wind

    How's the debate on energy and climate policy going to shape the green energy sector? Randy Zwirn Randy Zwirn heads Siemens Energy Americas, part of a 19 billion euro revenue business that accounted for 25% of the German conglomerate's revenue in 2008. Siemens Energy's fortunes are intertwined with the development of the global green energy industry, and often hinge on government policy that would support the development of renewable energy. Siemens produces wind turbines, photovoltaics and has developed a new generation of efficient large natural gas-fired turbines, in addition to its coal-fired generation and nuclear businesses. Zwirn spoke with Forbes ...
    

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16. MIT experts tackle nuclear power waste problem

    Explore Article Technology News (May 21 2009) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Storage

    Advocates say a nuclear power "renaissance" can solve global energy problems, but construction of new reactors in the U.S. faces a number of barriers, not the least of which is nuclear waste. Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, who actively supports nuclear power, hosted a panel of experts on Monday to discuss nuclear waste at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT on Monday also updated its 2003 study on how nuclear power can play a role in reducing carbon emissions (click for PDF). The four panelists--executive director of the upcoming MIT Nuclear Fuels Cycle study Charles Forsberg, MIT professor of nuclear science ...
    

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17. Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear plant site could be shut down

    Explore Article icenews.is (May 18 2009) Nuclear

    The Finnish Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority (STUK) has sent a letter to Areva, the French company building the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, stating that they will shut down the power station site if Areva doesn’t fix problems in the plant’s automation systems. YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, reports that STUK believes the design of the nuclear plant’s automation system is faulty and does not meet basic nuclear safety requirements to operate. STUK therefore says they cannot give the green light for Areva to install the automation systems at Olkiluoto until the company addresses the problem.
    

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