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The best reset for energy on our planet is nuclear. Until we can achieve base levels of nuclear energy, oil and gas is the gift to humanity! It is available, sustainable and requires less infrastructure and requires no subsidization...yes we have a business plan which enables humans to survive and thrive...this is COP-OUT!

#NuclearPower integrated with Kenya’s large resources of #renewableenergy such as Geothermal, hydropower, wind and solar is one of the pathways to #carbonfree development and decarbonisation of the energy sector.

Is the future of nuclear power large- or small-scale?

Recommended read; 100% on target! Premature closure of nuclear power assets is a calamity. Currently, the 10CFR53 'regulatory overhaul' only consists of 1,173 pages....really? Look to ONR/CNSC for additional clarity.

Excited to launch the latest Blueprint Institute report: ‘The lowest cost net-zero grid: A critical analysis of nuclear energy in Australia’. In this paper, we deep-dived on the prospect of nuclear energy in Australia’s net-zero future, wading into a debate that remains highly controversial, emotional and ideological. Australia faces a significant challenge to meet its 83% renewable NEM target by 2031—a timeline we recognise that nuclear, in any form, will be excluded from. As coal plant closures accelerate, Australia must double down on its renewables investment and deployment alongside a corresponding build out of transmission. Independent of the economics, nuclear energy is not a feasible solution to the NEM’s immediate crisis. But with so much uncertainty surrounding the technological and economic statuses of clean firming technologies, there is a chance that nuclear could play a small but vital role in firming a fully decarbonised NEM from the 2040s. We come to this conclusion through a holistic Total System Cost (TSC) model of the NEM—assessing tech portfolios that reach net-zero, maintain security of supply that can withstand dark doldrums, or ‘dunkelflaute’ events, all at minimum cost to the consumer. We argue that the hegemonic ‘wind and solar are cheap’ narrative that prevails in both the biblicised GenCost report from CSIRO and the ISP from Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is based on misleading isolated capital cost assumptions that fail to adequately price in the delivery of ancillary grid services, transmission and integration costs. The critical takeaway is that both ‘sides’ of the nuclear debate in Australian politics are wrong. The left is home to a minority of ideological zealots who fiercely oppose nuclear to the point that a rational debate about its potential merits decades from now is not possible. But the right desperately wants to use the imagined prospect of an immediate and sensational breakthrough in nuclear to halt the ongoing build out of renewables that is expensive, but ultimately necessary—banking on miracle technology that is not mature, commercialised or proven at scale. Nuclear power is not a miraculous solution to our energy needs, but neither is it a technology we can afford to dismiss out of hand. This is consistent with emerging perspectives from energy leaders such as Simon Holmes à Court who argue that there is no good reason to maintain the nuclear ban. Nuclear is a potential climate solution, but not for future decades. Full report: https://lnkd.in/gEG-jwSY Guardian: https://lnkd.in/ghZSEgV6 No good reason to maintain the ban: https://lnkd.in/g42AFdKe

At the end of 2023, the #Estonian nuclear energy task force published a report recommending the inclusion of #NuclearPower in the national #EnergyMix, this action would help the country in achieving its climate objectives, ensuring supply security and stabilizing the energy system… Now it´s time for Parliament to decide!!! Will #Estonia be able to have first #NuclearPowerPlant installed by the beginning of the next decade???

It is now more than 12 years since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, an event that forced us to rethink energy safety. We must now also consider how best to advance carbon neutrality and answer global concerns for energy security—which is why "innovative reactors" are attracting attention as a next-generation energy source. Based on bringing new approaches to existing concepts for nuclear power generation, innovative reactors are designed for coexistence with local communities, without any need for emergency evacuations or long-term population relocations. We interviewed young designers working on this new development concept for their thoughts on the project. https://lnkd.in/gMBb27pB #NucleaEnergy #Reactors #Sustainable

Thanks to Prof. Raphael Heffron and Louis de Fontenelle's efforts to promote just transition and energy justice. I feel very honored to be part of the book project and investigate the just transition issue of nuclear power. At this COP 28 moment, the Taiwanese government is bragging about the just transition as one of Taiwan's 12 net zero strategies. However, ignoring the role of nuclear power is totally against the just transition! #justtransition #palgrave #energyjustice #taiwan #nuclearpower

Nuclear Illusions Hinder Climate Efforts as Costs Keep Rising https://bit.ly/3uEV38b As the price tag for new nuclear plants gets higher, in this guest article Stephanie Cooke argues that its time to ditch the grandiose goals for nuclear energy without any evidence to suggest they can be achieved, and much to suggest why they never will be... #WorldEnergyOpinion #nuclearenergy #nuclearpower #energypolicy #energytransition

🌍🌞 Japan aims to cut carbon emissions, but the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster is making it harder to achieve its goal. The government plans to boost nuclear energy from 6% to at least 20% by restarting more of its 33 nuclear reactors to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, some environmental groups argue that Japan should focus on building more solar and wind farms, increasing energy efficiency, and improving flexibility in the country's electricity distribution system to avoid restarting nuclear plants. What do you think? Let's continue the conversation on #sustainability #energytransition #renewableenergy #climateaction #japan https://lnkd.in/ghhcjMRQ