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Last year, the world added a record 582GW of renewable energy capacity. That’s over 91% of all new power – with #nuclear nowhere. In fact, each year, nuclear adds as much net global power capacity as #renewables add every two days.
#climate
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer
The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental
www.newcivilengineer.com
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by Paul Dorfman

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Last year, the world added a record 582GW of renewable energy capacity. That’s over 91% of all new power – with nuclear nowhere. In fact, each year, nuclear adds as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer
The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental
www.newcivilengineer.com
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Not so efficient ...
'#EDF EPR #nuclear limited power output until 2031.'
The reason: 'Reduced efficiency of the Normandy reactor, leading to a curtailment of its electricity production.'
www.latribune.fr/article/entr...
EPR de Flamanville : EDF anticipe une puissance bridée jusqu'en 2031
EPR de Flamanville : EDF anticipe une puissance bridée jusqu'en 2031
www.latribune.fr
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Oh dear ...

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Prof Jan Rosenow: Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary #energy from #FossilFuels must be replaced with equivalent #RenewableEnergy BUT not so - as conversion losses don't need to be replaced. More than 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
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Anything but new nuclear.
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A ‘Golden Age’ of #nuclear?
I co-authored with a set of key academic experts.
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer
The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental
www.newcivilengineer.com
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Jane Goodall said she would launch #Trump and #Musk on one-way trip into space.
Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put #Putin, #Xi and #Netanyahu on that spaceship.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space
Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship
www.theguardian.com
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"Nice nuclear reactor you have there. Be shame if something happened to it."
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𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 #𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟯% 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗗𝗣 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟰𝟬.
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Marginal Gains: #wind pushing #gas out of UK power market and cutting costs.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net
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Global #solar and #wind power surges despite US green cuts under #Trump
www.ft.com/content/2fa6...
Global solar and wind power surges despite US green cuts under Trump
Renewable energy held back in world’s biggest economy while growing in India, the Middle East and Africa
www.ft.com
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems.
Analysis of 25 years evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower #climate emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
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Eliminating CO2 emissions from flying is going to be expensive.
Aviation also contributes to global warming through “contrails”.
Getting rid of those so cheap that it’s difficult to understand why we don’t just go ahead and fix it.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/eliminatin...
Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap
Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
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Sunlight is the most abundant energy source on earth.
New generation of #solar panels use a class of materials called perovskites - thinner, lighter, less rigid and generate more power.
#climate
www.ft.com/content/a509...
How next-gen solar panels could go on lampposts, cars and even windows
Perovskite panels are more powerful, lighter and less rigid than traditional alternatives
www.ft.com
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