A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study finds that hundreds of coal power plant sites across the country could be converted to nuclear power plant sites. This would dramatically increase the supply of firm and dispatchable clean electricity to the grid and deliver huge gains to the nation...
CONVERTING the US'ageing coal-fired plants to nuclear could drive economic growth and preserve and create new jobs in addition to benefiting the environment,according to new guidance published by the government.The US had 242 coal plants in operation as of 2022,with close to 30% set to retire...
Retirements of nuclear and coal-fired power facilities are pushing up demand for solar and wind supply contracts to the extent that one of the largest renewable developers is now pricing power purchase agreements as far out as 2022, NextEra Energy executives told analysts Tuesday. In an earnings...
The largest coal power plant scheduled to go out of service in 2022 is the 1,305-megawatt (MW) William H. Zimmer plant in Ohio, the EIA said. In 2022, 1.2 GW of U.S. natural gas-fired capacity is due for retirement, while at 0.8 GW, nuclear capacity retirements represent ...
Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case.
A major economic bill headed to the president has "game-changing" incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community where a coal ...
High gas prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and consequent disruptions to supply have led some countries to turn to relatively cheaper coal this year. Heatwaves and droughts in some regions have also driven up electricity demand and reduced hydropower, while nuclear generation has...
(AP) — Regulators rejected on Wednesday an effort by New Mexico’s largest electric utility to recoup from customers millions of dollars of investments made in a coal-fired power plant in the northwestern corner of the state and a nuclear power plant in neighboring Arizona. The Public ...
The German government has decided to phase out nuclear energy by 2022 at the latest. The chairman of Germany's Green party, Annalena Baerbock, however, warned against handing out "blank checks" to coal companies. "Public money must be used in the interests of the public. This is the only...
China is quickly growing its renewable energy and advancing nuclear power. This makes it a leader in clean energy worldwide. Even though it still uses coal, the focus on renewables andnuclearis cutting carbon emissions a lot. SEE MORE:2025 Nuclear Energy Roundup: Top Stories You...