Nuclear energy is the world’s largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants don’t produce air pollutants, sulfur or greenhouse gases. The United States has 65 commercially operating nuclear power plants with 104 nuclear reactors in 31 states around the …
From 2GreenEnergy Intern Nikita Rao: The Future of the Nuclear Industry Read More »
According to this article in the New York Times, the nuclear industry is complaining that the energy industry is “rigged against them,” insofar as the price paid to the sources that generate electricity varies on an hour-to-hour basis, and nuclear …
Nuclear Power Industry Unhappy with Energy Pricing Model Read More »
Those keeping track of the Atlantic Wind Connection and its dreams to build out 60 gigawatts of off-shore wind in the shallow waters off the mid-Atlantic coast will want to check out this article. The analysis suggests that the cost …
These articles on India’s “generation-based incentive” and the “production tax credit” here in the U.S. call to mind a sad fact: government incentives that are designed to produce more wind energy are deeply flawed. First, turning these incentives on and …
Artificial Economic Supports for Wind Energy Are Inherently Flawed Read More »
I love to meet smart people for breakfast while my mind is sharp and so many hours remain in the day to think through the implications of the discussion. I just got back from coffee with an eco-journalist who left …
Concepts in Alternative Energy — A Breakfast-time Conversation Read More »
A great deal of our objection to nuclear energy is based not on logical thinking, but on a kind of irrational hysteria that derives from our contemplating the explosion of hydrogen bombs, or how much more devastating accidents like Fukushima, …
Yes, Our Assessment of Nuclear Safety is Not Completely Logical, But…. Read More »
Here’s a report on the amount of CO2 associated with various power sources. It’s not uncommon for the nuclear industry to seize upon reports like this, and say, “Ya see? We’re clean energy too.” Of course, that’s true, and I wouldn’t have …
After the Chernobyl incident, nuclear power became infamous as a potent yet deadly source of alternative energy. It would seem that no one would want to take second chances, not after the calamity that fell on the once prosperous city …
From Guest-Blogger Jessica Greenberg: Nuclear Power – Is the Industry Doomed to Fail? Read More »
One thing I like about the French is the fiercely independent stances they take on important matters. They tend not to ask permission, but rather to use their own wits and take tough positions on key matters. As one might …
Renewable Energy: In the U.S. a Debate, in France a Commitment Read More »
Thanks to frequent commenter Tim Kingston for sending me these two articles with which I begin the work week here at 2GreenEnergy. First is a pro-nuke piece – certainly a concept that defies what I’ve come to believe, yet I try to …
Photovoltaics, Biofuels, and Nuclear Energy – Some Food for Thought Read More »
