Category Archives: Nuclear

Solar power and on-shore wind energy provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Now.Solar

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030.Electricity generated by solar and on-shore wind is the cheapest in Australia, even after the significant expense of integrating them into the power … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear Fallacy: Why Small Modular Reactors Can’t Compete With Renewable Energy

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Now.Solar

Will the small modular nuclear reactor community be able to find an optimized point on the physics vs modularity curve? I don’t think so, and discussed it with Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaproject expert. One of the topics in my recent … Continue reading →

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Wind, solar power generated record 22.3% of EU’s

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Now.Solar

Wind and solar power generated a record 22.3% of the European Union’s electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil gas, with 19.9%, for the first time, according to the European Electricity Review published Tuesday by energy think tank Ember. As Europe scrambled … Continue reading →

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CO2 Emissionsin 2022

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Now.Solar

Energy-related CO2 emissions grew by 0.9% to over 36.8 Gt in 2022 Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy combustion and industrial processes1 grew 0.9% or 321 Mt in 2022 to a new all-time high of 36.8 Gt. This estimate … Continue reading →

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Sustainable, Affordable Cooling Can Save Tensof Thousands of Lives Each Year

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

Gaps in access to effective cooling have implications for thermal comfort, productivity and health Yet, of the 3.5 billion people who live in hot climates, 1 only about 15% owned AC in 2021, with even lower ownership levels in Sub-Saharan … Continue reading →

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Armenia Energy Profile

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

Overview Country overview The Republic of Armenia (Armenia) is a landlocked country in the southern Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian seas, bordered by the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) on the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan on the … Continue reading →

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The Evolutionof Energy Efficiency Policy to Support Clean Energy Transitions

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Now.Solar

IntroductionUsing energy more efficiently has proven to be an extremely successful and costeffective way to reduce energy demand. Highly developed and well proven policy instruments already exist to deliver increased energy efficiency, such as Ecodesign in Europe and Japan’s Top … Continue reading →

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Decarbonisation Pathways for Southeast Asia

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summaryThe International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Institute of Energy Economic, Japan (IEEJ) have developed and published long-term decarbonisation pathways for Southeast Asia and Indonesia. This paper provides a comparison of modelling approaches, quantitative drivers, and results from the … Continue reading →

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Financing Clean Energy in Africa

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

Foreword Energy is central to Africa’s future development, and Africa in turn will play an increasingly important role in shaping global energy trends. How these roles play out in practice will depend in large part on investment, particularly in affordable, … Continue reading →

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Coal Analysis and forecast to 20242021

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Now.Solar

The 2020 collapse in coal demand turned out to be smaller than anticipated Even before the pandemic, coal faced a difficult outlook for 2020. Demand was being squeezed by a mild winter in the Northern Hemisphere, low natural gas prices … Continue reading →

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Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Now.Solar

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has conducted in-depth peer reviews of its member countries’ energy policies since 1976. This process supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of and learning from international best practices. By seeing what has worked … Continue reading →

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World EnergyOutlook2022

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

Today, the world is in the midst of the first truly global energy crisis, with impacts that will be felt for years to come. Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February has had far‐ reaching impacts on the global energy … Continue reading →

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Climate Resiliencefor Energy Security

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Now.Solar

The global energy crisis prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a stark reminder of the importance of energy security. But there are many other threats to energy security, both old and new. These include climate change, which is already … Continue reading →

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ENERGY PROFILE THAILAND

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Now.Solar

Indicators of renewable resource potential Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion of a country’s land area … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal, Fossil Fuel, Greenhouse Gases, Hydro, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Wind | Tagged Bioenergy, capacity, Coal, Electricity, Fossil fuel, Gas, Geothermal, Households, Hydro, Nuclear, Oil, Renewables, Solar cells, solar energy, solar industry, Solar Power, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar Thailand, transportation, Wind | Leave a comment

EU Solar Jobs Report 2022 Addressing the solar skills challenge

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Welcome to SolarPower Europe’s EU Solar Jobs Report 2022. At a time when Europe is facing both long- and short-term challenges in its energy security, notably because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, energy … Continue reading →

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How Hydrogen-Enabled Synthetic Fuels Can Help Deliver the Paris Goals

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Now.Solar

Executive Summary As of this writing, the world is far off track for meeting the Paris climate goals of 1.5–2°C. Much of the carbon gap is because of the ‘difficult-to-decarbonize’ sectors such as shipping, aviation, and industry. Current projections still … Continue reading →

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Korea 2020 Energy Policy Review

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Now.Solar

Executive summary Korea’s energy sector is characterised by the dominance of fossil fuels, which in 2018 accounted for 85% of total primary energy supply (TPES), a strong dependence on energy imports at 84% of TPES, and the dominance of industrial … Continue reading →

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ENERGY TRANSITION OUTLOOK 2022

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Now.Solar

The present turbulence in energy markets is not inconsequential, however. Europe will transition to arenewables-dominated power system more rapidly, but higher energy prices may dampen investment in clean energy elsewhere. These two effects tend to offset each other globally over … Continue reading →

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Spring 2022 Solar Industry Updat

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Now.Solar

From 2010 to 2021, global PV capacity additions grew from 17 GWdc to 172 GWdc. In 2021, global PV installs increased 19%, y/y. The total cumulative installed capacity for PV at the end of 2021 reached at least 939 GWdc. … Continue reading →

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Socio-economic footprint of the energy transitionJAPAN

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Now.Solar

Executive summary Japan is one of the world’s most economically and industrially advanced nations. It is also one of the world’s largest consumers and importers of energy. The country is still heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports; however, renewables play … Continue reading →

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Led by Solar and Wind, U.S. Electrical Generation by Renewables Over the Past Year Has Grown by 17.5%

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided almost a quarter of the nation’s electrical generation during the … Continue reading →

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SCALING UP RENEWABLES IN LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Characterised by remoteness from global markets due to the absence of territorial access to the sea,landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)1 grapple with a myriad of special challenges, including complex procedures for border transit exacerbated by poor infrastructure, inefficient … Continue reading →

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THE POST-COVID RECOVERY

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Now.Solar

An agenda for resilience, development and equality INTRO DUC TION The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated people’s lives around the world. On top of the tragic death toll, widespread lockdown measures have thrown the global economy into a severe crisis – … Continue reading →

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DEMAND-SIDE FLEXIBILITYFOR POWER SECTOR TRANSFORMATION Analytical Brief

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The energy sector needs to experience a deep transformation worldwide and to achieve full decarbonisation. This is one of the main outcomes of the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, in which parties agreed to take the appropriate measures … Continue reading →

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SMART GRID REPLICATION HANDBOOK FOR INDIA

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword India and the European Union come together to share their own knowledge to create a common new body of knowledge – the ‘Smart Grid Replication Handbook for India’. The Florence School could not be more grateful to the EU-India … Continue reading →

Posted in Geothermal, Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, India, Nuclear, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Wind | Tagged Electricity, Government, Hydro, Nuclear, policy, solar blog india, Solar cells, Solar Development, solar energy, Solar India, Solar Panel, Solar Policy, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, solar systems, Thermal | Leave a comment

Regulatory Menu for Integration of Renewables

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Now.Solar

Background Electricity is one of the essential energy carriers in the transition to decarbonisation. Various world economies are undergoing energy transitions driven by ambitions to achieve energy access, strengthen energy security and environmental conditions depending on internal priorities and challenges … Continue reading →

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100% Renewable Europe How To Make Europe’s Energy System Climate-Neutral Before 2050

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

On 4 March 2020, the European Commission made a fundamental move by submitting a proposal for the “Climate Law”, pledging to become the first climate-neutral continent. This vision is much needed at a point in time where our traditional vision … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET ANALYSIS

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Now.Solar

BACKGROUND AND SOCIOECONOMIC OVERVIEW Africa is a continent rich in land, water and energy resources, with a young and fast-growing population. Already the world’s youngest continent, it is expected to grow to nearly 2.5 billion people by 2050, 80% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Biofuels, Biomass, Coal, Energy Storage, Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Off-grid, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV | Tagged Africa, Biomass, capacity, Coal, energy, Energy plays, Energy Storage, energy supplier, Gabon, Government, Hydropower, Microgrids, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Off-grid, Oil, Renewable Energy, renewable energy development, Soalr wind, Solar Development, solar energy, Solar Panels, Solar Policy, Solar Power, solar power systems, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, solar sector, solar systems, Wind Projects | Leave a comment

Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance 2020

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The landscape of renewable energy finance has evolved significantly in the past few years. Insupport of recent record-setting levels of capacity additions in wind and solar technologies, finance for renewable energy represented 63% of total climate mitigation finance in … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Road to Renewables Post-Fukushima

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Now.Solar

Japan has led by the example of resilience and determination to build back better – be it rebuilding from the ruins of war or the fury of nature. It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck … Continue reading →

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India Energy Outlook 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Now.Solar

India has seen extraordinary successes in its recent energy development, but many challenges remain, and the Covid‐19 pandemic has been a major disruption. In recent years, India has brought electricity connections to hundreds of millions of its citizens; promoted the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomass, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gases, India, Nuclear, Off-grid, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar | Tagged Bioenergy, Energy Storage, Gas, Hydro, Oil, Solar, solar blog india, Solar cells, solar energy, Solar India, solar power projects, Solar PV, Systems | Leave a comment

Renewable energy auctions in Japan: Context, design and results

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Now.Solar

The deployment of renewable energy in Japan has been driven by plans to diversify the electricity mix, achieve environmental and socio-economic goals, and increase energy security. In addition, events at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima following the 2011 earthquake … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Energy Storage, Global Warming, Hydro, News, Nuclear, Power Generation, Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewables, Solar, Solar PV, Storage | Tagged bioenergy systems, Oil, Solar cells, solar energy, solar Hydropower, solar photovoltaic power, Solar Power, solar power projects, Solar PV, Solar PV Projects, Solar Storage | Leave a comment

The German Coal Conundrum, busting the myth – The status of coal power in Germany’s energy transition

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Is Germany building new coal plants to replace nuclear despite the country’s green ambitions? Many observers conclude so. But an in-depth look reveals that the growth of renewables has more than replaced nuclear power over the past decade. Coal is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Coal, Fossil Fuel, Germany, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Nuclear, Pollution, Power Generation | Tagged coal plants, Power Projects | Leave a comment

7 Interesting Nuclear Energy Graphs

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

One of our readers recently passed along a couple of very interesting charts about nuclear energy as well as the nuclear energy report from which they came. The report, World Nuclear Report 2013, is well worth a more careful look, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Residential, Rooftop, Rural Lighting, Solar, Solar Thermal, Tidal, Waste, Wind | Tagged Biomass, Data Source, IAEA-PRIS, nuclear energy, nuclear energy report, Nuclear Power, PV, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind | Leave a comment

The top 5 trends in India on Energy

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

1. There isn’t enough coal to supply India’s need for the next decade 2. Clean Energy is the next evolution which has come of age with Solar energy generation now equivalent to Thermal 3. Nuclear isn’t going to solve even … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Coal, Commercial, DISCOM, Grid Connected, Grid Storage, Hydro, Micro Grid, Mini Grid, Nuclear, Off-grid, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Ritesh Pothan, Solar, Transmission and Distribution | Tagged Biomass, Coal, energy, Hydro, Nuclear, Photovoltaic, Power, Solar, Solar PV | Leave a comment

Citigroup says the ‘Age of Renewables’ has begun

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Investment banking giant Citigroup has hailed the start of the “age of renewables” in the United States, the world’s biggest electricity market, saying that solar and wind energy are getting competitive with natural gas peaking and baseload plants – even … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomass, Coal, DISCOM, Grid Connected, Hydro, Low Carbon Emission, Nuclear, Off-grid, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar, Tidal, Transmission and Distribution, Waste, Wind | Tagged Biomass, Coal, environment, Fracking, Hydro, LCOE, Marine, power generation, power plants, Renewables, Solar, Solar Power, Solar PV, Wind, Wind Power | Leave a comment

After Fukushima Disaster, Advocates Argue Only Safe Nuclear Power Is None At All

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh: If Japan, a quality conscious nation can’t deal with a natural disaster, Indian Nuclear Power Plants touted as a resolution for Indian Energy woes are a disaster just waiting to happen. Disposal of Nuclear waste is another area which … Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear, Power Generation | Tagged Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima Disaster, Fukushima Nuclear Crisis, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Fukushima Radiation, Green News, Japan, Japan Fukushima, Nuclear Power, nuclear power plants, Tokyo Electric Power Company, united states | Leave a comment

Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 – International Energy Agency

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The 22 countries that participate in the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) share a strong interest in the development and deployment of clean energy technologies. As these same countries represent more than 75% of global energy consumption, 80% of global CO2 emissions and 75% … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal, Nuclear, Publications, Renewables | Tagged CEM, Clean Energy Ministerial, clean energy technologies, Emission intensity, energy, global co2 emissions, global energy consumption, Gross world product, international energy agency, Research and development, solar photovoltaic systems, Sustainable energy, sustainable energy system | 1 Comment

South Korea shuts more nuclear power plants due to fake certificates

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

South Korea said this week it was suspending the operations of two nuclear power plants and extended the shutdown of a third to replace cables that were supplied using fake certificates, reports Reuters. The nuclear shut downs may result in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Headache: Task of Decommissioning Plants Is One of The Greatest Tasks of the Century which will take almost as long – The reason why Nuclear is not a renewable solution nor a viable solution at all!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Japanese journalists visit the site of the Lubmin nuclear power plant, decommissioned 23 years ago, which is currently being dismantled in Germany. The dismantling of Germany’s nuclear power plants will be one of the greatest tasks of the century as … Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear | Tagged energy utility companies, German, Germany, Nuclear decommissioning, Nuclear Hazard, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Issues, Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear power plants, southern german state, Winfried Kretschmann | Leave a comment

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