Tag Archives: Nuclear

Photovoltaic (PV) 56% cheaper than fossil fuels or nuclear

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Now.Solar

81% of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a compelling business and investment case to triple renewables by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewables remain competitive despite fossil fuel prices … Continue reading →

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COP28 key takeaways: The challenges in accelerating the energy transition

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Now.Solar

There’s more than one measure of success. Our team was there and witnessed an organisational triumph. The sheer scale of COP28 signalled an event of global interest – over 100,000 attended, bigger than Burning Man, compared with about 10,000 at Kyoto in … Continue reading →

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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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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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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 →

Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Cells & Modules, Coal, Cogeneration, Energy Minister, Energy Storage, Forestry, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cells, Geothermal, Global Warming, Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Grid Storage, Hydro, Ministry of Power, News, Nuclear, Policy, Power Generation, PV, Renewable Purchase Obligation, Renewables, Rooftop, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Storage, Waste, Wind | Tagged Biomass, Decarbonisation, Electricity, Generation, Hydropower, Indonesia, Malaysia, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Philippines, plants, Renewable Energy, Solar cells, Solar developed, solar energy, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar systems, Thailand | Leave a comment

Australia 2023 Energy Policy Review

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summaryEnergy transition towards net zero Since the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) last review of Australia in 2018, the Australian Government has stepped up its climate ambition at the federal level, building upon the goals and policies of states and … Continue reading →

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Coal Market Update July 2023

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Now.Solar

Global coal demand is set to remain at all-time highs in 2023 We expect coal demand grew by about 1.5% in the first half of 2023 to a total of about 4 665 Mt, backed by both an increase of … Continue reading →

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Energy Policy Review Switzerland 2023

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summarySwitzerland is committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030 compared to 1990. To support this, the government has prepared several pieces of legislation. The long-term Federal … 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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Tracking PublicInvestment in EnergyTechnology Research –A Roadmap

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

Tracking public energy research development and demonstration Reducing global CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050 is consistent with efforts to limit the long‐term increase in average global temperatures to 1.5 C. This calls for nothing less than a complete … 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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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 →

Posted in Cells & Modules, Greenhouse Gases, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, Inverters, Nuclear, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Wind | Tagged capacity, Deployment, europe, France, Gas, Hydro, Inverters, Nuclear, polysilicon prices, PV Wafers, Solar cells, Solar Development, solar electricity, solar energy, Solar Modules, Solar Panel, Solar Policy, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, Solar Rooftop, solar systems, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Biomass, Coal, Cogeneration, Geothermal, Greenhouse Gases, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Nuclear, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, solar water heating, Wind | Tagged Biomass, capacity, Coal, Gas, Generation, Geothermal, heat, non - solar rec, Nuclear, Oil, solar energy, solar hydrogen, solar industry, Solar Panel, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar systems, solar water heating, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Coal, Cogeneration, Geothermal, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Nuclear, Power Generation, Renewables, Rooftop, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Wind | Tagged Coal, Generation, Geothermal, Hydropower, Nuclear, Photovoltaic, power generation, Renewables, Rooftop Solar, Solar cells, solar energy, Solar Panel, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, solar systems, Solar Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Cogeneration, Fossil Fuel, Geothermal, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Nuclear, Policy, Power Generation, Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, solar water heating, Wind | Tagged Bioenergy, BioGas, capacity, Deployment, Electricity, Fossil fuel, Generation, Geothermal, Hydropower, mini-grids, Nuclear, On-grid, Photovoltaics, policy, Renewable Energy, Solar cells, Solar Development, solar energy, solar industry, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, solar systems, solar water heating, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Biofuels, Fossil Fuel, Geothermal, Greenhouse Gases, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, Nuclear, Off-grid, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, solar water heating, Wind | Tagged Battery, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biofuels and waste, Fossil fuel, Gas, Geothermal, Green Buildings Division, Grid, heat, Hydro, innovation, Nuclear, Oil, SmartCalc, Solar cells, solar energy, solar industry, Solar Panel, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy, solar systems, transportation, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Biomass, Cogeneration, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Geothermal, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Industrial, Nuclear, Power Generation, Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar Pumps, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, solar water heating, Wind | Tagged BioGas, Biomass, Electricity, Generation, Geothermal, green hydrogen, heat, Industrial, Load-shedding, losses, Models, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, SmartCalc, Solar, Solar cells, solar energy, solar hydrogen, Solar Imports, Solar Power, solar power plants, Solar Pumps, Solar PV, solar systems, Thermal, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Coal, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Grid Storage, Hydro, India, Nuclear, Off-grid, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Wind | Tagged Coal, Electricity, energy share, Gas, Globally, Grid, Hydro, Nuclear, Oil, policy, Renewable, Soalr wind, Solar cells, solar energy, Solar India, Solar Panel, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar systems, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Biomass, Cogeneration, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cells, Global Warming, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, Nuclear, Policy, Power Generation, Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, solar water heating, Wind | Tagged Biomass, Deployment, Electricity, europe, Fuel cell, Generation, Globally, heat, Hydro, Nuclear, policy makers, power sectors, Power Supply, Renewables, Soalr wind, Solar cells, solar electricity, solar energy, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar sector, system, technology, Wind | Leave a comment

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 →

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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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DRAFT REPORT ON OPTIMAL GENERATION CAPACITY MIX FOR 2029-30

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

Executive Summary The world today is witnessing several kinds of technological disruptions in different sectors. One of the likely disruption can be replacement of thermal based generation with RE generation being complimented with energy storage technology. This has been possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Storage, Government, Grid Storage, India | Tagged Battery, Biomass, Coal and Lignite, etc., Hydro including Pumped Storage, National Electricity Plan (NEP), Natural Gas, New & Renewable Energy Sources- Solar, New Technologies – Grid scale battery energy storage systems., Nuclear, Optimal generation capacity mix, Small hydro, Solar PV, Thermal, Wind | Leave a comment

LOAD GENERATION BALANCE REPORT 2016-17 – Central Electricity Authority

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

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Posted in Biomass, DISCOM, Hydro, India, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar, Transmission and Distribution | Tagged Central Electricity Authority, Coal, Energy India, LOAD GENERATION BALANCE REPORT 2016-17 - Central Electricity Authority, Nuclear, power generation, Solar, Thermal, Wind | Leave a comment

India won’t need extra power plants for next three years, says government report

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

India won’t need any new power plants for the next three years as it is flush with generation capacity, according to a government assessment. But, ironically, more than a third of the country’s population still lives without power. The country … Continue reading →

Posted in CERC, DISCOM, India, Renewables | Tagged 300 GW India, Biomass, Coal, Nuclear, power plants, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, Solar, Solar Power, Thermal, Wind | 1 Comment

Understanding Energy Challenges in India – World Bank Report

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Below are the graphs from the report which explains the energy scenario, challenges and needs for Indian Energy Generation Click here for the full report

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Renewable Energy Vs Conventional Power – The Debate Resolved by Ritesh Pothan

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

This decade has re-defined the energy paradigm with renewables surging to all time high installations. Globally renewables contribute a significant amount to the energy mix in developed countries. Continents like the America’s, Europe and Asia have installed more renewables in … Continue reading →

Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Cogeneration, Commercial, CSP, Fuel Cells, Geothermal, Hydro, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged Coal, Fossil fuel, Gas, Grid Storage, Hydro, Nuclear, power generation, RE, Renewables, 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 →

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All India Generation vs Delivered – 99 GW* / 99,000 MW* (40%) of power is wasted every second

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

All India power generation as on April 2013 is 224 GW Whereas the actual consumption is just 125 GW 224 GW – 125 GW = ~99 GW* is lost in Generation, Transmission and Distribution Click here for the April 2013 Generation … Continue reading →

Posted in DISCOM, Transmission and Distribution | Tagged All India Power Generation, April 2013, Business, Captive, Coal, Diesel, Electricity generation, energy, Gas, Hydro, India, Nuclear, power generation, Solar, technology, Thermal, Watt, Wind | 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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Why nuclear is a risk, even in the USA! Legislators say Edison ignored risks at San Onofre nuclear plant

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) have sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting an immediate investigation into new information they claim reveals the operators of the San Onofre nuclear power station were aware … Continue reading →

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Energy Statistics 2012 – Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

This publication titled “Energy Statistics 2012”, is brought out every year by Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the present one is 19th in the series. The publication contains the latest data available in respect of different energy sources, with different … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy, grid parity – myth today or tomorrow’s reality!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Grid Parity per Wikipedia is defined as “the point at which alternative means of generating *(continuous) electricity produces power*(throughout the day) at a levelized cost that is equal to or less than the price of purchasing power from the grid. … Continue reading →

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