nuclear-news

Opinion:

¶ In a few places around the world, humans have achieved a feat that seemed impossible just a few years ago, and still seems inconceivable nearly everywhere else: They’ve stopped burning fossil fuels for electricity. There are cities, regions, and now entire countries that have ended dependence on fossil fuels. [Quartz]

Bright forecast. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

¶ Can we really generate most of our power from renewables in a few decades? In a word, yes. But to understand further, we must understand how we produce and distribute power today. Part of the difficulty lies in the concepts we use to understand the electrical power system. A simple model is insufficient. [CleanTechnica]

World:

¶ The Department of Energy and Climate Change, Government of the UK, decided to cut solar domestic tariff by 64% to 4.39p/kWh instead of the original proposal of cuts of up to 87%…