nuclear-news

Opinion:

¶ “Coal Power: Are We Seeing The Beginning Of Its End?” • Shortly after announcing that they will be investing over $360 billion in renewable energy resources (namely hydro, nuclear, solar and wind) in the next five years, China suspended more than 100 coal power plant projects worth around $62 billion. [Wall Street Pit]

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¶ “Trump Won’t Stop The Clean Energy Revolution” • The oil and gas industry has the most industry-friendly administration in recent memory. But even as the regulatory environment for oil and gas drilling may get easier, the inroads of clean energy and innovative emerging technologies will increasingly make them obsolete. [Yahoo Finance]

Science and Technology:

¶ Scientists at the University of Calgary in Canada developed a button-sized, garnet-based rechargeable battery that may power vehicles, electronics, and grids for storing renewable energy. They created a chemically stable, non-flammable lithium-ion battery…