China tops in wind power capacity, but with inadequate grid
To translate the country’s wind power installations into massive utilization, Greenpeace said the government must introduce effective incentive policies and completely overhaul the national grid.
“This shortfall in generation tells us that China still has a long way to go to reach its full potential in wind and other renewable energy,” said Yang Ailun of Greenpeace East Asia in a news release.
China first in wind power capacity – UPI.com, BEIJING, Jan. 13 – China has surpassed the United States as the country with the largest wind power installation in the world, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reports. Continue reading
Indian govt twisting around to get insurance cover for nuclear accidents
“This thing involves large amount of risks. We will have to firstconstitute a pool which will be a member of the larger global pool (of nuclear accident insurance). That is yet to be figured out,”
It is felt that the ambitious programme expected under the Indo-US nuclear deal may not materialise to the desired extent unless there is insurance protection for nuclear accidents.….theIndo-US nuclear deal could open up investment opportunities tothe tune of USD 500 billion over the next decade.
Insurance cover for nuclear accidents likely – Oneindia NewsNew Delhi, Jan 12 Continue reading
Jaitapur nuclear plant – protested by 2500 Indian schoolchildren
Last week, district officials visited schools and asked teachers to promote the project among pupils.
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schoolchildren ‘boycott’ over nuclear plan, Google hosted news, (AFP) –12 Jan 2011, MUMBAI — Pupils from 70 schools in the Indian state of Maharashtra have boycotted classes after teachers tried to persuade them to support plans for a local nuclear power station, media reported on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jaitapur nuclear plant – another Enron type disaster
The question that needs to be asked is: Why does India want to go in for a completely unproven reactor design, which has been plagued with problems right from the start and where critical safety issues regarding the control system still remains unresolved? And at what cost?…..The problem is that this indeed a very expensive face saving exercise –
Jaitapur: Repeating Enron Once Again, People’s Democracy, Prabir Purkayastha 9 Jan 2011, ANY TIME an expensive power project agreement is pushed on to the country, the argument is put forward that as we are short of energy; we should welcome power from any source. This was what was done during the ruinous Enron project and what is being pushed now for the Jaitapur project. The victim in both cases are the people of Maharashtra, who earlier paid for expensive power from Enron and who will have to pay again a very high cost for power from the proposed Jaitapur plant. Continue reading
Villagers displaced for nuclear plant, at tax-payer’s expense, not the company’s
Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) has already washed its hands off the responsibility passing the ball in state government’s court.
Miseries continue for nuclear plant displaced Kajal Iyer , CNN-IBN Jan 10, 2011 Tarapur: Amidst protests in Jaitapur over the proposed nuclear plant, the Prime Minister on Friday inaugurated a nuclear reprocessing unit at the Tarapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra. Continue reading
China ahead of USA in race to provide millions of renewable energy jobs
“They’re doing this because they really want to be the world’s supplier of clean energy and they recognise this will support millions of jobs.”
China is green, US sees red, Khaleej Times, Michael Richardson10 January 2011 China is rapidly becoming a global colossus in renewable energy as it seeks to reduce reliance on polluting fossil fuels and establish itself as the top clean-power manufacturer and exporter. Continue reading
Government anxious to push Jaitapur Nuclear plant through
the government is leaving no stone unturned to make it a success, and the chief minister is said to be personally keen to see it through.
Conflict of interest stalls nuclear project in India
BHEL’s nuke turbine joint venture put off – The Economic Times, 7 Jan 2011, NEW DELHI: BHEL’s planned three-way joint venture to build nuclear turbines with French energy major Alstom has been stalled as the government has objected to the presence of a state-run nuclear power producer as a partner, citing conflict of interest. Continue reading
Delay to world’s most expensive nuclear plant, in Taiwan
delays had blown up the budget for the plant to about $9 billion. This compares with a budget of about $3 billion when the project got off the ground in the 1990s, and according to the paper this would make it the world’s most expensive nuclear facility.
Taiwan’s new nuclear plant delayed, operator says – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News 01/07/2011 TAIPEI– The opening of a controversial new nuclear power plant in Taiwan that has already far exceeded its budget has been put back for months at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, its operator said Friday Continue reading
China adamant that it will never use pre-emptive nuclear strike
the Chinese government has pledged never to be the first country to use nuclear weapons – at any time or under any circumstances.
China: No Changes to ‘No First Nuclear Strike Policy’, VOA, Stephanie Ho 6 Jan 2011, Beijing China denies a Japanese media report that the People’s Liberation Army will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if threatened by another nuclear state. Continue reading
Is China considering policy of pre-emptive nuclear strike?
China rethinks no-first-use policy – Hindustan Times, 6 Jan 2011, In what could be a departure from China’s declared stand of a ‘no-first-use’ policy, the Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, the Japanese media reported. Continue reading
Solar – nuclear marriage in China
First Solar Teams With Guangdong Nuclear in China Bloomberg News – Jan 6, First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film solar modules, will team up with a state- owned Chinese energy company to build a 30-megawatt solar plant in China’s Inner Mongolian desert.Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar will have a minority stake in the solar plant in the city of Ordos. China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co. will be the majority owner and operator of the project, according to a statement distributed before a briefing. First Solar will supply solar modules and provide engineering services, President Bruce Sohn told reporters in Beijing today…… Continue reading
China’s very very secretive nuclear program
China’s recent claim of a nuclear-power breakthrough is no piece of (yellow) cake – – WSJ, 5 Jan 2011, ……..The historic ties between China’s military nuclear program and its more recent commercial push may beg for transparency as the country seeks foreign help to move forward, from French power plant technology to American know-how in storage.
Transparency is also needed for another reason: China’s eight-year sentence last July for American geologist Xue Feng on charges that his possession of information about the country’s oil wells constituted theft of state secrets has caused widespread anxiety among foreigners working in China’s nuclear power sector. In interviews, these people reason that China’s nuclear program is so secretive already that any involvement could put them at risk given what happened to Mr. Xue……
Uranium market in doubt with China’s new nuclear fuel technology
BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck suggested the technology could reduce future uranium demand and potentially weigh on prices
Uranium Spot Market Quiet as China Hints at Revolutionary Advancements | Uranium Investing News, 4 Jan 2011, The first decade of the millennium ended with uranium spot market prices remaining unchanged for a third week after trading in the spot market slowed….. Continue reading
Indian government not really concerned about nuclear waste
Nuclear waste not an immediate problem for India: Ramesh – The Economic Times, 4 Jan 2011, NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over waste management at the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said it was not an immediate problem for India Continue reading
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