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UK’s energy future could now be renewables, not nuclear

nuclear plants are not needed if the government will invest enough in energy conservation. Huhne’s opposition may create enough uncertainty and delay to open windows of opportunity for other energy technologies including wind and tidal energy.

Will the new U.K. government support nuclear energy? The Energy Collective, by Dan Yurman, 17 May 2010, Energy & Climate Minister pledges “not one atom of help” from the governmentThe future of nuclear energy in the U.K. does not look bright based on the rhetoric coming from Chris Huhne, (right) the new government’s Energy & Climate minister and key advisor to Conservative Party coalition partner David Cameron. Continue reading →

May 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, energy efficiency, nuclear spin, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Renewable energy bounding ahead in China

China’s Push for Renewable Energy, donga.com[English donga] 18 May 2010, The popularity of renewable energy sources including wind, photovoltaic and biomass is growing dramatically in China. Beijing designated renewable energy as a strategic industry last year, and invested 34.6 billion U.S. dollars, twice as much as the U.S.Despite the global financial crisis, the renewable energy industry knows no recession. Continue reading →

May 18, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, renewable | climate change, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

Switch from uranium mining to wind farming in New Mexico

VIDEO NM uranium capital turns to wind energy

NM uranium capital turns to wind energy | Mount Taylor, N.M. | KRQE News 13

KRQE News 13, 16 May 2010, MOUNT TAYLOR, N.M. (KRQE) – A part of New Mexico that was once one of the world’s major sources of uranium is about to become a major supplier of wind energy……The Cibola County Commission officially endorsed the project this week. Continue reading →

May 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA | antinuclear, climate change, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, reactors, renewable energy, renewables, uranium, wind | Leave a comment

UK’s opportunity for alternatives to nuclear power

In fact more nonnuclear generation is already under construction and will come on-line by 2015 than is scheduled to go off-line.

Another blow to nuclear plans, Ruscombe Green, 17 May 2010, Alternatives to nukes Last month a PricewaterhouseCoopers study showed that Europe could meet all its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2050 by using a “super-smart” grid powered by solar farms in North Africa, wind farms in northern Europe and the North Sea, hydro-electric from Scandinavia and the Alps and a complement of biomass and marine energy Continue reading →

May 16, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, UK | antinuclear, climate change, energy efficiency, nuclear costs, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

The myth of nuclear power’s “rebirth” in USA

Nuclear Loan Guarantees Will Meet State Resistance, Connecticut News, May 13, 2010 , by Jonathan Kantrowitz It was front-page news across America this February when the Vermont Senate voted to shut down the troubled Vermont Yankee reactor in 2012. But what most Americans don’t know is that the nuclear industry also lost all of its seven other major state legislative pushes this year – going 0-8 and putting yet another nail in the coffin of the myth of the “nuclear renaissance” in the United States, according to an analysis by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS). Continue reading →

May 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear technology, reactors, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Nuclear industry rebuffed: Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

In practice, affordable power and long-term waste disposal are two requirements that nuclear power is incapable of meeting

Nuclear Loan Guarantees Will Meet State Resistance, Connecticut News, May 13, 2010 , by Jonathan Kantrowit “…….The following is an overview of the nuclear industry’s failed state legislative efforts in 2010:

• Arizona. SolarCity, Kyocera Solar, Inc. and Suntech Power Holdings joined with other solar energy providers in February to warn that if Arizona House Bill 2701 (HB 2701) was passed into law, it would have jeopardized Arizona’s entire renewable energy industry. Continue reading →

May 14, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

UK’s new coalition government will promote renewable energy, not nuclear

Blue and yellow make green as the new Government’s policies emerge, Telegraph UK, 12 May 2010, Nuclear power, coal and airport expansion look like being the big losers under the new government, with energy-saving, renewables and greener transport the big winners. …… Continue reading →

May 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, energy efficiency, nuclear wastes, renewable energy, renewables | 1 Comment

Uninhabitable planet if Climate Change is not checked

urge instead the use of carbon tax revenue to develop technologies that can supply clean energy to everyone and provide ‘human dignity’.

Climate change could make half the world uninhabitable Climate change could make half of the world uninhabitable for humans as a rise in temperature makes it too hot to survive, scientists have warned. Telegraph UK, By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent
12 May 2010

Researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia and Purdue University in the US said global warming will not stop after 2100, the point where most previous projections have ended.In fact temperatures may rise by up to 12C (21.6F) within just three centuries making many countries into deserts. Continue reading →

May 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, climate change | climate change, energy efficiency, global warming, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

Solar power’s huge future as global electricity supplier

Solar power could produce 25% of global electricity by 2050, studies say Los Angeles Times – Tiffany Hsu, May 12, 2010, By 2050, the world could be getting a quarter of its electricity from solar power, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.Releasing two “roadmaps” for photovoltaics technology and concentrating solar power, the agency said that the two technologies could generate 9,000 terawatt hours of energy within four decades. Continue reading →

May 13, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable | climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar | 1 Comment

New British government likely to promote renewable energy

any attempts by Conservatives to prevent certain [renewable] technologies from being built via changes to the planning system or fiscal measures are likely to be picked up and prevented by the Lib Dems.

What Could the UK Election Results Mean for future Energy Policy? , The Energy Collective, by Vicky Portwain on 05/11/2010“……..if the Conservatives and the Lib Dems do manage somehow to overcome their differences – what would be the outcome for UK energy policy? Continue reading →

May 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, energy efficiency, nuclear, nuclear spin, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Natural gas as a transition and help to renewables

Natural gas complements renewables, Sustainable Business Oregon, by Bill Edmonds, May 11, 2010, Oregon stepped out in front of the pack when it announced it was going to obtain 20 percent of its energy from renewables by 2020. That is a challenging goal and I support it. I also believe natural gas will play an integral role in meeting these goals, providing a low-carbon solution that integrates with these renewable, intermittent resources. Continue reading →

May 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA | energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Natural gas could help bridge to renewable energy

Will Natural Gas Save Us? Michael J. Newport: 10 May 2010, “………Natural gas is more than 50 percent cleaner than coal and can serve as the foundation for power generation and the expansion of renewable energy sources. The New York Times reported that that “natural gas could emerge as a critical transition fuel that could help to battle global warming.” Since about 98 percent of natural gas consumed in the United States is produced in North America, increased use results in more jobs and economic growth…….

Michael J. Newport: Will Natural Gas Save Us?

May 11, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, climate change | renewable energy, renewables | Leave a comment

Boost for wind energy in Israel

Multimatrix Invests Millions In Israel’s Small Wind Market, Green Prophet by Maurice Picow on May 8, 2010 “…..now, according to an article published in Reuters, the idea of using wind energy is about to get a big boost in a deal involving an Israeli company Multimatrix, which is in the process of buying half of Mei Golan (a subsidiary of the Mei Eden water company), the company operating the wind turbines. Continue reading →

May 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, renewable | renewable energy, wind | Leave a comment

Renewable energy can be used to build more renewable energy

Renewable Breeders (environmentalresearchweb blog), 10 May, 2010, “……………….we will have to replace the existing fossil plants anyway in the years ahead, as they get old and are retired. Moreover, the energy (and carbon) debt from replacing the existing system with renewables should be less that either building more fossil plants, or even than going nuclear e.g. the embedded energy content of wind turbines is low- typically you get around 80 times more energy out over their lifetimes operation than is needed for their construction.

By comparison, according a 2002 Hydro Quebec study, the output from nuclear plants over their lifetime is only around 16 times the energy needed for their construction and for the (energy intensive) production/processing of their fuel…….. Continue reading →

May 10, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable | antinuclear, energy efficiency, renewable energy, solar, wind | Leave a comment

China’s nuclear industry strategy – join with wind energy

China Guangdong Nuclear to build 1.25GW offshore wind farm Industrial Fuels and Power News May 6th, 2010 by IFandP Newsroom China Guangdong Nuclear Group is to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm near Lufen, in Guangdong province, according to China News Service. The facility is expected to be built at a cost of CNY20bn (US$2.93bn) and have an installed capacity of 1.25GW, covering an area of 240km2.The group has also announced it has signed an agreement to install 800MW of wind turbines in Yuxi City, in the southwestern province of Yunnan, at a cost of CNY8bn (US$1.2bn).

China Guangdong Nuclear to build 1.25GW offshore wind farm | Industrial Fuels and Power

May 7, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, spinbuster | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, renewable energy, wind | Leave a comment