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Nuclear vs Solar: Corporate profits and public risk
A UCS-sponsored study of the projected costs of a proposed US nuclear plant illustrates why there are much better energy investments available.
Mike Jacobs

May 8, 2013

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US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Even France could go 100% renewables
What if France phased out nuclear? By 2034? This Graph of the Day shows how it could reach 100 per cent renewables by 2050.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 8, 2013

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Mixed Greens: Another knock to the nuclear revival
Europe’s largest competitive tender for a new nuclear project in doubt. Plus: ACT’s emissions win; Qld’s coal backlash; and the benefits of EU ETS reform.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 14, 2013

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Mixed Greens: Wind pips nuclear as China’s No.3 energy resource
China’s wind energy output hits new high, surpassing nuclear. Ceramic’s new socially-minded UK distribution deal; and Scotland’s new emissions target.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 30, 2013

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Jordan adopts rewnewable energy FiT – and shelves nuclear
The Arab nation has introduced tariffs for renewable energy generation, after shelving plans to build up to five new nuclear reactors in May.
Paul Gipe

Dec 12, 2012

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Wind energy now cheaper than nuclear in France
At France’s windiest sites, wind generation is paid as little as €0.03/kWh in years 10-15, a fraction of the cost of new nuclear.
Paul Gipe

Dec 5, 2012

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Is the unthinkable possible: feed-in tariffs for coal and nuclear?
The UK government’s Electricity Market Reform bill will usher in a new era of feed-in tariffs for ALL power generation, including new nuclear plants.
Paul Gipe

Oct 30, 2012

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Small-scale solar thermal capacity is equivalent to 245 nuclear plants
Factoring in heat collection systems, solar thermal accounted for 188GW of the 245GW total global solar capacity in 2011.
Nicholas Brown

Oct 8, 2012

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Solar showdown: US-China tensions simmer
Amid solar trade turbulence, attempts were made to shore up renewables policy in Europe and further expansion plans in the emerging economies.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

May 30, 2012

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Memo from Fukushima: There are better options than nuclear
The anniversary of Japan’s devastating tsunami should remind us there are low-emissions alternatives to nuclear power that are cheaper and pose much less risk.
Ian Lowe

Mar 13, 2012

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One year after Fukushima: Counting the cost of nuclear
While the debate over the safety of nuclear power continues, the fact remains that nuclear is too costly to be a major climate solution.
Joe Romm

Mar 12, 2012

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