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Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge backed by 120 companies

Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge backed by 120 companies

The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, which commits to a goal of at least tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, was unveiled at an event at the UN's COP28 climate change summit taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Energy & Environment 05 December 2023

Ministerial declaration puts nuclear at heart of climate action

Ministerial declaration puts nuclear at heart of climate action

Twenty two countries have signed up to the goal of tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050, at the UN's COP28 climate change conference.

Energy & Environment 02 December 2023

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Ministerial declaration puts nuclear at heart of climate action

Chinese long-distance nuclear heating project begins operation

Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge backed by 120 companies

MEPs fully include nuclear in Net-Zero Industry Act

Eletronuclear outlines clean hydrogen production plan

Nuclear to 'shine' at COP28, says Bilbao y León

Nuclear energy no longer a taboo, WNE hears

Nuclear to be part of US clean hydrogen hubs

IEA sees increasing role for nuclear in energy transition

Nuclear energy no longer a taboo, WNE hears

Nuclear energy no longer a taboo, WNE hears

Much progress has been made over recent years in the representation of nuclear in national, regional and international debates on energy and the climate, speakers agreed at the opening session of the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris this week.

Energy & Environment 01 December 2023

Nuclear to 'shine' at COP28, says Bilbao y León

Nuclear to 'shine' at COP28, says Bilbao y León

The nuclear energy industry will be highly visible at the 28th Conference of the Parties, taking place in Dubai over the coming weeks, World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León told delegates at the World Nuclear Exhibition 2023 in Paris.

Energy & Environment 29 November 2023

Chinese long-distance nuclear heating project begins operation

Chinese long-distance nuclear heating project begins operation

China's first project to bring nuclear-generated heat to multiple prefecture-level cities has begun operation in Shandong province, supplying heat from the Haiyang nuclear power plant to the cities of Haiyang and Rushan through a 23 km pipeline.

Energy & Environment 27 November 2023

Eletronuclear outlines clean hydrogen production plan

Eletronuclear outlines clean hydrogen production plan

A project to produce 100 tonnes a year of clean hydrogen from the operation of the Angra nuclear power plant's two units was detailed at a seminar on sustainable hydrogen production in Brazil.

Energy & Environment 24 November 2023

MEPs fully include nuclear in Net-Zero Industry Act

MEPs fully include nuclear in Net-Zero Industry Act

The European Parliament has adopted its position on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act, which is intended to bolster Europe's manufacturing output in technologies needed for decarbonisation. MEPs included nuclear fission and fusion among a list of 17 technologies covered by the legislation.

Energy & Environment 22 November 2023

IEA sees increasing role for nuclear in energy transition

IEA sees increasing role for nuclear in energy transition

"A changing policy landscape is creating opportunities for a nuclear comeback," according to the International Energy Agency in the latest edition of its World Energy Outlook, with nuclear generating capacity expected to increase from 417 GWe in 2022 to 620 GWe in 2050 in a scenario based on existing energy policies.

Energy & Environment 24 October 2023

Canadian provinces announce collaborative coal phase-out plans

Canadian provinces announce collaborative coal phase-out plans

The Government of Canada has announced nearly CAD20 million (USD15 million) in federal funding to support the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to help enable a phase-out of coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. The funding includes CAD7 million to support pre-development work for a small modular reactor at Point Lepreau in New Brunswick.

Energy & Environment 17 October 2023

Nuclear to be part of US clean hydrogen hubs

Nuclear to be part of US clean hydrogen hubs

US President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm have announced seven regional clean hydrogen hubs that will share USD7 billion in federal funding to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of low-cost, clean hydrogen. Nuclear energy features in the plans of several of them, including a large nuclear-powered clean hydrogen production facility at Constellation's LaSalle plant in Illinois.

Energy & Environment 17 October 2023