, Bill Gates’s TerraPower to build nuclear power stations with the ability to store heat energy
TerraPower, Bill Gates’s nuclear energy venture hopes to build small advanced nuclear power stations that can reduce our reliance on coal-based utilities.
, Towards a Greener Future: Nuclear Power in Switzerland to Shut Down
At a time when the world is progressing towards sustainable energy, Switzerland is one country that is stepping up to match the global footsteps …
, Fuels of the future. Neither dream nor whim – just necessity
We are standing at this point when we just have to either find or develop the fuel of the future. The fact is that mounting concerns over climate changes push us to look for alternative fuels or just fuels of the future. The need is even bigger when we take into account the fact that all reserves of known fossil fuels are slowly running out…
, UK urged to develop Plan B in case of new nuclear project delays
It seems that the UK government is in need of working out an alternative energy “plan B” provided that new nuclear power plants are not constructed by 2013, according to the Energy and Climate Change Committee. It was underlined in a statement that a failure to build them in 10 years would make it hard to meet goals, including reduction of carbon emissions.
, Problems at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Could Reduce Power Supply
San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County would chiefly be at risk of blackouts in the event of a hot summer and if a continued shutdown of two nuclear reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station hang around.
, Japan Re-thinks its Energy Future. Nuclear Power Risks “too intense”
Japan Sets the Scene Just about recovering from the massive devastation caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear disaster, …
