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New U.S. Offshore Wind target: from standing start to 30GW by 2030

May 6, 2021 by Stephen Naimoli and Nikos Tsafos

In March, the Biden administration announced a bold target to deploy 30GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. Until now, offshore wind’s rise has been driven almost exclusively by Europe and China. The U.S. accounts for just 0.1% of the world’s installed capacity (versus 17% for onshore wind). Why the hold up, given the U.S. could require up to 400GW of offshore wind by 2050? As Stephen Naimoli and Nikos Tsafos at CSIS explain, offshore costs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: Biden, BP, costs, EDF, Equinor, infrastructure, investment, jobs, offshore, onshore, Orsted, permitting, ports, Shell, wind

200 – 400 Nuclear reactors to be decommissioned by 2040

February 11, 2020 by Denis Iurchak

Denis Iurchak has taken a close look at nuclear decommissioning. Globally, 447 nuclear reactors are in operation as of January 2020. Of those, nearly 70% are older than 30 years (25% are older than 40 years). The IEA says around 200 commercial reactors are to be shut down in the next two decades. On top of that, 182 reactors are already in permanent shutdown. This means that between 200 and 400 reactors are likely to be decommissioned by 2040, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: Canada, Createc, decommissioning, EDF, France, GEHitachi, Germany, GNSZerkon, Graphitech, Holtec, Japan, NorthStar, Nuclear, Orano, SKorea, SNCLavalin, spain, Tenex, UK, US, Veolia, Westinghouse

Will France spoil its nuclear future for short-term political gain?

January 10, 2019 by Dan Yurman

President Emmanuel Macron of France is walking a tightrope. He wants to “Make Our Planet Great Again” and imposed a fuel-tax hike. But protests against the tax that spiralled into a debate about the cost of living have left him struggling with his energy policy, and what to do with the nation’s ageing nuclear reactor fleet. Dan Yurman separates the nuclear promises from the reality. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Nuclear, Policies, Uncategorized Tagged With: Areva, EDF, Fessenheim, Flamanville, France, Francois de Rugy, Macron, Nuclear, Orano

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