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	Energy & Renewables Newsletter October 30, 2008

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The flawed economics of nuclear power
Over the last few years the nuclear industry has used concerns about climate change to argue for a nuclear revival. Although industry representatives may have convinced some political leaders that this is a good idea, there is little evidence of private capital investing in nuclear plants in competitive electricity markets. The reason is simple: nuclear power is uneconomical. In an excellent recent analysis, “The Nuclear Illusion,” Amory B. Lovins and Imran Sheikh put the cost of electricity from a new nuclear power plant at 14¢ per kilowatt hour and that from a wind farm at 7¢ per kilowatt ...

Leading EU research institutes launch the European Energy Research Alliance
EU Commissioners for Research and Energy, Janez Potočnik and Andris Piebalgs welcomed the initiative of leading research institutes in the European Union (EU) to found the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The Alliance is going to expand and optimise EU energy research capabilities through the sharing of world-class national facilities and the joint realisation of national and European programmes. This new Research Alliance will be a key actor of the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) and will contribute to accelerate the development of new low carbon technologies for ...

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Breakthrough for the expansion of renewable energies
The establishment of an International Renewable Energy Agency can now begin: at a conference in Madrid 51 states laid the foundations and agreed on the ...
Scottish seaweed may help tackle climate change
Scotland’s seaweed could be the latest weapon in the fight against climate change, according to a new report commissioned by The Crown Estate and conducted ...
E.ON and CEA research centre agree cooperation in nuclear energy research
E.ON and the research institute Commissariat à L’Energie Atomique (CEA) located in Cadarache in southern France have agreed cooperation in the field of ...
Joint wind farms in the Baltic Sea?
The countries around the Baltic Sea could collaborate on joint wind farms in the common sea. This proposal was raised when Nordic and Baltic politicians ...
Innovation and renewable energies – key ingredients for success of Cohesion Policy in Umbria
Danuta Hübner, the European Commissioner for regional policy, visited Perugia and the region of Umbria in central Italy to see projects co-funded by the ...
Al Gore calls on students to vote & hold leaders accountable for clean energy promises
With Election Day less than a week away, Nobel laureate and Vice President Al Gore called on students on college campuses across the country during a ...
EBRD supports renewable energy in Estonia
The EBRD is increasing its support for the development of renewable energy in its region with the commitment to purchase a 25 percent stake in OÜ Raisner, ...
Japan’s most powerful wood gas-fueled plant, powered by GE’s wins Asian power award
Japan’s most powerful wood gas-to-energy power plant, powered by two of GE Energy’s Jenbacher gas engines, has won the Gold Award for the Best Renewable ...

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