Streaming
How solar is beating all small modular reactor metrics
These reactors are promising, but unproven.
Perspective
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions
Several countries, including Canada, have produced nuclear energy for decades; however, finding a permanent solution to nuclear waste has proven challenging.
Report and Analysis
In early 2023, U.S. renewable energy, mainly wind and solar, notably outpaced coal and nearly equalled nuclear in electricity generation, marking a clean energy transition milestone.
In the first third of 2023, renewable energy sources in the U.S., particularly wind and solar, have significantly outperformed coal and nearly matched ...
Report and Analysis
Renewables surpass new nuclear reactor in capacity growth: Utility-scale solar and wind outpace Vogtle-3 in Q1 of 2023
Utility-scale solar and wind have added more new electrical generating capacity during the first four months of 2023 than the new Vogtle-3 nuclear ...
Studies and Modelling
Small modular reactors could provide competitively priced electricity in Washington state’s future electricity market
Reactors could help fill a power source gap soon to be left by carbon-emitting resources
Studies and Modelling
Future novel hybrid energy systems could lead to paradigm shifts in clean energy production, according to a new paper
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) three applied energy laboratories co-authored the paper.
Studies and Modelling
Nuclear and renewables don’t mix. Only renewables can deliver truly low carbon energy, says new study
A new study found that nuclear electricity production does associate with a small drop in CO2 emissions.
Report and Analysis
Renewables provide more than a quarter of U.S. Electricity: expands lead over coal and nuclear
Solar + wind grow 14% and now generate over one-eight of U.S. electricity
Report and Analysis
U.S. Renewables produce 17.5% more electricity than coal during Q1 of 2020—solar grows 23% and wind 17%
Renewables also outpace nuclear power in both February and march and provide 21% of the nation’s electricity
Report and Analysis
Notwithstanding COVID-19, EIA expects strong growth in electrical generation by U.S. renewables
It does caution, however, that its recent forecast is subject to a high degree of uncertainty — even as coal, gas and nuclear ...
Report and Analysis
U.S renewables produce more electricity than coal during first two months of 2020—solar grows 32%
Renewables also outpace nuclear power in February and provide more than 21% of U.S electricity
Original
Is it better to build more solar energy, or nuclear power plants?
At current estimates, a nuclear plant is nearly 10 times more expensive to build than utility-scale solar on a cost per KW basis
