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New Trump permitting council head hopes to make agency unnecessary
President Donald Trump’s new permitting director said she hopes Congress can eliminate her job by passing meaningful reform. Last week, the White House named former congressional staffer Emily Domenech to head the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, more simply known as the Permitting Council. The 16-person council was established during the second Obama administration through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation...
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Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce to build Britain’s first small modular nuclear reactors
British aerospace group Rolls-Royce on Tuesday received backing from the U.K. government to build the country’s first small modular nuclear reactors. The announcement follows a two-year selection process and reaffirms Britain’s embrace of nuclear power, particularly as it also pledged on Tuesday to invest £14.2 billion ($19.2 billion) to build the large Sizewell C power station in eastern England. U.K. Energy...
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American Energy Dominance Is Imperative
This week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, members of Congress, representatives from OpenAI, NVIDIA, and other energy and technology leaders will gather in Washington to tackle the United States’ energy challenge: How can we quickly and cheaply deploy the energy America needs to support our economy and win the AI race with China? Hosted by American Affairs,...
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Economic impacts of EU nuclear energy expansion assessed
A nuclear power generating capacity of 200 GWe would reap widespread economic benefits throughout the EU, sustaining almost two million jobs and hundreds of billions in additional economic output, tax revenues and household income, according to a report commissioned by Brussels-based nuclear trade body Nucleareurope. Nucleareurope commissioned Deloitte to analyse the contribution of the nuclear power...
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This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage
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Westinghouse pursuing US nuclear expansion with 10 large reactors after Trump orders: report
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A DOGE Reboot Is Vital to Energy Dominance
President Trump’s vision to Unleash American Energy requires a functional government to execute it. Yet the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made government less functional. With Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE, now is the time for DOGE 2.0 to live up to its name. Otherwise, the president’s energy objectives are in jeopardy. The administrative state was overdue...
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Equinor Signs $27 Billion Deal With Centrica to Supply U.K. With Natural Gas
Equinor signed a contract valued currently at around 20 billion pounds ($27.11 billion) to supply the U.K. with natural gas over the next decade. The agreement with U.K. energy company Centrica which owns British Gas, starts on Oct. 1 this year and its valuation is based on current prices, Equinor said. It would cover around 10% of...