Chemical firm Dow and X-energy Reactor Company have submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a proposed nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas, the companies said on Monday. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT The U.S. nuclear industry, which has faced expansion challenges in recent decades, is witnessing a surge in demand on...
Record nuclear power production is helping South Korea to cut imports of thermal coal and LNG to multi-year lows so far in 2025, offering a potential blueprint for other power-hungry nations looking to curb reliance on fossil fuel imports. Nuclear reactors have generated more electricity than South Korea’s coal and natural gas-fired plants since September...
EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is considering options to soften the bloc’s 2040 climate goal as he tries to contain a backlash against Europe’s climate ambitions. The European Commission, the EU’s executive, is expected to propose legislation in the coming weeks to adopt a previously announced target to cut 90 percent of greenhouse gas pollution...
The nuclear industry is racing to launch advanced small reactors by the early 2030s, aiming to meet the deep-pocketed technology sector’s growing need for electricity to fuel artificial intelligence. The world has relied largely on the same pressurized-water reactor technology for the past 70 years, but those plants have proven incredibly expensive to build in...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced new actions to ease burdensome permitting rules and regulations for construction projects at the Department’s 17 National Labs. These reforms will accelerate much-needed critical infrastructure improvement projects at DOE’s National Labs, enabling the Department to move faster on important projects while saving hundreds of millions of dollars...
he European Commission is considering changes to EU energy laws as part of its next package of proposals to cut the regulatory burden for struggling industries, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Brussels has launched a drive to remove layers of bureaucracy that European businesses say set them at a disadvantage against China and...
As discussed previously, the series of 31 deregulatory actions recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contains enough content for a month’s worth of Low-Energy Fridays. But, today, we are focusing on one of the more high-profile actions announced: the elimination of the EPA’s so-called “endangerment finding.” The story began two decades ago during the George W....
Texas is proud to be the energy capital of the world, producing nearly half of American crude oil and more wind and solar than any other state. Today, Texas is poised to dominate yet another new renewable energy source: hydrogen. This new energy frontier has the potential for billions of dollars in economic and environmental benefits for...
Decarbonising the steel industry is one of the massive challenges in meeting climate goals, but could end up being extremely profitable for companies and governments prepared to take the risks. The steel value chain accounts for 7% to 9% of global carbon emissions, the largest single industrial contributor and thus a prime target for the...
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and remote sensing technologies are reshaping how global agriculture addresses food security challenges. A recent study introduces a Bayesian Probabilistic Updating Model (BPUM) that leverages historical data and real-time satellite imagery to enable early crop identification with high accuracy. This innovation signals a paradigm shift in how agricultural stakeholders can manage...
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