Japan set ambitious 2050 goals, feed-in tariffs
Japan seems to become pretty serious about climate change as it will soon make official a law mandating for 80 percent cuts of greenhouse gases emissions by 2050 (compared to 1990, just in line...
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Bad news are piling up on nuclear
Just as Grist is asking if Germany did the right move on nuclear – here is as a reminder my opinion piece on Cleantechies – several bad news for the industry of this energy...
Can the Chinese nuclear expansion be safe ?
To Yale Environment 360 : “In the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, some nations are looking to move away from nuclear power. But not China, which is proceeding with plans to build 36 reactors...
Poland and Lithuania are thinking about nuclear
While the decisions of both Germany and Switzerland to stop using nuclear made headlines, little has been written about Poland ‘s thinking about building two nuclear reactors, which would be build by GE Hitachi...
Iran starts its first nuclear reactor
To the New York Times, 36 years after the construction began, Iran finally opened its first nuclear reactor. The plant has a capacity of one gigawatt (compared to the 1,650 MW of an EPR)....
Vietnam, Bulgaria and Kuwait to build nuclear reactors
According to the Wall Street Journal ” Vietnam plans to have 13 nuclear reactors online by 2030, with a combined capacity of 15 gigawatts, the government said Wednesday. “ ” Nuclear power will account for...
Jordan, Chile and many others are going nuclear
Last week Jordan announced plans to build a nuclear reactor by 2013. Other are due to follow. This is done to answer the country’s energy needs which are due to double by 2030. This...