Renewable energy vs Nuclear power
We've been saying for years that nuclear power comes at a cost to renewable energy. Nice to hear someone in the nuclear industry agree. From the Guardian:
Industry recognises that nuclear power and renewables in Britain are mutually exclusive because they both need government support as well as the same national grid infrastructure to distribute electricity. Last week Carlo de Riva, chief executive of French state-owned nuclear company EDF, said British backing for renewables, would undermine nuclear power."If you provide incentives for renewables ... that will displace the incentives built into the carbon market. In effect, carbon gets cheaper. And if carbon gets cheaper, you depress the returns for all the other low-carbon technologies. [like nuclear power]."
While hunting around for this article, I came across some letters to the editor (about a previous nuclear power story). Form more information, check out our briefing (pdf) on why nuclear is not the answer. And if all this makes you think of sumo wrestling, you're a very strange person, click here.
Comments
I really wish the government would start to seriously greener methods of generating electricity.
Posted by: Green Electricity, Nick | April 1, 2008 12:06 PM
For five years, wind power is progressing faster than nuclear energy in the world, not only in new installed capacity (62,800 MW to 13,600 MW wind against the nuclear), but also additional energy produced from the new facilities (125,600 GWh / year for the wind against 98,000 GWh / year for the nuclear).
Details here: Production of wind and nuclear generated electricity
Between 2008 and 2012, the additional electricity will be 381 TWh for wind power and 155 TWh for the nuclear within five years.
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Depuis cinq ans, l'énergie éolienne progresse plus vite que l'énergie nucléaire dans le monde, non seulement en nouvelle puissance installée (62.800 MWe pour l'éolien contre 13.600 MWe pour le nucléaire) mais aussi en énergie supplémentaire produite à partir de ces nouvelles installations (125.600 GWh/an pour l'éolien contre 98.000 GWh/an pour le nucléaire).
Des précisions ici : La production d'électricité éolienne et nucléaire
Entre 2008 et 2012, la production supplémentaire d'électricité sera de 381 TWh pour l'éolien et 155 TWh pour le nucléaire, en cinq ans.
Posted by: Gaspard | April 1, 2008 9:44 PM
Let's build all house like this :
http://www.foryourhealth.eu/content/solar-thermal-energy
The video shows the use of solar thermal energy for heating in Europe. Examples from Denmark and Spain show the use in different climates. Interviews with users and manufacturers give a good overview of this clean energy technology. The video is provided for free by the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign of the European Union.
I saw a "documentary" on TV last week about the new energy plants which are going to be build in the netherlands. They run on coal !! Unbelievable !! The green facade of the dutch government i assume.
Posted by: Bart | April 3, 2008 1:51 PM
Parabéns à todos os "Guerreiros do Arco-Íris" pelo vital trabalho por um planeta melhor habitado. Certamente ele o merece! Sucesso!!!
Posted by: Solange Zomer | April 6, 2008 12:37 AM
Great information
http://renewablenergysources.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Juan | April 9, 2008 8:43 PM