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The Potential and Challenges of Off-Shore Nuclear

Chaunskaya Bay of the East Siberian Sea. Built and operated by the Russian ... planned powerstations, each 145 meters long and 35 meters wide. The aim of these FNPPs is to supply both electricity and heat sustainably and

Presidential Elections and Fracking in Argentina

, from the right-wing party Cambiemos, and Alberto Fernández, who leads a center-left front, Frente de Todos, and whose running mate is former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The primary and mandatory

Economics and Policy of Large-Scale Battery Storage

If the share of solar and wind generation on the electric grid is to ... handle peaks and valleys in demand.  A host of technologies exist to deal with mismatched supply and demand, for example natural gas turbines that

Debating Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

change and control rises in global temperature.  Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) encompass the process of capturing or removing, compressing, transporting, and

China’s Energy and Climate Balancing Act

country’s position as the top global emitter of greenhouse gasses, and also ... China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania ... action, and the pace of its energy transition. Andy Stone: Welcome to

Decarbonization and Nature-Based Solutions: A Winning Combo

and achieve climate neutrality goals. At first glance, one may wonder ... as the panelists explained, decarbonization and nature-based solutions ... , land sinks are a significant pathway to achieving the goal. And that is

Renewable Auctions and Labor Considerations in Brazil

by a factor of 10 over the previous decade (IRENA and CEM 2015). By ... content rules, a shortage of turbine supply and rising BNDES interest rates ... sector in Brazil by comparing the wage distributions in 2006 and in 2013

Energy and the War in Ukraine

Anna Mikulska, lecturer in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert in European energy geopolitics ... and the EU prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. In the

Let’s Localize and Decommodify Our Food Systems

fuels and solar panels would come to mind rather than gardens and farms ... environmentally intensive. The NRDC cites food production and transportation as using 10% of the U.S. energy budget, 80% of freshwater, and 50% of its