The results suggest that while the #IEA has accurately anticipated primary and final energy demand growth, it has historically overestimated the growth in #fossil #fuels and #nuclear #electricity generation and severely underestimated the growth in key #renewable #technologies including solar #photovoltaics and #wind #power, the latter occurring across scenarios.

Source: sciencedirect.com/science/arti…

• #WEO #energy scenarios have significantly underestimated #solar PV growth potential.
• Outlook and normative scenarios indicate bias for nuclear and against renewables.
• Power-to-X flexibility options exist in the #GEC model, though their use is limited.
• Increased #transparency of assumptions for key technologies is required.
• Exogenous limitations of key technologies may impede global energy transitions.

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Nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war. To adopt that kind of course in the nuclear age would be evidence only of the bankruptcy of our policy — or of a collective death-wish for the world.

#quote by John F. #Kennedy

#politics #nuclear #power #war #diplomacy #wisdom #usa #cuba #crisis #history #military

A safe #nuclear #battery that could last a #lifetime

source: acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/20…

Now, researchers are considering radiocarbon as a source for safe, small and affordable nuclear batteries that could last decades or longer without charging.  

#science #energy #future #news #research

A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime - American Chemical Society

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, batteries degrade and need to be recharged more frequently.

^{American Chemical Society}

En 2022, en plena crisis de la #energía⚡ tras la invasión de Ucrania, Emmanuel #Macron dijo en un famoso discurso que #Francia🇫🇷 debía redoblar su apuesta por la #nucelar⚛️ y construir seis reactores de ultimísima generación que deberían ponerse en marcha en 2035. Tacha 2035 y ponle 2038 —y, si Flamanville 3 es ejemplo de algo, no será el último retraso

#nuclear #noticias
francetvinfo.fr/environnement/…

Nucléaire : l'Elysée évoque "une première mise en service" des réacteurs EPR2 "d'ici 2038" au lieu de 2035

Emmanuel Macron a présidé un conseil de politique nucléaire lundi pour examiner notamment les "grands principes du schéma de financement" de ce programme EPR2.

^{franceinfo avec AFP (Franceinfo)}

Justo cuando empezaban a cantar victoria por la puesta en marcha de Flamanville 3 (más de 10 años más tarde y 13.000 millones más caro de lo previsto), la industria #nucelar⚛️ de #Francia🇫🇷 se lleva una pedrada: el hormigón comprado para el nuevo reactor de la central #nuclear de Penly está por debajo de los estándares previstos y obliga a un nuevo retraso

#noticias

mediapart.fr/journal/france/14…

Le béton du futur EPR de Penly n’est pas conforme aux normes de sécurité

Selon plusieurs documents que Mediapart et Reporterre ont obtenus, un des composants du béton destiné à la construction du futur réacteur présente des non-conformités majeures.

^{Jade Lindgaard (Mediapart)}