More countries switching to nuclear?

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 9:29am:



France, the once pin up for nukes ... is heading to greens renewables rather than dirty nukes.

FRANCE is on the right path to generate 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, according to a new report by energy body Ademe.

The study from the government body says an all-green electricity supply would not be much more expensive than a nuclear-renewable hybrid, around €119 per megawatt hour.

According to Ademe, wind power represents the biggest opportunity in France, potentially making up 63% of total energy use by 2050, followed by 17% solar panel, 13% hydroelectric and 7% geothermal.

The French government has set a 40% renewable energy target by 2030 in its latest energy transition law.

Ademe president Bruno Lechevin said the 100% scenario by 2050 mentioned in the report is achievable if technological progress brings production costs down, and assuming electricity consumption in France falls slightly through better efficiency.

The energy body warns, however, that to be achievable, supply and demand would have to be very closely monitored to ensure that the cheapest and most efficient source of energy is available at all times.
- See more at:

http://www.connexionfrance.com/ademe-renewable-energy-2050-nuclear-power-17363-v...

Nuke, like coal, are dying sectors.

lee wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 9:58am:



While China’s coal consumption growth has slowed down, and fell in 2014, coal-fired power generating capacity continues to grow rapidly. This apparent contradiction has led some observers to conclude that China’s coal consumption growth is bound to resume.

But the evidence suggests otherwise. Instead the continued buildup of coal-fired power plants represents an investment bubble that will burst as overcapacity becomes too large to ignore.

One coal plant per week

If there is one factoid that every media consumer knows about energy in China, it must be that the country is “building one coal power plant per week”.

While coal-fired power generation capacity growth has slowed from the peak years – 2006 saw the equivalent of 1.5 large units added every week – the rate of coal-fired power plant additions and construction initiations in China is still breathtaking: 39 gigawatts were added in 2014, or three 1000MW units every four weeks, up from 36 gigawatts in 2013.

Coal plants built – but not used

At the same time, power generation from coal fell by approximately 1.6% in 2014, due to record increases in power generation from hydropower, wind, solar, nuclear and gas, along with slower power consumption growth.  Total coal consumption, including coal use outside of the power sector, fell by anywhere between 0.5-2.5% according to different preliminary statistics and estimates.

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/new-coal-power-plants-in-china-a-bubble-waiting-...

____ wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 9:27am:



BECAUSE OF THE GREENS "PANIC"..

we will all die by 2013....if..

cods wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 10:20am:

Coal is in a long term, irreversible decline, cods.

I am happy that that is so, mining coal kills mine workers, burning coal kills thousands due to the particulate and heavy metal emissions from burning coal.

Renewables cannot give 100% of a country’s energy tho, do need nuclear to provide the energy intense power for industry.

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 10:54am:




Rubbish. The planet can and will have 100% clean green cheap energy.