The cancellation of the most advanced US small modular reactor project dealt a severe blow to hopes of a new nuclear revival. To keep nuclear as an option for low-carbon power, governments need to do more to support new plants. https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/major-setback-for-nuclear-power/ #nuclear
Ed Crooks
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Understanding the energy transition for Wood Mackenzie. Writing the Energy Pulse newsletter. Hosting the Energy Gang podcast. @ed_crooks on Twitter
If you want to read more on this issue, I wrote about wind and whales a few weeks ago in Energy Pulse: https://t.co/CbQzYjU9cM
There is literally no evidence linking offshore wind development to whale deaths. The times and locations of whale Unusual Mortality Events don't match the timelines for offshore wind activities in the US. But whales are precious animals. Some species, such as North Atlantic Right Whales, are gravely endangered. And it is well-documented that human activities can affect whales in some circumstances. So it is understandable that people are worried when whale deaths rise
The putative link between whale deaths and offshore wind, more signs of progress in the drive to "electrify everything", and why VC firms are setting net zero goals. Melissa Lott, Amy Duffuor and I discuss all this and more on the latest episode of The Energy Gang: https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/how-manage-conflicts-energy-investment-podcast/?utm_campaign=energy-gang-2023&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=vodshort-090523
The Energy Gang podcast is recording its long-promised Nuclear Special this week. It’s with Katy Huff, head of nuclear energy at the Department of Energy, Carl Perez, CEO of Exodys Energy, a nuclear engineering company, and Melissa Lott, director of research at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Let me know if you have any questions you would like me to ask them! #nuclear #NuclearPower
#introduction I work at Wood Mackenzie, the research and consulting firm, talking and writing about the transition to low-carbon energy. I write a weekly newsletter, Energy Pulse, published at WoodMac.com, and host the Energy Gang podcast. WoodMac covers every sector in energy and natural resources, from cobalt to coal and ethane to EVs, and we have detailed data and insights on all of those industries. I am still on Twitter as @ed_crooks, but I plan to post more here in the future.