war
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Nuclear
War and Nuclear Energy: Risks Are Enormous for Power Industry and World
Nuclear power can be a highly important component of a country’s energy security strategy. This is true for several reasons. Nuclear plants provide consistent baseload power that is not dependent on weather
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International
Russia Hits Ukrainian Power Stations with Christmas Day Attacks
DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, reported power outages across large areas of the country after Russia fired missiles against DTEK power stations in strikes on Christmas day. DTEK said it was the 13th massive attack on Ukrainian energy systems this year, and the 10th to target DTEK power stations. At least one long-time power […]
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Nuclear
IAEA Embarks on Unprecedented Mission to Inspect Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian ‘War Zone’
An expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Kyiv and is readying to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for damage from weeks of shelling. The development marks a significant breakthrough for the agency, which has for the past month pleaded with Russia and Ukraine to allow it to […]
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Nuclear
Eight of 15 Ukrainian Reactors Remain in Operation After Three Weeks of War
Ukraine’s nuclear regulator informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 16 that eight of the country’s 15 nuclear reactors were in operation despite the ongoing Russian invasion. Of the four sites with operational units, two of six at Zaporizhzhya, three of four at Rivne, one of two at Khmelnytskyy, and two of three […]
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Press Releases
EDP mobilizes teams and resources to tackle the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine
MARCH 15, 2022 — EDP Renewables (EDP) is mobilizing resources and teams in various geographies to put in place a package of measures in response to the humanitarian emergency driven by the conflict in Ukraine. In the immediate term, the aid is addressed to different organizations that are in the front line of support for […]
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Coal
Coal Use Rises, Prices Soar as War Impacts Energy Markets
The war in Ukraine is having a global impact on energy prices, not only driving the cost of oil higher, but also sending coal prices to record levels as demand for the fuel grows during a period of diminished supply. The Newcastle (Australia) futures price of thermal coal for power generation hit $435/ton on March […]
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Commentary
Leading an Energy Company in the Aftermath of Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
CEOs of energy companies with projects in Russia are facing career-defining leadership moments. What do you do when your corporate investments nearly overnight become politically, economically and socially untenable to your key stakeholders? Within days of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, BP’s Chief Executive Bernard Looney was quick out of the gate to tell the world […]
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Commentary
Minerals Crucial to Clean Energy Transition Among Ripple Effects of War in Ukraine
The venerable business of commodity trading, already in the news for the supply chain impacts of COVID, has moved to center stage with the war in Ukraine. Impacts of Russia’s invasion could ripple to manufacturing of all kinds, especially the clean energy transition we need to meet climate goals. COMMENTARY Within the first week of […]
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Solar
UPDATED: Commerce to Begin New Antidumping Duty Probes of PV Products from China, Taiwan
The U.S. Commerce Department will begin fresh antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, as well as an antidumping duty investigation of imports from Taiwan. The department announced today that the scope of the new investigations, petitioned for by SolarWorld Industries, specifically excludes products covered by existing […]