March 2011 http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf62.html Thorium continues to be a tanatalising possibility for use in nuclear power reactors, though for many years India has been the only sponsor of major research efforts to use it. Other endeavours include the development of the Radkowsky Thorium Reactor concept being carried out by US company Thorium Power (now Lightbridge Corporation) [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2011’
Unclear On Nuclear? Try Thorium – Nuclear Energy Without The Side Effects
HomeInventor Inventor Spot 23 March 2011 If the current events in Japan have demonstrated one thing, it’s that nuclear energy in its current form is not safe. Put simply, if the Japanese can’t do it right with their impeccable approach to workmanship, then heaven help the rest of us. But nuclear energy produces about 13,000 [...]
Safe nuclear does exist, and China is leading the way with thorium
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8393984/Safe-nuclear-does-exist-and-China-is-leading-the-way-with-thorium.html 20 March 2011 A few weeks before the tsunami struck Fukushima’s uranium reactors and shattered public faith in nuclear power, China revealed that it was launching a rival technology to build a safer, cleaner, and ultimately cheaper network of reactors based on thorium. Thorium could be a much safer option for China which has [...]
Government to take new look at fuel-mix
RTHK – 20th March 2011 The Under-Secretary for the Environment, Kitty Poon, says the government will take a fresh look at plans for Hong Kong’s future fuel-mix in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Speaking at RTHK’s City Forum, Dr Poon said the territory’s energy supply must be safe, stable, economical, and environmentally-friendly. Last [...]
Nuclear crisis has implications for coal
Financial Times FT.com – 17th March 2011 The consequences of Japan’s multi-faceted disaster – the earthquake, tsunami and now its nuclear crisis – for the $100bn a year seaborne thermal coal market are slowly becoming clear. Even if over the short-term the impact is mixed, beyond a few months it is decidedly bullish. The combination [...]
CLP Power hails emissions cut
South China Morning Post — 10 Mar 2011 Hong Kong’s largest power supplier yesterday gave itself a pat on the back for its work to reduce emissions. CLP Power (SEHK: 0002) reported that its Hong Kong power plants burned more gas and less coal for electricity last year. And it is confident that its gas supply [...]
China WindPower plans sales to fund investment in wind farms
South China Morning Post – 09th March 2011 China WindPower Group has embarked on a “sell some, build more” wind farm development strategy, as it seeks to realise gains from its past investments and generate cash flows to fund new projects. The firm plans to sell 100 to 150 megawatt (MW) of its wind power [...]
HK on course to reach emission-reduction target
South China Morning Post — 4 Mar 2011 Hong Kong looks likely to reach or even surpass air pollution-cutting targets under a cross-border pact – a payoff for retrofitting the city’s largest coal-fired power plant with emission control devices, said Edward Yau Tang-wah, secretary for the environment. But it remains unknown whether neighbouring Guangdong has [...]