In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the host, Stuart Turley highlights several key stories: French nuclear giant EDF has scrapped plans for small reactors due to high costs, Florida enacts a windmill ban along with climate change language removal, the EU Commission approves Romania's construction of two new nuclear reactors, Google falls short of its climate goals citing AI electricity needs, electric vehicles are deemed not cost-effective for emissions reduction, and oil prices rise as the EIA reports a significant crude draw.
Highlights of the Podcast
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - French nuclear giant scraps SMR plans due to soaring costs, will start over
04:08 - Florida windmill ban law goes into effect along with language removing “climate change”
06:24 - EU Commission clears Romania’s plans to build two new nuclear reactors
07:24 - Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
09:05 - “Electric vehicles not cost-effective for emissions reduction”
10:29 - Oil Prices Rise As EIA Confirms Huge Crude Draw
12:35 - Outro
Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.
French nuclear giant scraps SMR plans due to soaring costs, will start over
The French nuclear giant EdF, the government owned company that manages the country’s vast fleet of nuclear power stations, has reportedly scrapped its plans to develop a new design for small nuclear reactors because of […]
New Florida windmill ban law goes into effect along with language removing “climate change”
TAMPA, Fla. — The state of Florida currently has zero windmills operating on land or offshore, and some Republican legislators want to keep it that way. In May, Gov. DeSantis signed HB 1645 into law, going into […]
EU Commission clears Romania’s plans to build two new nuclear reactors
The European Commission has issued a positive opinion on the technical and nuclear safety aspects of the project for units 3 and 4 of Romania’s only nuclear power plant, the Romanian Energy Ministry announced on […]
Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into the air than it removes, by 2030. But a report […]
“Electric vehicles not cost-effective for emissions reduction”
Electric vehicles are not cost-effective for emissions reduction. That’s the suggestion from Nick Molden, Chief Executive Officer of Emissions Analytics Ltd who spoke at the Coventry Building Society Arena during the inaugural day of The […]
Oil Prices Rise As EIA Confirms Huge Crude Draw
Crude oil prices moved higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory decline of 12.2 million barrels for the week to June 28. The inventory change compared with an inventory build of 3.6 million barrels estimated […
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