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Stagnant nuclear energy

September 25, 2025

Jim Green (national nuclear campaigner for Friends of the Earth Australia) has written an article for RenewEconomy introducing the latest edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. He says the report “gives the lie to claims by the Coalition that Australia risks being ‘left behind’ and ‘stranded’ if we don’t jump on board”. He notes that “Nuclear power generation has been stagnant for 20 years.”

In 2024, the combined global capacity of solar and wind grew by over 100 times the net nuclear capacity additions.

The full article is available on the following link:

https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-report-confirms-and-details-nuclear-powers-stagnation-someone-needs-to-tell-the-coalition/

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report can be accessed from the following link:

https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclear-Industry-Status-Report-2025

 

Adelaide FoE Notes, Nuclear, Renewables

Victoria joins NSW in saying no to “Coalkeeper”

September 23, 2021

Federal energy minister Angus Taylor’s plans to introduce a new capacity market mechanism that would favour legacy coal generators appears in tatters after Victoria joined New South Wales in rejecting the idea dubbed “Coalkeeper.”

The opposition from the two key states – and the two biggest state grids in the country – comes ahead of a key meeting of federal and state energy ministers next Friday, and leaves the market unsure what, if any, new rules will be agreed in the Post2025 design being co-ordinated by the Energy Security Board.

The proposals for the “physical retail reliability option” have been described as “technology neutral” by Taylor and the ESB, but the market is convinced that they would effectively pay coal and gas generators paid to remain open, and Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio said she would have none of that.

“Victoria wants to reassure investors in wind and solar farms and storage such as giant batteries that it will not adopt any mechanism within the NEM that undermines the state’s ambition to cut carbon emissions,” D’Ambrosio said in a statement.
— Michael Mazengarb & Giles Parkinson, reneweconomy, Sept 17th for the full story

Clean Futures, Old_Notes, Renewables

Electrifying Industry launch, 6pm Tues Feb 26

February 9, 2019

Beyond Zero Emissions’ new report, Electrifying Industry is a global first research project showing how manufacturing can be powered by renewables.

Hear from Beyond Zero Emissions, CEDAMIA, The Solar Project and 1414 Degrees on how renewables can drive the next wave of opportunity for Australian manufacturing.

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 from 18:00-20:30 at The Joinery

Bookings essential (it’s free) at https://www.trybooking.com/BAOBM

Thank you to our event partners – CEDAMIA and The Solar Project.

Clean Futures, Old_Notes, Renewables