Opinion:
¶ The world has just spent a sombre moment remembering the terrible Chernobyl nuclear disaster on its twenty-sixth anniversary. The most important lesson is that nuclear disasters don’t end. They proliferate. [Hindustan Times]
World:
¶ Oman has kicked off its plans to meet its surging electricity demands with renewables, announcing the construction of six renewable energy projects this year. Four are solar plants and two are wind farms. [EcoSeed]
¶ An exploratory study into 100% renewable energy scenarios for Australia concluded that its impact on consumer electricity prices over coming decades may be no more than the increases in the last few years to support network upgrades and the introduction of the carbon price. [Business Spectator]
US:
¶ Duke Energy has learned that solar and wind projects offer big advantages to electric utility companies and can be very profitable. They can get a premium rate for solar power, whose supply peaks in the afternoon alongside the higher load of air conditioning. [TheStreet.com]
¶ Tennessee Valley Authority officials say the demand for renewable energy projects is so strong that the agency has met its application goals for 2013. More than 250 small-scale renewable energy projects have been approved for 2013, most for solar energy. [Ct Post]
¶ Projected natural gas prices in the US will play a key role in the decision to build new nuclear reactors beyond the currently installed capacity of 101 GW. [Gas to Power Journal]
¶ The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an information notice detailing how moisture can degrade specific structures and components associated with dry spent fuel storage operations. [York Daily Record]
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