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NuScale Aims to Advance Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Environment + Energy Leader

NuScale’s first small modular nuclear plant will likely begin operating in 2029. It will deploy six 77-megawatt modules to generate 462 megawatts of carbon-free electricity.

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The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

A decision on the release date of the working group reports was punted to a subsequent meeting while the synthesis report is slated to be completed by late 2029. The IPCC also decided to organize an expert meeting on carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

And if EPA finalized Option 2, nearly 30 percent of trucks sold 2027-2029 could be no better than today’s best-forming (but still dirty) diesel trucks! While the agency proposes to give credit to such trucks, acknowledging “the zero-tailpipe emissions performance of these technologies,” they have not set any targets based on this performance.

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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider gears up for Run 3

Physics World

“The LHC has undergone an extensive consolidation programme and will now operate at an even higher energy and, thanks to major improvements in the injector complex, it will deliver significantly more data to the upgraded LHC experiments,” says Mike Lamont, CERN’s director for accelerators and technology.

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Companies vying for the first round of Danish carbon capture and storage government funding

A Greener Life

The first is planned for June 2024 and the other the following year, with a target of having the projects up and running at full speed by 2029. The appeal Kredslob use the technology that burns landfill and biomass, in order to generate heat. Initially, two bidding rounds have been scheduled.

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Tour de France’s start in Denmark puts focus on sustainability

A Greener Life

On day three of the race, the riders will start off in Vejle, a rugged area known as ‘the Danish Alps’ and finish in the city of Sønderborg, which has an ambitious plan to become zero-carbon by 2029 through its ProjectZero project. Its concept is based on energy efficiency combined with renewable energy from the county’s own green sources.

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Statement on IESO Contracting New Polluting Gas Power

Enviromental Defense

Numerous reports show that Ontario can meet its growing electricity needs with renewable energy which can be combined with storage technologies that allow the energy to be used during peak demand. Contracts for the four existing facilities have been extended beyond their current contracts of 2029 and 2030 to 2034 or 2035.