Reports with evidence for subsidies for nuclear power are marked '
S'. Those about the potential of renewable sources of power are marked '
R'.
2010March
16
S Government rediscovers industry by funding nuclear firm Sheffield
Forgemasters (The Guardian).
15
Minister's ambition for future Welsh green energy (BBC News).
14
New era for Saudi Arabia of renewables (Scotland on Sunday).
11
Academics demand independent inquiry into new nuclear reactors (The Guardian).
10
New generation of nuclear in doubt (Daily Telegraph).
9
Sarkozy seeks funding, training for nuclear energy (Planet Ark).
9
Sarkozy in call over nuclear energy funding (Financial Times).
8
UK offshore wind costs at least twice nuclear: study (Reuters).
5
Nuclear draft row mounts (Planning Daily).
4
Nuclear new-build needs carbon price certainty, say developers (Utility Week).
4
UK faces struggle to find site for £12bn nuclear waste storage (Daily Telegraph).
3
S Date set for dump benefit fund (John O'Groat Journal).
2
Energy minister promises to drive up the price of carbon (New Civil Engineer).
February
26
High cost could halt Brown's wind farm plan (The Times).
25
Mitsubishi to build £100m UK wind turbine factory (The Guardian).
22
Nuclear power is too risky (CNN, Mark Jacobson).
22
Gates goes nuclear in zero carbon vision (BusinessGreen.com).
21
Lord Mandelson ready to go nuclear (The Sunday Times).
19
Windfarm blade plant to open on Tyneside (The Independent).
18
Why Obama's nuclear bet won't pay off (Time Magazine).
18
Sweden considers higher penalties for nuclear reactor accidents (Earth Times). See also
Nuclear law changes proposed in Sweden (World Nuclear News, 2010-02-19).
17
Wind energy jobs on way to Anglesey says Peter Hain (Daily Post).
14
Sellafield is like BP's Texas City before the fire, says NDA's boss (The Observer). See also
Sellafield: inside the big clean-up (The Sunday Times).
9
Siemens touts growth in renewables and the value of the American market (New York Times).
6
Is solar power a bright investment? (The Guardian).
5
Green energy will not meet world demand, warns BP boss (The Independent).
4
No major nuclear revival by 2030, says CIGI report (Cloud Computing Journal).
4
Dash for gas is UK's best energy strategy, says BP chief (The Guardian).
4
Britain's energy policy goes back to the future (The Guardian).
2
Feed-in tariffs are disappointing for local renewable energy (The Guardian, Simon Hughes MP).
2
Britain launches comprehensive system of feed-in rates
(RenewableEnergyWorld.com).
1
Labour prepares to tear up 12 years of energy policy (The Times).
January28
Infrastructure Planning Commission will never work if Tories win (The Times).
22
Infant leukaemias near nuclear power stations (Review by Dr Ian Fairlie for CND).
22
UK new nuclear build will not get government subsidies (The Energy Collective).
22
UK nuclear newbuild timings, funding remain uncertain: government (Platts).
22
National Audit Office raise prospect of public subsidies for nuclear (The Daily Telegraph). See also
UK could face bill for French nuclear plants (Daily Express),
Legal challenge threatens to put "nuclear renaissance" on hold (Business Green), and
The sale of the Government’s interest in British Energy (National Audit Office, 2010-01-22).
21
Green group threatens legal challenge to government's nuclear plans (The Guardian).
21
Live Q&A: Lord Hunt on nuclear power (The Guardian).
18
Energy feed-in tariff needs a boost (The Guardian, letters).
15
Germany's endless search for a nuclear waste dump (Der Spiegel).
11
Costs of managing nuclear risk slows construction of new power stations (The Guardian).
10
Rise in gas-fired stations raises supply concerns (Financial Times).
9
£100bn wind farm plan heralds green energy era (The Independent).
8
Wind farms: Generating power and jobs? (BBC News).
8
Wind farms could power half of Britain’s homes, but jobs could go overseas (The Times).
7
Blair's nuclear dream faces financial meltdown (Parliamentary Brief, Stephen Thomas).
7
Tony Lodge: Cold snap sends shivers through energy policy (Yorkshire Post).
3
Gordon Brown to launch £100bn wind energy programme (The Observer).
3
Sun, wind and wave-powered: Europe unites to build renewable energy 'supergrid' (The Observer).
2009
December24
Green energy use up to 22% (The Scotsman).
23
Copenhagen’s failure may leave plans for new nuclear power stations high and dry (The Times).
22
CBI calls for energy savings after weak Copenhagen deal (Daily Telegraph).
22
Low carbon price threatens investment crucial to meet UK green goals (The Independent).
21
Falling carbon price could result in higher bills, energy firms warn (The Guardian).
19
Winners to be revealed in £100bn bid battle to build UK windparks (The Times).
17
Funding cuts 'threaten to kill UK's nuclear research programme' (The Times).
17
S Three latest industry setbacks further dim nuclear 'renaissance' (Your Industry News).
16
Copenhagen’s nuclear glow (The Financial Times).
11
Scotland could “easily meet” 100% renewable electricity mark (NewEnergyFocus.com).
11
S US senators: more coal, oil and nukes are "solution" for global warming (Truthout).
11
R Wanted: dark and stormy nights (The Times).
10
Debate over UK nuclear legal challenge heats up
(ICIS Heren). The
Nuclear Subsidies report is provoking a reaction! Energy Fair is described as an "influential pressure group".
10
R Copenhagen: Scotland's perfect conditions could lead the way to a greener, low-carbon future (The Scotsman).
9
S Nuclear wins £8m upgrade (Professional Engineering).
9
R Plans in place to meet our green energy targets 'three times over' (The Scotsman).
9 North Sea coal to be burnt underground (The Times).
9 UK ground pumps could meet third of green heat aim (Reuters).
9 R Solar energy can cut bills for property firms (The Times).
7
R Energy performance of buildings: photovoltaic systems to become a standard product in new buildings (PDF, press release from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association).
4
R Rollout of smart meters could turn Britain into a nation of power stations (The Times).
3
S Government outlines support for UK civil nuclear sector ahead of Copenhagen
(press release from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)).
3
R Can we go 100% renewable?
(BBC).
2
We won't build new nuclear power stations -- say Tories (North-West Evening Mail).
November
30
R Renewable energy 'could provide 6% of UK's needs by 2020' (The Guardian).
29
Will nuclear power blow up Obama's climate goals for Copenhagen? (Truthout).
27
Designs for new UK nuclear reactors are unsafe, claims watchdog (The Guardian).
25
New Energy Finance: solar power 50% cheaper by year end, other clean energy sources drop 10%
(Climate Progress).
25
EDF builds on nuclear past
(Wall Street Journal).
25
E.ON chief Paul Golby fears clean coal may never be viable (Daily Telegraph).
25
Nuclear fuel: are we heading for a uranium crunch?
(New Scientist).
25
New UK nuclear stations unlikely to be on time
(BBC Newsnight). Newsnight asked the man in charge of regulating new nuclear stations
here, Kevin Allars of the NII, if any nuclear power station had every
been delivered on time in the UK. "No," was his response.
25
Nuclear to add just £40 to bills, says EDF (Financial Times).
20
US should focus on energy efficiency and renewables not nuclear, says report (Energy Efficiency News).
19
Nuclear contamination (The Economist). France has had to import large quantities of electricity this year
because almost a third of its nuclear plants went out of service at
some point, either because of strikes or for maintenance. France’s grid
operator recently warned that the country could even suffer power cuts
this winter. ... Whereas EDF’s existing fleet of plants produces power at an average
cost of around €30 per megawatt hour (MWh), says Ms Savvantidou, the
cost of energy from its new plants will be around €55-60/MWh, and could
rise as high as €70 if projects run over budget. ... French regulators will seek to ensure that EDF can make a profit from
the new plants it builds at home. Electricity prices are expected to go
up over time as fixed tariffs are phased out. But reaching average
price levels of €60/MWh or more will be politically difficult and will
take a long time, says Ms Savvantidou. Indeed, Mr Proglio’s
predecessor, Pierre Gadonneix, caused a stir when he said prices would
have to rise by 20%. Abroad, in less regulated markets, EDF will face
even greater uncertainty about future returns. It has called on the
British government to support new nuclear plants to speed their
construction.
17
The coming nuclear crisis (MIT Technology Review). Countries that rely on uranium imports will face uranium shortages, possibly as soon as
2013.
12
Britain's renewable energy targets are 'physically impossible', says study (The Guardian).
12
Nuclear power industry may benefit from climate change levy exemption (The Times).
10
Nuclear: the corporate killer in our midst? (Daily Telegraph).
10
S Nuclear plan will add £60 to bills (Daily Mail).
9
S New Nuclear – the economics say no; UK green lights new nuclear – or does it? (PDF, 144 KB, report from Citigroup Global Equities Online).
8
China lower risk than UK for green investors, claims Deutsche Bank (The Observer).
7
S EDF Energy wants Britain to fix the market if it builds nuclear plants (The Times).
5
S Colin Challen MP refers to the Nuclear Subsidies report in Parliament.
3
S Massive nuclear subsidies won't solve climate change
(Nukefree.org).
2
S US nuclear industry calls for more federal support (Energy Efficiency News).
2
Nuclear renaissance -- not dead yet (CNNMoney.com).
October
27
S Green tax proposals 'would increase household energy bills by £800 a year' (Daily Telegraph).
21
Wind capacity to overtake nuclear by 2012, says BWEA (New Energy Focus).
20
Shifting to 100% renewable energy would save money (RenewableEnergyWorld.com). See also
Study: Shifting the world to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030 – here are the numbers (Stanford University press release). An article about this is due out in the Scientific American in November 2009.
20
Taxpayers' Alliance slams nuclear construction jobs tax plan (The Career Engineer).
19
I'd choose nuclear power over a climate crash. But will the government grow up and clean its mess up? (The Guardian). George Monbiot has gone nuclear.
19
Ministers refuse to attend debate on price of nuclear power (The Guardian).
19
Families face nuclear tax on power bills (The Guardian). See also
Nuclear power: The consumer always pays in the same issue, and
Energy bills 'will have to rise to pay for nuclear energy' (Daily Telegraph).
16
S Government will need to finance nuclear power (Bristol Evening Post).
14
Stewart Brand’s nuclear enthusiasm falls short on facts and logic (Grist, article by Amory Lovins).
12
Energy policy changes are needed to hit key 'green' targets, Government told (Daily Telegraph).
11
Energy sector set for revolution (Sunday Telegraph). The Government's Committee on Climate Change, headed by Lord Turner, the
Financial Services Authority (FSA) chairman, will say that there should be a "floor
price" on carbon emission permits, a move that will create an incentive
for industry to "go green" as it will cost more to emit CO2. Lord
Turner, who will deliver the progress report to ministers, is also likely to
advise that nuclear must play a larger role in helping Britain hit its goals
on reducing emissions, raising the possibility of subsidies or a levy to
help those companies building new plants.
4
Professor David MacKay: Britain 'must go nuclear' to control climate (The Times).
2
New UK nuclear build? (Adam Smith Institute blog, scroll down).
June
24
UK nuclear subsidies: that’s a no, then
(Financial Times).
May
12
Cost of solar energy will match fossil fuels by 2013, claims Solarcentury (The Guardian).