Reasons to Fight The CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) Land Rush

ByRod Adams May 24, 2009July 19, 2020

On May 19, 2009 the US Senate Appropriations Committee heard budget defense testimony from Dr. David Chu, the Secretary of Energy. During the testimony, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a big Chu supporter, lectured him on a new land rush that is occurring on the deserts of Southern California. Her concerns touched a nerve for me, so I put together a little clip to share her thoughts and mine on the topic. Feedback is not only welcome, but encouraged.

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Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

Quotes from TheStreet.com – Pricey Gas Is Good For Nuclear

ByRod Adams April 15, 2010July 21, 2020

I have been trying for years to help nuclear technologists understand the economics of power generation and the financial motivations of the people who make the investment decisions on the types of power plants to build. Sometimes, I have felt like a lonely voice and other times I believe that some of the people who…

Once Again Harvey Wasserman Is Wrong – This Time He Is Wrong About New Nuclear Power In Ohio

ByRod Adams June 22, 2009July 21, 2020

Harvey Wasserman, a perennial anti-nuclear advocate, has once again posted a polemic against new nuclear power developments. In Ohio, an industrial state in the upper midwest where 85% of the electricity is provided by burning coal and where the ranks of the unemployed continue to grow as the manufacturing base of the United States continues…

Detailed Information About Australia Coal Miner's Carbon Capture and Sequestration Efforts

ByRod Adams November 15, 2008July 18, 2020

Luke Weston at Physical Insights has produced a valuable and detailed post about the Australian coal industry’s research and marketing efforts in the field of carbon capture and sequestration. Go read it – perhaps twice – before getting excited about the prospects for “clean coal”.

T. Boone Pickens Sponsored Natural Gas Act

ByRod Adams April 17, 2010July 17, 2020

A couple of days ago, I had an interesting conversation with an acquaintance who had recently presented his concept for right-sized reactors directly to T. Boone Pickens, one of the most prominent promoters of American “energy independence”. He shared a very interesting story about Pickens’s reaction to the several hour long presentation and following discussion….

Wind Energy Systems Are Good Fossil Fuel Customers

ByRod Adams March 19, 2010July 17, 2020

Jason Ribero at Pro-Nuclear Democrats embedded the below video on his site a few days ago. I thought Atomic Insights readers might also enjoy watching it. It is no wonder why tireless fossil fuel marketers like T. Boone Pickens, Joe Romm, John Podesta, Ted Turner, and Tim Wirth are such fans of wind energy. It…

Colorado Senator Mark Udall Affirms His Support For Nuclear Power, Upsetting Some "Environmentalists"

ByRod Adams August 25, 2009July 21, 2020

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO), while touring Rocky Mountain National Park and observing the ill health of the lodge-pole pine trees, confirmed his belief that nuclear power is a useful tool in the battle against climate change. “If we want to respond to climate change, nuclear has to be part of the solution,” Udall said. Senator…

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