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Thailand, like many rapidly developing countries, has a growing need for more power. It has plans to build about 32,000 MW of new capacity during the next fifteen years – with the vast majority of that capacity coming from coal and gas fired plants. However the plan does include about 5,000 MW of capacity from…
According to a detailed report by Bloomberg.com titled Obama Rejects Nuclear Waste Site After 20-Year Fight (Update1) the current Administration has determined that Yucca Mountain will never open. I am not shedding any tears about that development; I have thought it was a huge waste of time, talent and money for many years. However, it…
I love the wind. For many years, one of my very favorite hobbies was sailing on large boats. I was never rich enough to own my own boat. I always depended on the kindness of others to provide the equipment that I needed in order to indulge in my ever fascinating and challenging hobby. By…
The Washington Times is a conservative paper that many DC workers purchase to provide “balance” to their perception that the Washington Post is full of liberal bias. I give that to you as a preface before mentioning that the paper has published a review of Jeff Goodell’s new book titled “Big Coal: The Dirty Secret…
The Boston Globe has a tightly written opinion piece by Jeff Jacoby titled The Coming Nuclear Renaissance. Here is a small sample from that article to encourage you to go and read it. The problems with nuclear energy have not vanished. To build a nuclear plant is an expensive undertaking, the disposal of spent fuel…
One of the premier energy industry information sources is Platts, a McGraw-Hill company. They have an excellent, well organized web site with valuable information for the public that is available for free. If you are in the industry, however, they offer a number of services that can make the difference between success and failure. The…