Presentations | 22/11/24
Where are next-gen technologies? (KIER)
Junhyun Cho from the Korea Institute of Energy Research presented on carnot batteries retrofits, and different mediums for thermal energy storage
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China operates more than half of the world’s coal power capacityChina has ~1,271 GW of operating coal power capacity, over half of the world’s total. 2,621 coal-fired power units are currently active, with over 1,000 more retired or mothballed. The average age of China’s coal fleet is just 12-14 years, compared to an average age of 45 years in the US. 73% of all Chinese coal units are serving heat and operate as combined…Results: 121 - 132 of 224 posts
Presentations | 22/11/24
The Multi-GW Opportunity (Sage Geosystems)
Robert Lance Cook is the Chief Technology Officer of Sage Geosystems. They have solved how to make 'hot dry rock' geothermal commercially viable.
Presentations | 22/11/24
Staged plan SMECI Lignite Coal Plant (Sage Geosystems)
SMECI lignite plant in Christine, Texas, USA emits 1.8 million tons of CO2 per year. 400 jobs could be supported by converting this plant to clean, renewable power.
Presentations | 22/11/24
SMR potential in power and heat sector decarbonization in China (Tsinghua University)
Sheng Zhou from Tsinghua University's presentation on C2N in China using SMRs, with two case studies: HTGR replacing a coal power plant and NHR200-II coupling in a petrochemical park.
Presentations | 22/11/24
Repower Enablers (Kaya Partners)
Repowering is policy driven, and so will require political will and clear coal phase out commitments or constraints backed by national plans. Kaya analyses 5 Asian countries.
Videos | 22/11/24
Repower Initiative – Seoul Summit Oct 2024
In October 2024, a two-day summit in Seoul, South Korea, brought together leaders and experts from across the globe to discuss a critical challenge: how to decarbonize coal plants without abandoning investments or displacing local workforces. Enjoy this short snapshot of our 2-day event.
Presentations | 22/11/24
Net-Zero emissions goal, Nuclear energy scenarios and coal repowering for the 21st century (KAIST)
What is the introduction of carbon mitigation efforts with nuclear and coal power generation? Can repowering coal to nuclear support climate change efforts?
Presentations | 22/11/24
Making sustainable energy available always (Hyme)
Hyme's versatile, high performance thermal storage plants, can decarbonise energy intensive industries and retrofit CHP utility plants.
Presentations | 22/11/24
Learnings from repowering cases worldwide: the case of Poland (DEsire)
Lukasz Bartela, leader of the DEsire project on how coal-to-nuclear can be part of the Just Transformation of coal dependent regions of Poland.
Presentations | 22/11/24
i-SMR Design and Innovative Technology (i-SMR)
South Korea has reached new records for electricity demand, and also has energy-intensive industries. Stable electrical power supply is essential to Korea's industrial competitiveness, so can SMRs be the replacement for coal power?
News | 21/11/24
Accelerating the Clean Repowering of Coal in China: Key Insights from ISETS 2024
Baroness Bryony Worthington (Advisor and Founder of Repower Initiative) recently attended the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) Conference in Nanjing, China. Over 400 participants from more than 20 countries attended the 4-day event, including senior academics, policymakers and energy experts from across ASEAN, China, and Japan.
News | 15/11/24
COP28 Announcement: Scaling Up U.S. Nuclear Energy by 200 GW by 2050
At COP28, the United States and 24 other countries made a landmark announcement, declaring their commitment to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
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