This 2024 review by researchers from Tsinghua University and the Harbin Institute of Technology examines in detail whether nuclear reactors could directly replace the boilers in existing coal power plants — a concept central to the emerging “coal-to-nuclear” (C2N) pathway.
Two days. 40+ participants. 10+ nationalities. From presentations and panels to brainstorming sessions—all aligned with a single shared vision: accelerating the clean repowering of coal power.
Repower South Korea Fall Summit 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. Hosted by the Repower Initiative, the event highlighted the growing momentum to transform coal plants…
Repower's first paper on coal repowering in China. The findings demonstrated a strong technical and economic foundation for exploring the potential of repowering coal plants with nuclear technologies.
Electrifying the UK's energy system will strengthen energy independence, lower fossil fuel demand and help reach climate goals.
Together with DEsire - Platforma Transformacji Energetyki, the Repower Initiative submitted a proposal to COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) to build EMPOWERED (European Multidisciplinary Platform for Worldwide Retrofit Decarbonisation).
The world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Kairos Power’s high-temperature SMRs will deliver much-needed 24/7 carbon-free electricity to meet Google’s growing data centre demand.
The UK closed its last coal-fired power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, marking the end of a 142-year reliance on coal. The UK, the first country to build a coal-fired power station, has now become the largest economy to exit coal power.
This study examines the effects of converting coal-fired power plants to nuclear (C2N) on Guangdong Province's energy system. Through three hypothetical scenarios, it finds that increased nuclear capacity reduces fuel consumption, costs, and carbon emissions, potentially achieving near energy self-sufficiency by 2060.
Retrofitting coal-fired power plants with nuclear reactors presents a viable pathway for reducing carbon emissions in China's power industry. This study recommends using High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR) due to their compatibility with existing coal plant infrastructure.
Bryony Worthington and Staffan Qvist travelled to New York for the Climate Action Week
The paper proposes a boiler-side molten-salt TES integration for a 350 MW CFPP that extracts main and reheat steam for heat transfer into high-temperature salt, using a scheme that mitigates risks like reheat overtemperature and turbine axial thrust imbalance compared to turbine-side concepts.
