Clean energy technologies such as solar, wind and hydropower are gaining traction but what impact have recent world events had on their uptake, and are we yet at the point of a structural decline in coal demand?
Staffan Qvist presented our Whitepaper “Financing the Clean Repowering of Coal Power” at London Climate Action Week 2024
Together with HSBC, the Repower Initiative, presented our Whitepaper “Financing the Clean Repowering of Coal Power” in Singapore.
This DOE information guide distils the 2022 Stakeholder Guidebook into a community‑friendly reference on coal‑to‑nuclear (C2N) transitions, covering economic impacts, workforce pathways, and policy and funding tools.
Repower Initiative is focused on delivering tangible alternatives to coal fired power plants in Asia and across the globe. With philanthropic funding from HSBC, the Repower Initiative is undertaking research to explore the feasibility of repowering in Asia, including identifying potential sites for conversion.
Repower Initiative is focused on delivering tangible alternatives to coal fired power plants in Asia and across the globe. With philanthropic funding from HSBC, the Repower Initiative is undertaking research to explore the feasibility of repowering in Asia, including identifying potential sites for conversion.
Our Repowering work, started in Poland back in 2019. 5 years forward, the DEsire project organises events, workshops and seminars to accelerate the Coal to Nuclear (C2N) transition in Poland.
Baroness Bryony Worthington (Founder of the Repower Initiative) has a podcast called 'Cleaning Up'. In this episode she interviews Dr. Staffan Qvist and Dr. Yaoli Zhang. They discuss how half of China's enormous economy is powered by coal, and what routes they have to decarbonisation.
Late April, 2024, we gathered for a our 2nd Repower Summit together with our brilliant partners in Xiamen, China! Co-organized by Quantified Carbon and Xiamen University, this event reflects the growing interest and momentum for repowering globally.
Just 15% (317 GW)of the current global operating coal capacity has a commitment to retire in line with the Paris Agreement. Phasing out operating coal power by 2040 would require an average of 126 GW of retirements per year for the next 17 years, the equivalent of about two coal plants per week.
The report assesses the potential impact and market size of ETES technologies, identifies regulatory and policy gaps, and outlines necessary enablers to achieve this tipping point. Additionally, action plans for several countries are provided to guide policymakers and grid operators in scaling up ETES deployment.
We proudly announce a partnership with Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), the leading technical university in Indonesia. With this partnership, ITB will explore the feasibility of repowering Indonesian coal-fired power plants with low-carbon sources of energy, including nuclear reactors.
