Nuclear energy is emerging as a key solution for countries seeking clean, reliable power. The IAEA’s Coal to Nuclear report (developed with South Africa’s G20 Presidency) shows how reusing coal sites for nuclear can advance energy security, safeguard jobs, and accelerate decarbonisation worldwide.
This new technical paper from the China Power Engineering Consulting Group (CPECC) concludes that C2N offers significant promise for China’s long-term carbon neutrality goals, enabling direct capacity substitution, reusing valuable infrastructure, and cutting construction costs.
Coal-fired power still dominates the energy supply globally including China. C2N presents a novel strategy for energy transition. This strategy has the potential to lower down the construction costs of nuclear power plants, promote the development of advanced nuclear systems, and ensure energy equity for phasing out the whole coal power industry. As such, C2N…
This commercial study examines how Chile can accelerate its coal phaseout by deploying innovative transition pathways that reduce emissions while managing cost, reliability, and social impacts. It is particularly relevant for repowering discussions, as it focuses on practical alternatives to early coal retirement that make use of existing assets and system capabilities.
We’ve burned coal for more than a century. It's powered our cities, industries and lives. Now, we have a chance to rewrite the story. Instead of demolishing the infrastructure, Repowering lets us reuse what works and replace what pollutes. The result? A faster, fairer energy transition that protects jobs, saves money and cuts emissions.
Over 10,000 coal plants still operate around the world, and most are less than 15 years old. Instead of shutting them down, Repowering asks: what if we turned them into clean power stations? By reusing turbines, cooling systems, and grid connections, we can avoid waste, protect communities, and deliver clean energy faster - at scale.
The study proposes two TES schemes: D1 stores medium‑temperature heat to later warm feedwater, and D2 stores high‑temperature heat to later generate steam; both use live and reheat steam as heat sources and incorporate steam ejectors to utilize residual pressure.
Repowering retired U.S. coal sites can reintroduce firm, low‑carbon capacity faster by reusing interconnections and infrastructure, avoiding greenfield delays and permitting risk. The core message: infrastructure reuse is a time‑critical lever to grow 24/7 low‑carbon power and unlock hidden grid value and investment upside.
This Energy Economics study examines whether coordinating coal‑fired power plant retrofits with renewables via a virtual power plant (VPP) increases plant owners’ willingness to transition and improves system outcomes.
The report outlines policy, financial, regulatory and organizational mechanisms to accelerate coal‑to‑nuclear (C2N) in Poland’s utility‑scale power sector.
Tearing down what already works is the slowest way forward. We’ve spent decades building global energy systems, grids, and infrastructure that connect billions of people. Instead of ripping them out, we can repower them: reusing what’s valuable and replacing only what pollutes.
This report examines the social dimensions of the Coal-to-Nuclear (CtN) transition in Poland, focusing on public attitudes towards the deployment of Generation III/III+ and Generation IV nuclear reactors as part of the decarbonisation and modernisation of the national power sector. Developed within the DEsire project, the study explores both the global and Polish context surrounding…
