Offshore wind energy is zero-carbon electricity that is closer to population centers, with stronger and more consistent wind speeds, and where larger projects are possible. The United States has a goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, but it is still a nascent industry in the United States. Deployment challenges include the
Steel is one of the top three carbon emitters in the world and is classified as a hard-to-decarbonize sector. Challengingly, steel is the single most important material for infrastructure and development. The industry needs to reduce emissions, and nuclear energy can help decarbonize steel by creating hydrogen, generating electricity, and creating very high temperatures for
There is a significant gap between the megatons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) of fossil fuels compared to non-hydro renewable energy. Renewables cannot be a replacement for fossil fuels because of the intermittent nature of the generation. Urbanization and growing population increases will increase energy demands significantly in the near future. Supply chain and demand considerations
The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is working diligently to expand hydrogen research and development in an effort to reach the Korean government’s goals of 5.26 MMt/year of hydrogen at a cost of 3000 won/kg of hydrogen by 2040. Globally, there has been a surge of investments in new hydrogen technologies. The Biden Administration
Nuclear technologies have the potential to produce hydrogen at high efficiency and capacity factors and at the scale required for deep decarbonization without the space constraints of industrial-sized renewable technologies like wind and solar. While many advanced economies are working to deploy hydrogen in an effort to decarbonize, the hydrogen generation market itself can only
GABI is pleased to announce a new podcast, featuring an interview with Dr. Sang-Hyun Lee, President of the Sejong Institute in Korea. Dr. Lee also serves as President of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society (KNPS). Dr. Lee's main research interests include international politics and security, Korea-U.S. relations, inter-Korean relations, nuclear security and nonproliferation, and East
Global CO2 emissions are not abating any time soon. Since the Kyoto Protocol at 1997, global emissions have only risen. Significant emissions reductions need to be made to reach the global climate goals. This fundamental issue has brought nuclear back into the perspective of a clean energy mix. As renewables scale up around the world,
President Biden and President Moon met in May of 2021 and agreed to cooperate on nuclear exports. The decision was hailed by the nuclear community, but the direction and details of such an agreement have yet to be discussed. Collaboration is possible on many issues including nuclear safety, the supply chain, human capital, and
Government initiatives and private industry are both working to advance nuclear technologies in space. International collaboration between governments and in public-private partnerships will be key to deployment of nuclear technologies. By the end of this decade, NASA and other departments in the United States hope to both demonstrate space nuclear
