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Brenda Martin

@e_transitions

Contemporary African earth, energy, economic, equity & equality transitions - wit, wisdom, writing, data & film on all. Also Oceans, Bees + Dogs.

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A useful reference in understanding South Africa's recent history with PBMR as a supply option. "...the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR), was abandoned in 2010 after 12 years of effort and the expenditure of a large amount of South African public money." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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People assumed that renewable energy development would increase once it became cheaper than fossil fuels. But capital doesn't care about cheapness. It cares about *profits*. Capital won't invest when the outlook is like this. You need to make the necessary investments directly.

People assumed that renewable energy development would increase once it became cheaper than fossil fuels. But capital doesn't care about cheapness. It cares about *profits*.  Capital won't invest when the outlook is like this. You need to make the necessary investments directly.
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If you want to get your head around the new climate finance goal that's supposed to be agreed at COP29, look no further than this definitive explainer by my colleague Josh carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-is-…

If you want to get your head around the new climate finance goal that's supposed to be agreed at COP29, look no further than this definitive explainer by my colleague Josh

carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-is-…
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an hour ago, france connected its first nuclear reactor to the grid this century. construction was to take 56 months. timeline: • decision: 2004 • initial works: 2006 • reactor concrete: 2007 • grid connection: 2024 • commercial operation: 2025Q1 …20+ years end to end.

an hour ago, france connected its first nuclear reactor to the grid this century.  

construction was to take 56 months.

timeline:
• decision: 2004
• initial works: 2006
• reactor concrete: 2007
• grid connection: 2024
• commercial operation: 2025Q1

…20+ years end to end.
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we don’t know the final cost of the france’s new #nuclear reactor at flamanville, but my guess is that it’ll be a few hundred $million higher than the 2020 figure: • 2007 cost estimate: €3.3bn • 2020 cost estimate: €19.1bn lemonde.fr/economie/artic…