Promising Technology in the Saving Our Planet Document Library

Promising Technology: Goals can be achieved using primarily tested understood technology. Nevertheless, there are developments on the horizon which if proven viable within cost and timescale constraints, should simplify future success or increase the cost effectiveness, while increasing risk of success. As we advance in time, validation needs keep a close watch on decisions and rapidly correct projects that do not meet the expectations.

North American Advanced Reactor Projects

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d25MSGELvR0TL4n9xvt4_AGuPClynGfZidpndiepd10/edit#gid=1257563108

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Detailed list of advanced reactor projects in US. more less

United States Mid-Century Strategy FOR DEEP DECARBONIZATION

https://unfccc.int/files/focus/long-term_strategies/application/pdf/mid_century_strategy_report-final_red.pdf

also in categories biofuel, carbon capture, causes, coal, economics, effects, energy, forests, fossil fuel, government, habitation, hydroelectric, industry, mitigation, natural gas, negotiations, nuclear, petroleum, plans and scenarios, recycling solutions, solar, success and failures, technology, transportation, wind more less

US commitment to COP22. This document lays out a strategy to deeply decarbonize the U.S. economy by 2050. This document has been presented immediately after the US 2016 election results. At this point in time, little is known about the future of these very worthwhile commitments. more less

Global energy issues and the nuclear question

https://sciencespot.co.uk/global-energy-issues-and-the-nuclear-question.html

also in categories carbon capture, energy, mitigation, nuclear, plans and scenarios, technology more less

An international team of scientists suggests that we must ramp up energy production by nuclear power if we are to succeed in warding off the worst effects of climate change. Writing in the International Journal of Global Energy Issues, the team suggests that beginning in 2020 we could achieve an annual electricity output of 20 terawatts without needing to develop carbon dioxide trapping and storage technology for the tens of billions of tons of emissions that would otherwise drive global warming to catastrophic levels. more less

Integrated Nuclear – Renewable Energy Systems Development

https://library.savingourplanet.net/documents/Integrated_Nuclear_Renewable_Energy_Systems.pdf

also in categories energy, industry, nuclear, technology more less

In the next 30 years we expect to see substantial change in energy systems as the lifetime of existing plants ends and new plants are built with the EPA goals in mind. Replacement systems will have to enter a new operational paradigm in which integrated industrial-scale systems might provide the optimum way forward. An interesting view of future energy systems architecture. Does not take into consideration US political changes. more less

The Ecomodernist Manifesto

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5515d9f9e4b04d5c3198b7bb/t/552d37bbe4b07a7dd69fcdbb/1429026747046/An Ecomodernist Manifesto.pdf

also in categories agriculture, carbon capture, community, economics, effects, energy, forests, government, habitation, industry, nuclear, plans and scenarios, technology more less

A revolutionary reevaluation of environmentalism, with a high reliance on technology to provide human needs while providing environmental space for wilderness and wild things. more less

Developing a cost model for storing solar energy.

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/53066.pdf

also in categories economics, energy, industry, solar, technology more less

Storing solar energy as heat is the only current renewable storage method. Document describes developing a cost Model and methodology to estimate costs for Thermal Energy Storage. more less

Making Sense About Nuclear

https://senseaboutscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/making-sense-of-nuclear.pdf

also in categories economics, energy, government, health, mitigation, nuclear, radiation, recycling solutions, solar, technology, waste, wind more less

In recent years some prominent advocates for the environment have become advocates for nuclear power. Film directors, parliamentarians, journalists and environmental campaigners: people who once were opposed to nuclear power have changed their minds. more less

High temperature reactors for energy-neutral mineral extraction

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/UF-High-temperature-reactors-for-energy-neutral-mineral-extraction-2407187.html

also in categories economics, energy, nuclear, technology more less

High temperature gas cooled reactors have the potential to make the recovery of uranium from unconventional ores energy neutral, a four-year multinational International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) research project has found.Energy neutrality is reached if the energy produced from the extracted uranium is equal to or larger than the energy required for primary ore processing, uranium extraction, conversion, enrichment and fuel production. more less

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