The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two teams—one led by TerraPower in partnership with GE Hitachi, building a 345 MWe sodium fast reactor with a molten salt energy
Continue readingDOE announces funding for three advanced reactor builds
Southern Company, a leading utility, is partnering with Bill Gate’s TerraPower to develop a molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) that uses liquid salts as both a coolant and fuel. Working
Continue readingSouthern Company and TerraPower Prep for Testing on Molten Salt Reactor
Philanthropy’s potential role in the science and development of nuclear power is significantly constrained, both by the overlap with impact investors and the traditionally dominant role played by government, especially
Impact Alpha, a news service for “impact” investors, reports on stepped up investment by climate-savvy investors, willing to make long-term bets and data from Cambridge Associates showing a rebound in
Continue readingCleantech investing rebounds but critical capital gaps remain
Peter Diamandis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Singularity University, founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, writes a tech blog. We were sent a copy of the email that he
Continue readingPeter Diamandis on energy abundance and the future of nuclear
Bill Gates wrote: “I’m thrilled that senators from both sides of the aisle have come together to support advanced nuclear. This is exactly the kind of leadership our country needs
Continue readingN.E.L.A. reintroduced, Bill Gates “thrilled”
Paul Allen, Sir Richard Branson, Ray Rothrock, Steve Kirsch, Stewart Brand and Bill Gates support nuclear energy. In “Why Billionaire Paul Allen Backed Pro-Nuclear Power Film Pandora’s Promise,” author Kerry