Kirsty Gogan
Kirsty Gogan is the founder and managing partner of TerraPraxis, is an internationally sought-after advisor to governments, industry, academic networks and NGOs. Kirsty is an expert who has traveled the
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Indiana passes bill to OK small nuclear reactors
Senate Bill 271, passed by both the Indiana House and Senate, directs the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission to adopt rules for granting certificates for the construction, purchase or lease of
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New Nuclear Capital reflects nuclear’s paradigm shift
Nucleation Capital founder and managing partner, Valerie Gardner, joined an impressive roster of virtual speakers at the 2021 New Nuclear Capital conference, December 8-9, 2021, focused on the financing necessary
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The costs of closing nuclear plants during a climate battle
Following the release on Nov. 8, 2021 by Stanford University and MIT experts of an independently funded assessment of the costs to California of the 2018 decision to prematurely close
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A plan to convert coal-fired power plants to advanced nuclear—efficiently
Bryden Wood has revealed plans to repurpose the world’s coal-fired power stations to house modular nuclear reactors as part of a ‘major initiative’ to decarbonize the energy sector. “Repurposing Coal”
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Wyoming explores replacing coal with advanced nuclear
Wyoming Governor, Mark Gordon, together with a broad coalition of high-ranking federal, state and industry partners, announced that Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear venture, TerraPower, selected Wyoming to be the state
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Clean Firm Power is the Key to California’s Carbon-Free Energy Future
California faces a very tough choice. Politicians and many environmental advocates would like to solve the need to eliminate emissions by building renewables as much as possible, and allowing natural
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San Jose bans natural gas in historic move to limit emissions
San Jose approved a ban on the use of natural gas in nearly all new construction, making history as the largest US city to do so. The ban takes effect
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US agency ends ban, will now finance advanced nuclear projects abroad
The US International Development Finance Corporation has ended a ban on financing nuclear power projects and “will prioritize the support of advanced nuclear technology in emerging and frontier markets,” the
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An Open Letter to Boris Johnson from Zion Lights: nuclear sits at the heart of a green recovery
Zion Lights, formerly with Extinction Rebellion, and dozens of others sent an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, business secretary Alok Sharma, and chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak