Solar Frontier Americas ("SFA"), the US-based renewable energy business of Idemitsu Kosan Company announced that it has continued to grow it's business as an independent power producer, through the acquisition of a 100 MWDC solar plant from GCL New Energy, Inc., a member of GCL New Energy Holdings Limited. Read More »

The announced closure of four nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania will have severe environmental and economic impacts, according to a new report released by The Brattle Group. Specifically, these closures would likely result in an increase of over twenty million metric tons of CO2 emissions, tens of thousands of tons of incremental air pollutants, and significantly higher electricity costs to consumers. Read More »

Nuclear Matters Leadership Council member David Wright recently spoke at U.S. Women in Nuclear's Region II Conference in Columbia, South Carolina. Read More »

Nuclear Matters this week praised the New York Public Service Commission's decision to approve the Clean Energy Standard (CES), which calls for measures to support the development of clean-energy generation methods and nurture business environments that support clean power plants in the state. Read More »

The Nuclear Matters conference held in Boston last summer closely examined the value of nuclear power in New England’s energy infrastructure. Several experts spoke at the event, including industry leaders, policymakers and members of the academic community. Read More »

Nuclear Matters issued a statement on Wednesday praising the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) decision to extend the license of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, by 20 years. Read More »

Nuclear Matters Co-Chairman Judd Gregg issued a statement late last week praising New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's support of the state's nuclear power industry as part of New York's broader clean-energy efforts. Read More »

Evan Bayh, Nuclear Matters' co-chairman and a former U.S. senator, issued a statement on Monday regarding the conference on climate change underway in Paris, stressing the key role of nuclear energy in the future of power generation. Read More »

Carol Browner, member of the Leadership Council for Nuclear Matters and former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, issued a statement Friday following the White House Summit on nuclear energy. Read More »

A Nuclear Matters event that took place Thursday at the University of South Carolina presented the importance of the nuclear power plants operating in the state and benefits that they provide. Read More »

In addition to Black & Veatch, eight other companies were also selected by USAID for this project, totaling $600 million. Read More »

In a report from the Brattle Group it is stated that nuclear energy plants across Pennsylvania have significant economic value, Nuclear Matters announced on Monday. Read More »

Nuclear Matters released a report this week from the Brattle Group that indicated the economic and environmental benefits of New York's four nuclear power plants. “The economic and environmental benefits of nuclear energy are often undervalued in national and state energy policy discussions,” Mark Berkman, co-author of the report and a principal at the Brattle Group, said. Read More »

A recent study by The Brattle Group said nuclear power plants in Michigan contribute approximately $500 million to the state's gross domestic product (GDP), Nuclear Matters announced Tuesday. Read More »

As telecommunications companies increasingly utilize new technology, power utilities also must take the time now to adapt to the changing landscape, said David Hulinsky, director of Utility Telecommunications for Black & Veatch (B&V). Read More »

Black and Veatch (B&V) released a report recently that detailed how a daily injury-prevention plan can lead to long spans of working construction without having an injury on site. Read More »

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has been selected to serve as chairman of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the group's CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said Monday. Read More »

Black and Veatch (B&V) recently released a report detailing the importance of engineering, global procurement, construction, commissioning (EPC) and startup in infrastructure related projects. Read More »

Former Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), co-chairmen of Nuclear Matters, a nuclear power advocacy group, issued a statement after the final Clean Power Plan's release on Monday. Read More »

Black and Veatch (B&V) recently released a report that details power utilities' need to migrate away from frame relay services as technology continues to make them obsolete. Read More »