BREAKING: Next week, the Danish Parliament will vote to remove the ban on nuclear power.

Yes, the 1985 law that made it illegal to even investigate nuclear in Denmark could soon be history.

May 15 we will know.

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1/8 For nearly 40 years, Denmark has banned nuclear power.

Not just building it, but also planning for it, even considering it in national energy policy.

This was never about science. It’s solely politics.

h/t to MP @SteffenFrolund for making this vote possible!
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https://twitter.com/steffenfrolund/status/1920791221129080863

Just in: The Danish Prime Minister is open to nuclear energy in Denmark 🇩🇰

A serious conversation about removing the ban on nuclear energy is now happening at the highest levels of Danish politics.

Let’s goooooo!
1/3 Today in Danish parliament, the Prime Minister (@Statsmin) was asked about lifting the ban on nuclear energy.

To this she answered:
“Yes, I think we should look at it with open eyes. It’s better that we have nuclear power in Europe than that we are dependent on Russian gas.”
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💡IEA: Nuclear is cheaper than solar or wind + storage in the EU in 2040

In its latest report the @IEA shows that new nuclear in EU in 2040 is more cost-effective than solar or onshore wind paired with 8-hour batteries, when compared at the same discount rate (WACC)

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1/5 On p. 53, the numbers are clear: At a 4% discount rate, both traditional nuclear and SMRs come out cheaper or equal to solar PV or wind + battery storage.

And remember this doesn’t even include the additional grid costs that renewables impose.

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On this day, 40 years ago, Denmark banned nuclear power over vibes

Since then 🇩🇰
🏭 Burned coal for decades
❌ Helped shut down reactors abroad
🤫 Quietly imported nuclear
🤥 Became a climate hypocrite

This is the story of one of the most self-defeating energy policies
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1/9 It was a Friday. March 29, 1985, Danish politicians gave in to fear and misinformation

Led by the Social Democrats (@Spolitik), supported by the Socialist People’s Party (@SFpolitik)

They banned nuclear power entirely.
The anti-nuclear movement had won.
But the climate lost
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BREAKING: Major nuclear companies ready to restart six German nuclear power plants before 2030

In a statement exclusively available to @welt & @Wetzelstrom, nuclear giants Westinghouse, Framatome and Urenco back a rapid revival of German nuclear power plants.
1/10 "As the builder of the German nuclear power plants, Framatome is familiar with the plants and has the expertise to implement the necessary steps for a safe recommissioning of the plants," explained Carsten Haferkamp, Managing Director of Framatome GmbH.
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The Final Nail in the Coffin?
Danish Energy Politics in Ruins 🇩🇰

Today, The Danish government has cancelled the second half of the offshore wind tender in Denmark.

To make matters worse, The Energy Island at Bornholm has officially been put on hold indefinitely.

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1/5 Last year, the first half of the offshore wind tender flopped - not a single company placed a bid to build offshore wind in Denmark.

Now, the government has cancelled the second half of the tender, as the industry has shown no interest at all.
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https://x.com/sollidnuclear/status/1864707506494112122

The Ban on Nuclear Energy in Denmark will fall in 2025

Here’s why 👇

This week the Conservative Party in Denmark announced their support for lifting the ban on nuclear energy.

6 out of 12 parties in the parliament now support this decision.

More will follow

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1/9 The ban on nuclear energy in Denmark dates back to 1985.

In response to massive public uproar in the 1970s and early 1980s, the Danish parliament passed a parliamentary resolution excluding nuclear energy from the country’s energy planning.
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The Green Transition In Denmark Has Collapsed 🇩🇰

In short:
🕯️ Brown outs already in the 2030’s
🔌 Dependent on neighboring countries
🪵 2/3 of renewables comes from biomass
🌬️ Offshore wind tender fiasco
🏝️ Energy islands postponed

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1/24 🔌 Brown outs already in the 2030’s

On Wedensday, @BrianVad, one of Denmark’s leading professors in 100% renewable energy systems, sounded the alarm over possible power shortages. Ironically, he’s one of the same individuals that for many years recommended a 100% RE system.
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Something is rotten in the State of Denmark

Several large renewable energy projects in Denmark are being scrapped or postponed.

🏝️ Energy Island Bornholm
💧 Hydrogen pipeline to Germany
🚧 Ørsted scraps several PtX projects
😳 6 GW offshore tender hanging by a thread

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1/5 🏝️ Energy Island Bornholm

Today The Economic Council @DORsSekretariat has dealt a significant blow to the government's ambitious Energy Island Bornholm project. The council recommends it being scrapped if the project cannot deliver socio economic profit.

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APPLE, AMAZON & MICROSOFT ARE GOING NUCLEAR

More and more companies have come out embracing nuclear energy as a mean to reaching their climate targets

Soon we’ll see major companies around the globe follow suit paving the way for a cleaner, safer and more prosperous future

1/4 Yesterday @Microsoft and @CEGCleanEnergy agreed to a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 years by restoring TMI unit 1.

The deal will secure Constellation with one of the biggest power deals ever.

~$800 million/yr for 20 years
$16 BILLION for one nuclear reactor

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https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1837087635208294640

New Energy Commissioner in EU is anti-nuclear: What will happen?

Today @DanJoergensen was nominated for the position as Energy Commissioner.

Dan Jørgensen has historically been against nuclear energy, but will this change as he’s put in charge of energy in 🇪🇺

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1/10 It's clear that Dan Jørgensen has been against nuclear for several years.

Looking at his Facebook-page, we find several posts, where he proudly talks about how he’ll fight against nuclear energy being recognized as sustainable in the EU taxonomy.
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https://x.com/jenshigh/status/1836093395540021720

Energy Islands in Denmark: An economic disaster in slow motion.

Last week, Denmarks two energy island projects, North Sea and Bornholm, was deemed uneconomical once again.

Now Germany shows their interest, which finally proves the projects being a disaster.

1/11 Last week I reported that the energy island in the North Sea has been postponed by at least three years, after Belgium withdrew their interest in the project.

The Danish minister of climate told the press that Denmark would now seek to involve Germany as a co-investor
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https://twitter.com/sollidnuclear/status/1825968159939068124

🚨 BREAKING: World’s second largest shipping company @Maersk is exploring maritime nuclear propulsion!

Together with @lloydsregister and @COREPOWER10, Maersk has joined a new study to assess the potential for nuclear propulsion in container ships.

1/5 It’s quite paradoxical that a Danish maritime company wants to explore martime nuclear propulsion when nuclear power is literally banned by law in Denmark.

This highlights how outdated the Danish ban on nuclear power truly is.

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https://twitter.com/sollidnuclear/status/1728363947571696042

Nuclear Energy Summit 2024 in numbers 🧮

After the summit last week it’s now clear. Nuclear Energy is here to stay.

Here’s some food for thought. The 32 countries account for:
💰 72% of the world GDP
🛢️ 70% of all energy consumption
🔥 70% of the all CO2 emissions

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1/8 💰 World GDP:
The 32 countries that signed the joint declaration at the NES24 accounts for 72% of the world’s GDP as of october 2023.

This is mostly influenced by economies as:
🇺🇸 USA: 26.95%
🇨🇳 China: 17.7%
🇯🇵 Japan: 4.23%
🇮🇳 India: 3.73%
🇬🇧 UK: 3.33%
🇫🇷 France: 3.05%

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark 🇩🇰

This week we’ve witnessed an utter unscientific catastrophe in Denmark.

It has come to light that the upcoming hearing on nuclear power in Denmark has been infiltrated by anti-nuclear activists disguised as experts

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1/18 Earlier this week member of Danish parliament @SteffenFrolund disclosed that the upcoming hearing about nuclear power in Denmark has been infiltrated by an anti-nuclear activist disguised as an expert on nuclear waste suggested by the Social Democrats
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https://twitter.com/SteffenFrolund/status/1722202030192890034

Under the right conditions nuclear power grew faster than solar and wind combined 📈⚛️

A new study shows that nuclear power is scaled up faster than renewables, though the latter are used in more countries.
Authors:
@acherp @jessicadjewell @v_vinichenko
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1/7 The study has been released in the peer reviewed journal @IOPenvironment
For the first time the growth of nuclear, solar and wind has been systematically measured in all large countries over 60 years controlling for the size of the country and phase of technology development.
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🇩🇪 vs. 🇪🇺
Germany’s anti nuclear stance stalls Europe’s transistion away from fossil fuels.

It’s mind boggling that Germany still believe they’re being taking seriously, when promoting their anti scientific nuclear propaganda.

Get over it. You lost Germany.
1/5 In a recent article by @FT a picture of a divided Europe is being painted. On one side we have Germany refusing to accept their bad judgement on nuclear. On the other we have France just trying to build out nuclear energy on same terms as renewables.
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ft.com/content/b1dbd7…

🇩🇰 Danish wind industry on the brink of collapse? Begs for subsidies!

Industry association @GreenPowerDK claims that the Danish wind industry will disappear in four years, if the Danish state doesn’t provide DKK 1.5 billion in state aid.
1/5 The last couple of years danish politicians and the wind industry have bragged about how wind turbines are now practically free and no state subsidies are needed anymore.

These statements have aged well as the industry associations now beg for help.
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energywatch.com/EnergyNews/Pol…

Nuclear makes sense in Denmark!

In today’s episode of Radioactive I had the pleasure of interviewing Troels Schönfeldt, chairman and co-founder of the danish molten salt reactor company @SeaborgTech

Political acceptance will pave the way for nuclear in Denmark!

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1/8 Troels is very clear, when he talks about nuclear power in Denmark.

Conventional nuclear will not make sense, but SMR technologies, both 3. and 4. gen, have the potential to help decarbonize the danish energy system in the future.
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spotify.link/JvnXFICaGDb

Biomass is the SCAM that we all fell for

Biomass is not carbon neutral, sustainable or green 🪵

Let's debunk the myth of biomass as a climate friendly energy source, and explore why even 'green' countries like Denmark may not be as eco-friendly as they seem.

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(1/17) Burning biomass emits large amounts of CO2 and toxic particles, just like coal. It is documented by more than 800 researchers, including a wide range of the world's foremost climate scientists and EASAC, the Pan-European Science Council.
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easac.eu/publications/d…

Wind power companies abandoning offshore projects!

Several wind power companies find themselves in a difficult situation as cost increases, of up to 40%, halts projects worldwide.

I’ve gathered all the latest news about projects being abandoned or halted ⬇️

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(1/12) Yesterday two big news stories about Vattenfall and Ørsted came to light after both companies abandoned offshore wind projects in the US and UK.

(2/12)ft.com/content/f9d0f4…