building sustainably hereThe difficulties in articulating and quantifying the essence of good design and its wider benefits to society have meant that design is often undervalued, both in the procurement of new development and in the planning decision-making process.
Installing advanced heat sources, such as small modular reactors (SMRs), to replace the coal-fired boilers at existing coal plants will enable the continued use of existing infrastructure for emissions-free electricity generation, providing substantial help with our decarbonisation efforts.. Repowering coal offers a fast, low-risk, large-scale contribution to decarbonising the world’s power generation..So, together with Terra Praxis, other specialists and key stakeholders, we are developing a solution that will contribute to creating a huge market for rapid, low-cost repowering of coal and gas plants with carbon-free advanced heat sources, while delivering a substantial portion of the clean electricity required to help achieve Net Zero by 2050.. 18.
The answer is nuclear.We are facing a climate crisis, and a rapidly closing window of opportunity in which to address it.The terms of the debate, where ‘nuclear’ is used to cover old technology and its associated problems, must be updated.
Rather than frame the debate as either / or, we should be looking objectively at all the potential decarbonisation solutions we have.No technology is entirely problem-free – including renewables – and we must review the benefits of nuclear power carefully, and on the evidence.. One thing we know for sure is that we need to decarbonise, and quickly.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.
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US Energy Information Administration - EIA.The market alone is unlikely to deliver the necessary speed and scale of decarbonisation in these sectors.
Mandates (‘sticks’), like those seen for SAF, and incentivisation (‘carrots’), such as carbon sequestration payments, are essential for stimulating investment and progress.. 5.Re-evaluating Global Supply Chains for Carbon Footprint:.
The discussion highlights the impact of deep globalisation, where manufacturing has been exported, potentially shifting emissions rather than reducing them.A drive towards onshoring of industries presents an opportunity to build new, lower-carbon facilities domestically.. Watch Navigating the Energy Debate: Challenges and Solutions with Martin Wood, Adrian La Porta and John Dyson.Click the 'play button' above to watch the episode, or read our 5 Key Takeaways from this episode below.... 1.
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