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Counting the cost of biomass
Dr Josef Spitzer of the International Energy Agency says that exploration into biomass must continue if its long-term potential is to be realised. |
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Predicting the availability of gas turbines
Mark Brierley talks to Professor Riti Singh of Cranfield University about the latest predictive
gas turbine modelling techniques.
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India’s ultra-mega power plants
Ramesh Subramanyam, chief financial officer and company secretary of the Tata Power Mundra Project, speaks to Jim Banks about the huge electricity generation projects India has planned, and how their future depends largely on the volatile price of coal. |
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The coal reduction goal
Jim Banks interviews Daryl Govender of Eskom, and finds out what South Africa’s ambitious power expansion programme means for the country’s reliance on coal to run its power stations. |
Absolute power
Eran Freiwald, head of product development at Gutor by Schneider Electric, explains to Elly Earls why it is that only the very highest of quality standards are acceptable. |
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Russia’s SNF solution
Rosatom’s Evgeni Kudriavtsev talks to Mark Brierley about the plans that are in place to ensure the safe long-term storage of spent fuel in Russia and other BRICS nations. |
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Passive safety in VVERs
Key safety system functions in the new Russian nuclear reactor design are performed by both traditional active and original passive systems that do not need external power. VG Asmolov, first deputy general director of JSC Rosenergoatom, explains why this design is currently unique among pressurised-water reactor systems. |
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BRICS nuclear performance 2010
GlobalData looks at the performance of nuclear reactors in the BRICS nations throughout 2010. |
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Power share
One stated aim of the BRICS summit is increased energy cooperation between the five member states. Mark Brierley asks Serge Gas of the Nuclear Energy Association what evidence there is of this. |
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