Author
Malwina Qvist
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Nuclear Energy and Europe’s Energy Crossroads
Co-authored with Alan Ahn, Deputy Director for Nuclear, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way The EU stands at an energy crossroads The past few years have made one thing clear: energy security is an important element of overall security. The European Union’s industrial and geopolitical stability has long been exposed to external shocks and dependencies. Today, as the bloc seeks to rebuild its industrial base and assert strategic sovereignty, nuclear…
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SMR Alliance Positions Europe for Next Phase of Nuclear Deployment
The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) sent a clear signal this week: nuclear energy will be central to Europe’s clean energy transition and to the competitiveness of its industries. In his closing remarks at the group’s second General Assembly, EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen declared that SMRs are essential for climate objectives and that “there is no scenario where we can stay…
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Beyond LCOE: A Systems-Oriented Perspective for Evaluating Electricity Decarbonization Pathways
Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) is a widely used standardized metric to assess electricity generation project costs per expected generation output. Often used to compare technology costs, LCOE has become a ubiquitous metric used in electricity industry literature, cost forecasts, project business cases, and policy making. The LCOE metric is…
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Five reasons why power system strategies need more than LCOE
Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) is a widely used and standardized metric for comparing the cost of generating electricity from different technologies.
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How Europe can make nuclear energy a key part of its clean industrial future
By integrating nuclear energy into the Clean Industrial Deal’s State Aid Framework, the EU can ensure industries have access to reliable clean power.
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Nuclear energy stocktake: Heading into COP29, finance lags behind ambitions
What’s been accomplished to advance the promise of nuclear energy, and what still needs to happen as world leaders head to COP29 in Baku.
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Central and Eastern Europe advance an options-based strategy: Key climate and energy takeaways from GLOBSEC 2024
The GLOBSEC Forum offered an opportunity to reflect on key challenges and opportunities ranging from cybersecurity and the energy transition.
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Forecast with caution: Decarbonized electricity cost projections vs reality – an offshore wind case study
Forecasts play a crucial role in energy and decarbonization policy and investment planning.
