Building such a plant (even assuming that loan markets are normal) requires a great deal of faith in a stable energy policy.
On March 1, the Prime Minister stated that nuclear plants passing new safety standards would be able to restart to ensure a stable energy supply.
The United States is the world's largest economy, with an educational and technological infrastructure that is unmatched in the world, and stable energy regulation and investment policies.
"It's a very reassuring feeling to turn on the stove, see that blue flame and know you had a part in bringing a stable energy source to your community, " Glenn says.
Tidal turbines can be installed closer to shore than wave energy equipment, and thanks to the regularity of the tides, tidal power offers a more stable renewable energy source than, say, intermittent wind or solar.
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And the best pathway to a stable renewable energy industry is to create self-sufficiency and independence from government financial assistance.
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If we were all doing business with cheap stable renewable energy and energy efficient loads while earning steady profits, would we even be having this discussion?
The project is currently seeking a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program Office, which supports accelerated commercial use of innovative energy technologies to help sustain economic growth, yield environmental benefits, and produce a more stable and secure energy supply.
However, any efforts to promote Algeria as a stable and favorable energy environment could suffer in the weeks ahead as a Milan-based investigation into bribery charges spreads across North Africa.
And the choice that the United States faces in all of these matters is whether to increase its capacity, to accept such energy from the most secure, most stable and friendliest location it can possibly get that energy, which is Canada, or from other places that are not as secure, stable or friendly to the interests and values of the United States.
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Using a reaction equilibrium metaphor, Fear and Greed are two reasonably stable, low-energy states for a Board, and which one is the preferred resting state depends on the makeup of the group.
Traditionally, the utility and energy services industry has enjoyed stable growth and predictable market changes.
Many operate in the stable "midstream" part of the energy business, merely collecting a toll for transporting and storing oil and gas.
Other nations have leapt ahead by implementing clean energy strategies that coordinate long-term investment in integrated research and development, low-cost financing for clean tech manufacturers, and stable policies to ensure domestic demand for clean energy.
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Iran and America have some common interests, including regular energy exports from the Gulf, a stable Iraq and hostility to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
One key: This time around oil prices have risen at a slower and more stable pace, says Hillard Huntington, director of the Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford University.
Instead, a low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) uses common, stable elements like nickel, carbon, and hydrogen to produce stable products like copper or nitrogen, along with heat and electricity.
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Because of rising energy prices the last 40 years as well as stable dividend policies, the large integrated oil companies have long offered an opportunity to secure nice dividends.
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Geologists say this formation is one of the most geologically stable CO2 sinks in the country, and the Department of Energy estimates that it could store 12 billion to 161 billion tonnes of CO2.
They might never generate the most energy, but the all-carbon cells can remain stable under extreme conditions, meaning they could find their calling in harsh environments where brawn is a little more important than status, or looks.
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The plant remained stable at 100% of capacity, said Mark Sullivan, a spokesman with Constellation Energy Nuclear Group LLC, which owns the plant.
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