tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post365490457674154941..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: China's Soaring Demand For CoalDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-65672710479017117772012-05-02T18:21:32.189-07:002012-05-02T18:21:32.189-07:00This is good news.
"China will accelerate th...This is good news.<br /><br />"China will accelerate the use of new-energy sources such as nuclear energy and put an end to blind expansion in industries such as solar energy and wind power in 2012, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says in a government report published on March 5.<br />China will instead develop nuclear power in 2012, actively develop hydroelectric power, tackle key problems more quickly in the exploration and development of shale gas, and increase the share of new energy and renewable energy in total energy consumption."<br /><br />http://www.electroiq.com/photovoltaics/ ... power.html<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />"China has officially announced it will launch a program to develop a thorium-fueled molten-salt nuclear reactor, taking a crucial step towards shifting to nuclear power as a primary energy source.<br /><br />The project was unveiled at the annual Chinese Academy of Sciences conference in Shanghai last week, and reported in the Wen Hui Bao newspaper (Google English translation here).<br /><br />If the reactor works as planned, China may fulfill a long-delayed dream of clean nuclear energy. The United States could conceivably become dependent on China for next-generation nuclear technology. At the least, the United States could fall dramatically behind in developing green energy."<br /><br />“President Obama talked about a Sputnik-type call to action in his SOTU address,” wrote Charles Hart, a a retired semiconductor researcher and frequent commenter on the Energy From Thorium discussion forum. “I think this qualifies.”<br />http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/china-thorium-power/charlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.com