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• TED Video: BIll Gates and Energy Miracles

  This speech has been getting noticed ever since literally the moment it occurred, being tweeted and covered by various press…but the TED folks just put the video up. Here is a key quote (with bolding being from us): “So let’s look at this fourth factor — this is going to be a key one — and [...] Read More... Posted Mar 01 2010, 10:28 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Climate Change, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, Biomass, Video, CO2, Bill Gates, TED

• AREVA’s Clean Energy Quiz

  Think you know a lot about clean energy? Challenge yourself and try for the top score on AREVA’s Clean Energy Quiz. Read More... Posted Feb 11 2010, 11:54 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Site News, News, Climate Change, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, Biomass, AREVA News

• ADAGE and John Deere Announce Important Alliance for Biopower

  By Katherine Berezowskyj There was a very big announcement for renewable energy today out of Washington State. ADAGE LLC, a biopower joint venture between AREVA and Duke Energy, and John Deere announced the formation as part of the biomass power process. This alliance will bring innovative technology and sustainable methods to enhance fuel supply [...] Read More... Posted Feb 04 2010, 05:33 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, Biomass

• AREVA Building Biomass as Part of the Clean Energy Solution

  AREVA Biomass Facility By Katherine Berezowskyj What does a recipe for sugar, rice and eucalyptus make? Not a new culinary dish, but several hundred megawatts of reliable, affordable renewable energy. In fact, sugar cane bagasse (stalks, husks, etc.), rice husks, and eucalyptus branches and leaves are all used in biomass facilities to produce clean, sustainable energy. And AREVA [...] Read More... Posted Jan 14 2010, 06:25 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Renewable Energy, Renewables, ADAGE Biopower, Biomass

• Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, on the Future of Nuclear Power

  Mark Flanagan of NEI is highlighting a CFR interview with Duke Energy’s CEO, James E. Rogers, in which he talks about the future of the energy industry – and the importance of nuclear energy not only for our CO2-free energy future, but also for our economy: But the difference in the jobs is quite different, because [...] Read More... Posted Nov 24 2009, 07:37 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Green Jobs, Climate Change, ADAGE Biopower, Duke Energy, Carbon Emissions, Biomass, Nuclear Renaissance, Florida, Government & Policy, Jim Rogers

• Why Nuclear Energy Matters in U.S. Climate Discussions

  by Jarret Adams As the U.S. Congress gears up to address climate legislation, it’s hard to know what the best proposal is to address the daunting issue of climate change. There seem to be about as many proposals as there are organizations with a stake in energy and climate issues. But, here in one word is [...] Read More... Posted Nov 16 2009, 11:33 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Biopower, Carbon Emissions, Biomass, Wind Power, Government & Policy, CO2-Free Energy, Hydroelectric, Energy Information Administration, Congress, Waxman-Markey

• JEA plans to power 40,000 homes with ADAGE biopower plant

  The Jacksonville Business Journal is reporting (you need a subscription to read the whole article) that JEA (the energy company for Jacksonville, Florida) is planning to buy electricity for 40,000 homes from ADAGE’s Hamilton County biopower plant. The plant, operated by ADAGE, a JV between Duke Energy and AREVA, converts woody biomass – debris from [...] Read More... Posted Nov 13 2009, 03:39 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., ADAGE Biopower, Duke Energy, Biomass, Florida, JEA, Hamilton County, Jacksonville

• Roundtable Talks of Jobs and More Jobs from Planned ADAGE Biopower Facility

  by Katherine Berezowskyj Jobs and renewable energy were the topics of conversation during a roundtable in Hamilton County, Florida last week. Local officials and residents joined representatives from Read More... Posted Nov 02 2009, 12:40 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Biopower, ADAGE Biopower, Duke Energy, Biomass, ADAGE, Florida, Hamilton County, Florida State University, Reed Wills, Julie Harrington

• ADAGE Announces Proposed Site of First U.S. Biopower Facility

  ADAGE LLC, a joint venture between AREVA SA and Duke Energy Company, just announced the proposed site of its first U.S. biopower plant in Hamilton County, Florida, during the annual Forest Landowners Association conference. The site, the first in a series of 50 megawatt biopower plants that ADAGE plans to develop in the United States, [...] Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 02:30 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Biopower, ADAGE Biopower, Duke Energy, Biomass, Florida, Forest Landowners Association, The Langdale Company, JEA

• When It Comes to Renewables … Why Not Biomass?

  By Mary Beth Ginder There’s a lot of buzz going around lately about “Green” energy. With the Obama Administration promising big bucks to the renewable energy sector, to reduce carbon dioxide (C02) emissions, wind and solar power are getting a lot of attention. However, they are not the only renewable options—and not necessarily the best. Biopower, the [...] Read More... Posted Apr 23 2009, 03:28 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Renewables, Biomass

• Renewables, Including Wind, Represent Growing Part of AREVA’s Business

  By Jarret Adams Today’s announcement of a memorandum of understanding for 80 offshore wind turbines for AREVA’s subsidiary Multibrid signals a major step forward for our renewable business. Apart from the fact that this will be a contract worth over $900 million for AREVA, it reinforces our position as a major player in the renewables sector. These [...] Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 03:00 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: AREVA, Nuclear Energy, News, Energy Security, Renewable Energy, Biopower, Renewables, Uncategorized, Canada, Biomass, Offshore Wind, Multibrid, Nuclaer Power, Wind Turbines, Wind Power, ADAGE

• AREVA, Nuclear Energy Make Important Contributions

  By Jarret Adams Recently AREVA has been the subject of some attacks by members of anti-nuclear organizations. Here is our basic response: While some may have a quasi-religious or professional obligation to oppose nuclear energy, I would invite who is anyone curious about the issue to research it on your own and come to your own conclusions. America’s [...] Read More... Posted Mar 25 2009, 11:24 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Government and Policy, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Energy Security, Renewables, Environment, La Hague, Biomass, Anti-nuclear groups