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• Transformation to a sustainable world

  By Laura Clise Director of Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement AREVA Inc. (blogging live from Montreux, Switzerland) In the opening of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development meeting this week, President Bjorn Stigson talked about the world transition to sustainability. Stigson emphasized that the WBCSD vision of 9 billion people living well and within the limits of [... Posted Mar 12 2010, 12:43 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Sustainable Development, Environment, Government & Policy, policy

• PopAtomic.org

  We really love the art work of PopAtomic Studios…. Thier effort is “a series of artistic experiments in my community to see if I can shift perception of atomic energy using only art and and creative input from some amazing artist friends!” Their mix of art and science is just fun. And check out their growing [...] Read More... Posted Mar 05 2010, 09:00 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Renewables, Environment

• Thoughts & Opinions on AREVA North America CEO

  We would like to spotlight a post from the blog “Into the Breach” about recent presentation by Jacques Besanainou, CEO of AREVA North America. The blog’s author Kendall Miller writes: “Reviving the nuclear power industry is key to true energy security. When France faced the problem of energy security they decided to go nuclear as fast [...] Read More... Posted Mar 03 2010, 05:26 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Environment, AREVA News

• 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

• Sen. Kerry vows to lead renewed push for climate bill

  By Jarret Adams Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) told a packed audience Feb. 23 at conference held by The New Republic that he was working with a group of leading senators and the Obama administration on renewed push for a climate bill. “We’re on a short track here in terms of piecing together legislation we intend to [...] Read More... Posted Feb 26 2010, 04:00 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Policy, policy, AREVA News

• Nuclear Energy Debate Front & Center on CNN

  CNN has posted online two juxtaposed opinion pieces that argue nuclear energy issues. In the first op-ed, “Nuclear Power’s Time has come,” CNN interviews author and environmentalist, Stuart Brand, on his support of nuclear energy. Looking for a surefire way to cut greenhouse gases, Brand said the alternative to burning coal became clear: “We already [...] Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 03:29 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environment

• Two Items from Washington Post Today

  There are two items to highlight from the Washington Post today. First, here is this quote from an op ed piece we like a lot: “The merits of nuclear power have been debated for years. Such power has drawbacks, not least the waste that reactors produce and that the government cannot decide where to store. But [...] Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 06:10 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Policy, Quote of the Day, policy

• AREVA Live Video Chat

  AREVA, which launched its new global website this month, will host its first Video Chat, live February 24 at 9:30 am (EST) on areva.com. The topic of discussion: “Is nuclear power a sustainable energy source?” Betrand Barré, the Scientific Advisor for AREVA and Professor Emeritus at the French National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, [...] Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:30 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Site News, News, Sustainable Development, Environment, AREVA News

• Discovery Channel Program Features AREVA’s Recycling Facility

  On Feb. 13, the Discovery Channel aired an episode of “The Green Room,” hosted by John Holden which provided a great look at AREVA’s La Hague facility and the process of recycling used nuclear fuel. Check you the clip below that features AREVA Executive V.P. Alan Hanson as he walks through the key facts about recycling and [...] Read More... Posted Feb 18 2010, 01:35 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Used Fuel, Recycling, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Environment, AREVA News, Video of the Day

• 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

• Video of AREVA’s Solar Announcement, the Acquisition of Ausra

  Watch as AREVA Renewables CEO, Anil Srivastava, and Ausra CEO, Robert Fishman, discuss how the acquisition and how their expertise will create for a leader in the solar industry. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2010, 12:04 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Renewables, Environment, AREVA News, Video of the Day

• AREVA and Ausra: “Big News on the Solar Thermal Front”

  Good to see the reaction to our just announced deal to aquire Asura online at the Earth2Tech site. They write: Whoa — big news on the solar thermal front today, as French power giant Areva says it’s agreed to buy solar thermal startup Ausra. Back in November there were several media reports that said Ausra was [...] Read More... Posted Feb 09 2010, 02:17 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Renewables, Environment, Smart Grid, AREVA News

• AREVA’s Sunny Outlook: AREVA to Acquire U.S. solar company Ausra

  AREVA announced today that it has agreed to acquire U.S. solar company Ausra. Ausra is a California-based provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electricity generation and industrial steam production. Utilizing Ausra’s management team and proven technology, this acquisition launches AREVA’s new solar energy business on a global scale. By [...] Read More... Posted Feb 08 2010, 12:00 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, ADAGE, Smart Grid, Solar Power, AREVA News, Ausra

• New Nuclear Energy Is Old News, and New Projects Are Already Under Way, Benefitting Economies and Creating Jobs

  By Jarret Adams Right now, nuclear energy is expanding around the world. According to the World Nuclear Association, there are 50 reactors under construction across the globe and another 130 (and counting) scheduled to come online over the next decade. The nuclear renaissance is happening. Today the world demands clean, low-carbon energy sources to prevent [...] Read More... Posted Feb 05 2010, 04:13 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, opinion, op-ed

• 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