Bright New World

Bright New World is an environmental organisation for the 21st century! Our core ethos is - Stable Climate. Rich Nature. Prosperous Humanity.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

As some have already received today in their inboxes, Bright New World will be winding up operations this week.

We'd like to thank our loyal supporters & members for the years of support they have provided. Without you we wouldn't have achieved what we did.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

We wish our GM Dayne Eckermann all the best as he leaves Bright New World to undertake a new role.

Read his farewell message and reflections here - https://t.co/hcz50mkxG7

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@SekWisniewski We'd have to go back into the sources to pull out the specific rooftop figures, but there will be lower amounts of steel & no concrete needed (rare to have roof ballast).

We've focused our work on utility scale projects to keep the frame of reference consistent across all techs.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

New from Bright New World - a critical look at materials use for a clean energy future.

https://t.co/LIV1cjKh4z

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@AlScottRational Thanks for the feedback. We'll up date the Hydro lifespan shortly. The 30yr lifespan for PV is consistent with the technical lifespan figures in engineering assessments. Economical lifespan of 25yr is consistent with standard warranties. We'll look into those degradation figures.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

New from Bright New World - Why GenCost isn't the answer for nuclear economics.

https://t.co/FGQWTtgKJZ

[Oscar Archer @OskaArcher]

“As long as there’s a prohibition, there will not be people creating business cases, there will not be people investing in bringing a new idea to the Australian energy market as they do for all the other technologies.” ~@BNW_Ben
https://t.co/0jvTufTIlG #AustralianNuclear

[isabelle 🪐 @isabelleboemeke]

this is huge news! retrofitting coal plants is one of the coolest ways to use nuclear power because it:

- saves jobs and communities
- utilizes existing transmission lines and structures
- creates clean power 24/7 365 baby!

LFG ⚡️

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@atw_Journal The full @atw_Journal article from BNW can be found here - https://t.co/MYWZo13uN1

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

Concerning trend out of Australia with the slowing of Renewable Energy development.

As we noted in our recent @atw_Journal article - RE investment is hostage to transmission development & the benefit of this transmission depends on RE investment.

https://t.co/T5KOSBrK3d

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@evcricket We tend to refrain from naming sites as that can bring undue angst on that community. Informed consent is a must.

There are general requirements for sure that can be identified eg Tx capacity, construction needs, cooling needs, workforce & proximity to industries.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@evcricket Hi Evan, we acknowledge there would be localised Tx connections & switchyard. This was said in the context of the wider transmission plans in the ISP to enable greater renewable energy projects e.g. A NPP can connect into the existing +275kV backbone via switchyard.

[Oscar Archer @OskaArcher]

The beginning of the end of the ludicrous animosity between backers of low emission technologies. Get behind this or face inevitable obsolescence. #EnergyTwitter #ClimateAction

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@PGloege @kirstygogan @BNW_Ben You can see what we do on our webpage under 'what we do', and read more of what we've done under 'Articles'.

Also there is no financial subscription needed to support BNW. We have many non-financial supporters who contribute to our work.

https://t.co/cKlJrZqE2r

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@simonahac @yestiseye @D4RKM4773R @NuScale_Power @envprogress @IEA We used the chart to back up the claim NPP is one of the lowest uses of materials of low-c sources. The recent @IEA study & own work reaffirms this.

The chart is out of date, haven't used it in over a yr & is noted (see pic). You were notified in Oct '20 & Mar '21 of this fact.

[KirstyGogan @kirstygogan]

It was my absolute pleasure to interview my good friend and fellow traveller, @BNW_Ben for #Atomsforhumanity

Ben articulated beautifully the environmentalist perspective on nuclear energy as a climate solution, and the hope and optimism this can inspire.
https://t.co/LZOUad0IYK

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@simonahac @yestiseye @D4RKM4773R @NuScale_Power @envprogress Our main argument, & reinforced by the recent @IEA study on materials, is Nuclear is one of the lowest (on a per TWh basis) uses of materials out of all of the low carbon technologies. Excluding it only increases the amount of extractive impact we have on the environment. (2/2)

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@simonahac @yestiseye @D4RKM4773R @NuScale_Power @envprogress Hi Simon, we would appreciate if you can correct your statements pertaining to the use of DoE materials use figures & what BNW advocates for. You are aware we no longer use them, in addition to receiving the generic figures we've assessed. They are not 5x in error. (1/2)

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

New report from @IEA on material use in a clean energy future

Important research to understand potential risks to the deployment of clean energy globally.

[Fatih Birol @fbirol]

Demand for critical minerals is set to soar as the world pursues net zero goals, our new @IEA report shows.

The energy sector’s needs for minerals could rise by as much as 6 times by 2040. Insufficient supplies would risk delays & extra costs.

More ➡️ https://t.co/z7jNUt52dJ

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@simonahac @CSIRO Additionally we noted a few errors within the CSIRO LCOE calculations for 'Nuclear SMR' and suggested edits to improve their calculations. However, owing to the prohibition the motivation within CSIRO to fix these are low.

[Bright New World @BNW_Aus]

@simonahac @CSIRO Hi Simon. For us it hasn't been about the exact figure the CSIRO should use. Rather it is the process to arrive at an estimate to use in the AUS context. We provided the case of the Canadian SMR roadmap as a process the CSIRO could emulate to get a better, verified, estimate.