Ken Onishi

Energy policymaker and analyst. Kobe Univ, @SPRU, & @HeinzCollege alumnus. Tweets are my own view. RT/Like doesn't mean endorsement.

[Stephen Stapczynski @SStapczynski]

Japan's nuclear reactor makers are increasing staff in response to the government's push for more atomic energy 🇯🇵☢️

🙋‍♂️ Mitsubishi Heavy is boosting annual new hires by 40% over next two years
💪 IHI will move staff from thermal power to nuclear division

https://t.co/K9vG66ir00

[Nick Touran @whatisnuclear]

PSA: Nuclear plants can load follow extremely effectively, up and down, any time of day or night, at about 20 MW per minute! They all can do this and are licensed to do so. They often choose not to due to current market forces, but those could be changed. https://t.co/MkyBbsl8ds

[Aleh Cherp @acherp]

In 2015-2017, the future of nuclear in Japan was highly uncertain, but in our paper with @jessicadjewell @v_vinichenko @masahir0suzuki we explain why Japan needs nuclear power and speculated that it would need to be re-launched to reach climate goals. https://t.co/1BE1U6dJPT

[John Blaxland @JohnBlaxland1]

Fascinating and instructive map displaying Europe’s biggest sources of electricity

[Fatih Birol @fbirol]

The global oil & gas industry's income jumped to almost $4 trillion in 2022, a huge rise from its recent average of $1.5 trillion

The sector has a unique opportunity to invest a significant chunk of this in clean energy transitions, especially in emerging & developing economies

[Stephen Stapczynski @SStapczynski]

Japan formally adopts policy to operate nuclear reactors beyond 60 years 🇯🇵 ☢️

👍 Cabinet approved pro-nuclear plan, including building next-gen reactors
↩️ Government pivoted on nuclear amid effort to curb dependence on overseas fuel & hit green goals

https://t.co/WnzVWFgkEC

[Michael E. Webber @MichaelEWebber]

That's my quote and it applies to many things in Texas. We build the cheaper things, then wonder why they fall down.

If we pay more for a reliable system, we'll save money b/c of fewer outages.

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Always be skeptical when you see stuff like this. It turns out that:

1) all those scary sounding chemicals are not particularly scary
2) wind turbines actually do get recycled and
3) the amount of waste is tiny compared to coal ash and impacts are tiny vs burning fossil fuels

[Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy @GovNuclear]

NUCLEAR 101: Microreactors are factory-built, plug-and-play reactors. They can be used to power military bases, disaster recovery efforts or remote locations where traditional infrastructure doesn’t exist.

Learn more: https://t.co/pqgJw9WtUC

[Matthew L. Wald @MattLWald]

Good #nuclear news: Small modular reactors are moving beyond the concept stages, past designs, studies and MOUs, to actual deployment. https://t.co/6omOQp71mv

[Thomas Spencer @ThomasASpencer]

Indeed and as we document in a new @IEA report on Monday, India was fastest major economy to go from 50 to 100% access.

Not that India really started slow before, it just had so far to go- in 1947 per capita electricity consumption was 12 kWh. US crossed that before 1900.

[Ember @ember_energy]

🇫🇷 In 2022, a record number of French nuclear reactors went offline.

Historically Europe's biggest exporter of electricity, France became a net importer for the first time since at least 2000. 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇬🇧 switched roles to become net exporters to France.

https://t.co/U9d7vsMuok

[Ken Onishi @kensonish]

via @NYTimes https://t.co/8uciEFW8Ro

[Ken Onishi @kensonish]

Exclusive: Tokyo Gas unit nears $4.6 billion deal to buy U.S. natgas producer https://t.co/MumVnqt7s9

[Fatih Birol @fbirol]

Our new report shows the EU may face a shortfall of nearly 30 bcm of natural gas in 2023 if Russian pipeline supplies drop to zero

But the good news is the EU has options to close this gap

More on the report I presented with President @vonderleyen today: https://t.co/74cbKzK4h7

[Ken Onishi @kensonish]

Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator https://t.co/G2KN8UDy4N

[Michael E. Webber @MichaelEWebber]

This is a disaster. Low water levels and hot river temperatures plus a few other factors mean nuclear output in France is much lower than expected.

[brad plumer @bradplumer]

California is set to finalize a major regulation phasing out sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. At least 12 other states are in a position to adopt the rule, too, which could be a huge boost for electric vehicle sales: https://t.co/AqL8jc5xPR

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Fresh record high prices for 🇩🇪 and 🇫🇷 electricity:

German 1-year forward: €725 per MWh
French 1-year forward: €870 per MWh

The 2010-2020 average was around €41 per MWh

Russian energy weapon; French nuclear crisis; low wind production. Drought-hit hydro. #EnergyCrisis

[Kärnfull Next @karnfull_en]

🇩🇪| “The European Union will next week publish recommendations on how countries can cut gas demand to prepare for winter [..] one option would be to postpone the shutdown of nuclear power plants or switch from gas generation to #nuclear where possible.” https://t.co/MyUt6jEi0X