The lastest energy-related action of the Belgian government is to provide the money that was promised to SCK to evaluate or co-develop SMR technology. This is a side effect of the negociations with ENGIE in a desperate attempt to re-open a few NPPs to keep the light on. This is politics. While SCK wonders if… Continue reading Belgium developing SMRs
Month: March 2024
Van Hool bust due to bad management?
Yes, bad management of the government. Governments. Plural. Wait. Does the government manage Van Hool? Duh-uh! This is how. Van Hool knows how to build diesel busses. It’s done that for decades, innovating and all. Reading their balance sheets. Fine. Do they make mistakes? Sure. It’s their money. Nobody is perfect. Van Hool however does… Continue reading Van Hool bust due to bad management?
Nitrogen fun fact.
Because judges do not see how Engie can ever guarantee that no nitrogen deposit in the surroundings of Doel will ever exceed the deposit limits when testing or activating the diesel emergency cooling backups of the nuclear power plant, the LTO license of the plant may be rejected. Anyone out there in the universe, please… Continue reading Nitrogen fun fact.
How the nitrogen ghost interferes with energy.
The nitrogen “problem” that pisses everybody off these days is not a problem. Not really. It is more of an artificial problem. It is a government-invented problem. At least if one compares it to the climate problem. Which is in reality an energy problem. So we’re back at energy. The real problem. Compared to the… Continue reading How the nitrogen ghost interferes with energy.