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ADB President Calls for New Pact to Deliver Clean Energy
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and finance to deliver clean energy in Asia and the Pacific. Speaking at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto on 5 October, in front of an audience including Their Majesties the…
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Lithuania Eyes Nuclear Return: SMRs, Expertise & Energy Security
Lithuania is re-examining its nuclear future via the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced fast reactor technologies, in a move driven by increasing energy demand, the need for diversification away from fossil fuels, and ambitions for greater energy security and sustainability. Key players in this emerging strategy are the Ministry of Energy, the…
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AI for Energy Utility Asset Management: Utilities, Transmission & Distribution, and Nuclear – Strategic Impacts, Use Cases, and ROI
Strategic Context Energy operators face increasing pressure to balance reliability, regulatory compliance, sustainability, and cost control. Ageing infrastructure, rising demand, and the growth of intermittent resources such as solar and wind make asset failures costly — both financially and reputationally. Utilities, TSOs, DSOs, and nuclear operators are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to shift from…
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From Large Reactors to SMRs: Europe’s Nuclear Strategy for the Next 25 Years
Europe’s nuclear story got a jolt in 2025 — not as a single headline, but as a string of concrete moves that make clear nuclear power is back at the centre of the continent’s clean-energy debate. Governments and utilities are no longer asking whether to keep nuclear on the table; they’re asking how big a…
