The ASPs for AR7 have been published and they are higher than AR6, despite the 5 year increase in contract length| Watt-Logic
Britain’s civil nuclear programme stands at a critical juncture. With aging AGR reactors nearing the end of their lives and delays to new projects like Hinkley Point C, the UK faces a potential capacity crunch. Yet one of the most significant obstacles to progress is not technical, it is regulatory. For decades, nuclear has [...] The post Nuclear regulation: pragmatism not paralysis appeared first on Watt-Logic.| Watt-Logic
The Iberian blackout demonstrated the importance of voltage control and reactive power, and how a weak grid, with poor controls, was brought down by a single faulty solar inverter. In this second part of my analysis of the Iberian blackout, I examine the specific technical causes of the incident. Where technical concepts such as [...] The post Voltage, inertia and the Iberian blackout part 2: faulty PV inverter crashed the grid appeared first on Watt-Logic.| Watt-Logic
The Iberian blackout demonstrated the importance of voltage control and reactive power, but these concepts are poorly understood even by people within the electricity sector. In this two-part series of posts I will look at voltage, active power and reactive power in power grids and how they relate to the blackout in Iberia on [...] The post Voltage, inertia and the Iberian blackout part 1: the theory appeared first on Watt-Logic.| Watt-Logic
The final report into the North Hyde fire makes for difficult reading both for NGET's poor maintenance culture and Ofgem's oversight| Watt-Logic