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The True Cost of Hydrogen: Part One

We need to consider the true cost of producing the hydrogen that is touted to transform our energy usage to one which is more sustainable and low carbon.

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Energy

The Cost of Nuclear Power

Please like, share, subscribe and follow along to keep up to date. This week, I bring back Professor Giorgio Locatelli, Professor of project and business strategy at University of Leeds (link to the episode here). We go in-depth about power plant economics, the cost drivers that mean Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) are a viable […]

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Mini Nuclear Reactors, Modularity and Donuts

Listen in on Spotify! Cost and time overruns in nuclear power is one of the major barriers to widespread investment in the technology, particularly in western countries. You need wind and solar… but you also need the stuff like nuclear to provide the baseload… to achieve low carbon with the right energy mix “Professor Giorgio […]

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Climate Change Energy infrastructure

Professor Giorgio Locatelli Talks About Mini Nuclear Reactors

In the first episode of The Cost of Everything Podcast we have Professor Giorgio Locatelli Chair in Project Business strategy at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on project management in large and complex infrastructure, particularly in the energy sector. I talk with Giorgio all about energy projects, and in particular so-called Small Modular […]

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Energy

Welcome to The Cost of Everything Podcast

Hello, and welcome to the new blog which accompanies the brand new Podcast. My name is Amritpal, host and founder of The Cost of Everything, and I’m really looking forward to sharing this journey with you. “Cecil Graham: What is a cynic? Lord Darlington: A man who knows the price of everything, and the value […]