{"id":27912,"date":"2015-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleydev.com\/2015\/01\/28\/nuclear-better-ghg-performance-than-wind-for-power-generation\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:41:10","slug":"nuclear-better-ghg-performance-than-wind-for-power-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2015\/01\/28\/nuclear-better-ghg-performance-than-wind-for-power-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear: Better GHG Performance than Wind for Power&nbsp;Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Romeo St-Martin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Communications\u00a0Officer<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canadian Nuclear Association<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is renewable energy necessarily green? Only if it can generate electricity without adding more carbon to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Power utilities across Canada and around the world are ramping up their renewable energy sources, and adding wind to their supply mixes because it seems so clean, so green.<\/p>\n<p>But a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Hatch-CNA-Report-RevE.pdf\">recent independent study of life-cycle carbon emissions<\/a>\u00a0questions whether wind power really reduces greenhouse gases in real-world uses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Hatch-CNA-Report-RevE.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9341 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Hatch-report-cover-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hatch report cover\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Hatch-report-cover-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cna.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Hatch-report-cover.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>The study, by the Toronto-based engineering firm Hatch Ltd., compared greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from nuclear power plants and from wind farms backed by natural gas plants.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an apples-to-apples comparison: Nuclear plants generate around the clock, but wind plants operate only when the wind blows. To match a nuclear plant\u2019s output, a wind farm needs backup.<\/p>\n<p>The replacement power usually comes from hydro dams, which can open additional gates to raise electrical output, or from natural gas plants that fire up additional burners. Gas plants are faster and easier to build than hydro dams, so they often supplement wind farms.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at actual generation data, the Hatch team estimated that wind farms produce only 20 percent of their potential, and assumed that natural gas plants would make up the difference.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis estimated nuclear power emitted 18.5 grams of greenhouse gases per kilowatt-hour (kWh) through the entire life cycle, compared to 385 grams per kWh for wind backed by natural gas. In other words, a decision to invest in wind plants is actually a decision to produce climate-changing greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen considering wind backed by natural gas power (20%\/80%) to compensate for intermittency, emissions from the modified grid mix closely resemble that of natural gas production, diluted by a low-emissions power source,\u201d the study noted.<\/p>\n<p>To the average person, the term \u201crenewable energy\u201d suggests an energy source that does not contribute to climate change. But \u201crenewable\u201d doesn\u2019t always mean \u201clow-carbon.\u201d A closer examination, such as the Hatch study, shows that nuclear energy is the better choice for the climate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Romeo St-Martin Communications\u00a0Officer Canadian Nuclear Association Is renewable energy necessarily green? Only if it can generate electricity without adding more carbon to the atmosphere. 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