⚛️For @bloomberg.com Weekend Edition: I wrote about my visit to the site where a Japanese utility is considering building a brand-new nuclear reactor. It's the 1st time since the 2011 accident in Fukushima that a firm is actively considering such construction. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In a Quiet Fishing Town, Japan Steps Toward a New Nuclear Era

More than a decade after the Fukushima disaster, the country faces a stark choice: build anew or risk losing the expertise needed to sustain the industry.

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Fall in Tokyo ✨🍂🎌

Tokyo Electric will get approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant. Niigata governor will clear 2 units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Plant to Get De Facto Restart Approval

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will receive approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

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Japan’s “Iron Lady” 👀🇯🇵

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Japan could soon make history with its first-ever female prime minister. Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected the new leader of Japan's ruling party, putting her on track to lead the world's fourth-biggest economy: https://bloom.bg/4gRaKNc

First (and perhaps only) time at Osaka Expo 2025 Ofc they have a massive Gundam at site 🤖

🗾Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries aims to double its gas turbine production capacity in the next 2 yrs as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs. With Nick Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Inajima www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Mitsubishi Heavy To Double Gas Turbine Capacity as Demand Soars

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. aims to double its gas turbine capacity in the next two years as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs.

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Trying to wrap my head around the fact that it is already 30C here in Tokyo and it’s only 7am 🥵 🫠

🫨 A mag-8.8 quake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts from Japan to Canada, California, Hawaii and as far away as Indonesia and New Zealand. With @maryhui.bsky.social and @annaedge4.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Powerful Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings From US to Japan

The US West Coast and countries in the Pacific braced for tsunamis in the wake of a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East, although the initial waves to hit Japan were small.

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Japan reporters today 😵😵😵

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

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🇯🇵☢️A Japanese utility is looking into a plan to build the nation's first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant. Gift link, valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Japan Looks at Building First Atomic Reactor Since Fukushima

Kansai Electric Power Co. is looking into a plan to build Japan’s first nuclear reactor since the country soured on the technology following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the regional utility confirmed...

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🚨☢️Friday night hot news☢️🚨 Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co. will start geological surveys at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant to study plans for a new nuclear reactor, Nikkei reports, without saying where it got the information. www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

関西電力、福井・美浜に原発新設へ　東日本大震災後で国内初 - 日本経済新聞

関西電力が次世代の原子力発電所の建設に乗り出すことが18日、わかった。美浜原発（福井県美浜町）の敷地内で、地質などの調査を始める。原発の新増設が具体化するのは東日本大震災以降、初めて。政府が脱炭素目標の達成に欠かせないと位置づける原発の活用が動き出す。関電は新設に向けた調査を始めると近く発表する。来週にも関電幹部が地元自治体に説明する。2010年に美浜原発で新設へ向けた調査に着手したが、東京電

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⬇️ A timely explainer from my colleague Lauren about FEMA and its current state, as we head into hurricane season.

Lauren Rosenthal@laurenthal.bsky.social · last yr.

FEMA has lost staff + cut back on grants. Its current top boss lacks emergency management experience. As hurricane season opens, "it is a disaster waiting to happen," one expert told @bloomberg.com. Story w/ the excellent @zhirji.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

⚛️ Meta’s deal this week to procure nuclear power yet again shows tech industry’s need for more energy. But it also shows a mismatch with the energy industry that often takes years to plan and build new plants. With @willwwade.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Meta’s Nuclear Deal Underscores the Looming Gap for AI’s Power Needs

Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to...

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Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Charging Installations Drop as Trump Ramps Up Attacks on EVs

The prospect of House Republicans’ cuts to electric vehicle subsidies threatens to further dim the outlook.

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If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it. My column here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Gas Power Is Cheaper to Buy Than Build in the US

Companies are adding capacity at comparative bargains to satisfy AI’s thirst for energy.

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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most

A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

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Buffett runs a renewables heavyweight and has written that climate change is “highly likely” a “problem for the planet.” Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires. My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Buffett Handing Complicated Climate Legacy to Berkshire Energy Head

Berkshire Hathaway is at once a renewables powerhouse and a big investor in fossil fuels.

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⚛️A new Danish fund is aiming to raise €350 million ($397 million) to exclusively back the atomic industry and its supply chain. 92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New Danish Nuclear Power Fund Targets Raising €350 Million

The rapid expansion of data centers and the electrification of sectors including heavy industry are among the factors driving renewed interest in atomic energy.

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Great, colorful story by @naurtorious.bsky.social about Texas A&M's program churning out some of the energy industry's most coveted first-year analysts... just reading the competitiveness of it makes me nervous and anxious. 😵 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Fast Track to the Trading Floor Runs Through a Texas Public University

The energy boom has helped give students in a specialized program at Texas A&M a leg up on lucrative finance jobs.

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Join me at 7:30 am Pacific / 10:30 am Eastern today for a live Q&A on climate tech under Trump 👇

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🎙️ TODAY: On Earth Day, Bloomberg journalists will answer questions about how the climate tech industry is navigating Trump's policies and tariffs. Join our Live Q&A at 10:30am EDT: bloom.bg/4jetMNW

The rise of solar has spawned a niche market in used panels on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Homesteaders and tinkerers — like Todd Dabney, who MacGyvered a solar cooler for his Burning Man tent — love them. Story by @shokooda.bsky.social [gift link]

Used Solar Panels Sold on Facebook and eBay Have Cult Following

Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.

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🌞 Some folks are opting to buy solar panels used on classified ad sites, like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel. Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Used Solar Panels Sold on Facebook and eBay Have Cult Following

Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.

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🇺🇸🇯🇵 A brief stay in DC, to cover the start of US-Japan tariff negotiations. Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with Trump and other members of his cabinet on Wed. The two sides plan to meet for 2nd talks later this month. With my colleague Sakura Murakami www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US, Japan Begin Formal Tariff Talks Without Discussing Forex

The US and Japan kicked off tariff negotiations with an aim to reach a deal as soon as possible but did not discuss currency issues, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said.

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A great informative data viz (and thread!) on carbon capture tech by @michellema.bsky.social 👇

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Cutting carbon emissions is key to reducing the risks of climate change. But emissions likely won't fall fast enough to limit warming to 2C, let alone 1.5C. That's where carbon dioxide removal comes in. But funding to the nascent sector is mismatched. A thread: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

🚨Renewables + storage is expected to make up 50+% of power capacity needed by 2035 to meet data center demand. But almost 2/3 of additional electricity generation will come from fossil fuels, BNEF said in its latest report. With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI to Prop Up Fossil Fuels and Slow Emissions Decline, BNEF Says

The world’s efforts to cut emissions over the next decade will be slowed by the rise of AI.

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A fire on a bucolic stretch of California coast has threatened the rapid growth of an industry considered key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on. My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries

A massive California battery fire has become a rallying cry for opponents of the technology, considered key to the climate fight.

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👀Been looking into US coal a lot since I got to NY this March. For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

US Coal’s Rebound Is Down to Pricey Gas, Not Trump

The president has boasted he’ll expand use of the fossil fuel, but the long-term outlook isn’t rosy.

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Scoop: Mainspring Energy has raised a $258 million Series F to scale its linear generator business, fueled by the tailwinds of the AI data center boom. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Khosla-Backed Energy Startup Nabs $258 Million to Help Power Data Centers

Mainspring Energy’s generators are able to run on different types of gas, including carbon-free hydrogen.

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⚛️An exclusive with my colleague Lizette Chapman: Peter Thiel is joining the board of General Matter, a startup led by Founders Fund partner Scott Nolan. The firm plans to produce enriched uranium fuel needed for next-gen nuclear reactors. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Peter Thiel Joins Board of Enriched Uranium Startup General Matter

The nuclear power company has raised $50 million in a new funding round.

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🐺From my colleague Josh Saul: Dallas-based biotech firm Colossal Biosciences announced on Monday it's created three dire wolves, a species popularized by the fantasy series Game of Thrones but not seen on Earth in more than 12,000 years. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

'De-Extinction' Startup With $10 Billion Valuation Revives Dire Wolf

Colossal Biosciences Inc., a Dallas-based biotech firm with a $10 billion valuation, has announced a new breakthrough in its audacious mission to resurrect extinct animals.

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