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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

Cars That Think

Even more discouragingly, nuclear’s per-unit cost increased 26 percent between 2009 and 2019—while solar and wind power prices plummeted instead. NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. Just like their larger counterparts, SMRs will produce nuclear waste.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. "Solar is an endless source of energy," Wang says.

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