Duke, Areva form Adage
SOUTH CAROLINA - Areva and Duke Energy have announced the formation of a new U.S. joint venture.
The new company, Adage, will work to develop new, environmentally friendly biopower energy in the United States.
Areva, traditionally involved in nuclear power, will work with South Carolina-based Duke to build power plants across the United States that use wood waste-to-power technology to provide power to electricity customers.
Areva will design and build the biomass power plants and Duke Energy Generation Services will manage operations. Adage plans to negotiate power-purchase agreements and fuel contracts for each plant it constructs.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the current total installed capacity of wood biomass power generation is about 6,000 megawatts, though it is estimated that with continued investment, that number could double over the next 10 years.
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"For the time being, we're not touching it," said Legault when asked about the subject at a press scrum in New York on Tuesday.
The government is looking for new sources of energy. In an interview with The Canadian Press at Quebec's official residence in New York, Legault said there are a number of avenues to explore:
- Energy efficiency.
- Negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador over Churchill Falls and Gull Island.
- Upgrading existing dams and building new ones.
"Nuclear power is not on the agenda," he said.
Yet the premier seemed…
