The market alone is unlikely to deliver the necessary speed and scale of decarbonisation in these sectors.
The World Bank, for example, won’t finance nuclear projects.In addition, despite the fact that all of the science repeatedly tells us that nuclear is the lowest carbon, clean energy source available, the European sustainable finance taxonomy has remained in a state of consideration for years about whether nuclear energy actually qualifies as green..
Still, despite the challenges ahead, it’s clear to see that the tide is turning and, of course, urgency related to the climate crisis will only continue to increase.We must be ready to act and put the right strategies into place globally: licensing, siting, public acceptability, supply chain strategies etc.All of these elements need to be designed and ready to go as soon as the world is ready for them.
The opportunity will soon be here.If we look back at the last twenty years, examining large sectors like retail, ecommerce and entertainment, we see that all of these areas have undergone enormous, fundamental shifts as a result of rapid technological adoption.
Embracing new nuclear, advanced heat solutions as part of our climate crisis toolkit presents a similarly transformative opportunity.. Bryden Wood is delighted to be part of the Repowering Coal project, and to be providing the MMC design solution that will enable the work to be delivered at the necessary scale.
The project represents the biggest problem statement we’ve ever faced, and holds the potential for a tremendous social value impact.But they don’t have to be.
If the construction process can be transformed into the streamlined and predictable assembly of pre-manufactured parts, combined with on-site construction processes that are carefully managed to add the maximum value, much greater productivity can result.. To give a slightly left-field example, consider a circus tent.Typically, these large structures are put up overnight by a small team of trained operatives.
In a budget-conscious industry, every hour counts, so assembly is planned to be as quick as possible, and disassembly is just as quick.It would be even quicker if the tent was pre-erected, of course, but this doesn’t make sense from a transportation and logistics perspective.
(Editor: Best Weights)