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Read recent press about our team's work and communication relating to decarbonization, alternative energy, zero carbon energy, and universal access to clean modern energy.


Antonio Vaya Soler of LucidCatalyst will participate in NEA's "Initial Estimation of Backend Costs for Advanced Reactors and Small Modular Reactors" Workshop, Nov. 18th in Paris.
Antonio Vaya Soler, will participate in the "Panel discussion on SMR/Gen IV technologies and generic cost estimation for waste management strategies (waste management, spent fuel management, and decommissioning waste management)" on the first day of the NEA's "Initial Estimation of Backend Costs for Advanced Reactors and Small Modular Reactors" workshop.


New study from LucidCatalyst shows significant potential market for SMRs providing net zero solution for 80% of industrial energy use
LucidCatalyst presents their new study, “A new nuclear world: how small modular reactors can power industry.” The study has been published by Urenco, who commissioned LucidCatalyst to produce it to further industry understanding of this evolving market.


LucidCatalyst's Antonio Vaya Soler presented Key Findings from an Upcoming Study on the Market Potential of SMRS during World Nuclear Exhibition 2025
During the WNE 2025, Antonio Vaya Soler, presented with Magnus Mori the key findings of LucidCatalyst's upcoming study on the market potential of SMRs to repower industry. This study is a collaboration between Urenco Global and LucidCatalyst.


LucidCatalyst's Michael Drury at IET's "The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Energy Transition" Webinar
LucidCatalyst's Managing Director, Michael Drury, recently presented at "The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Energy Transition" webinar on behalf of LucidCatalyst


Co-Founder, Eric Ingersoll, at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum: Next steps for the UK nuclear industry - policy, regulation and market development
Eric Ingersoll spoke at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum's policy conference, "Next steps for the UK nuclear industry - policy, regulation and market development," giving an address for the seminar: "Nuclear sector development and investment - regulation, financing models and strategic priorities."


Managing Director, Michael Drury Presented at the Data Centre Alliance's Data Centre Transformation Conference
LucidCatalyst's Michael Drury recently presented at the Data Transformation Conference hosted by The DCA - Data Centre Alliance, and served on a panel session about overcoming the hurdles of SMR deployment in the UK.


LucidCatalyst's Antonio Vaya Soler Presents at NEA's "SMRs for Replacing Coal" Webinar
Antonio Vaya Soler, Manager at LucidCatalyst, will present at the NEA's "SMRs for Replacing Coal: Opportunities and Challenges for Small Modular Reactors" webinar.


Kirsty Gogan and Industry Leaders Discuss the Future of Small & Advanced Reactors
Kirsty Gogan, Managing Partner at LucidCatalyst, spoke at the Nuclear Supply Chain Summit 2025 about the transformative potential of small and advanced modular reactors. Her insights underscore the urgent need for industry-wide collaboration and innovation to unlock the trillion-dollar market opportunity in nuclear energy.


Nordic-Baltic Leaders Unite to Accelerate New Nuclear Expansion and Investment
Kirsty Gogan moderated the high-level Nordic-Baltic Nuclear Investment Summit in Stockholm, hosted by Ebba Busch, Swedish Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, and Sari Multala, Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment.


Strategic Panel Moderated by LucidCatalyst's Kirsty Gogan Drives High-Level Dialogue on AI and Nuclear Energy
At the OECD NEA Roadmaps to New Nuclear Ministerial Conference 2025 in Paris, Kirsty Gogan moderated the plenary session titled "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Nuclear Energy."


LucidCatalyst Leaders at Nuclear Symposium 2025: Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation
Chief Regulatory Officer Zackary Rad will speak at the Nuclear Symposium 2025, taking place on 24 September 24 2025, during Climate Week NYC at Cornell Tech Campus in New York City.


SMRs, Data Centers, and Coal Repowering at WNA Symposium 2025
This week at the World Nuclear Association—WNA's Symposium, Kirsty Gogan and Magnus Mori, Head of Advanced Fuels at Urenco, delivered a joint keynote, sharing initial findings from their new study on how SMRs can support industries like data centers, synthetic fuels, and coal repowering. The research outlines scenarios to reach 700 GW by 2050, highlighting innovations in manufacturing, regulation, and financing.


Kirsty Gogan Gives Keynote Address at the International Energy Agency's Stakeholder Engagement Conference
Kirsty Gogan was honored to give the keynote address at the International Energy Agency's Stakeholder Engagement Conference. She said that to meet the scale of demand, we need to fundamentally transform how we develop and deploy nuclear projects. We need to repower 2TWe of coal capacity, deliver refinery-scale hydrogen production, creates entirely new categories of emissions-free energy services that preserve jobs while powering industrial civilization.


Eric Ingersoll speaks at the REbuild Conference: New Frontiers in Energy Sources and Decarbonization—in Rive del Garda, Italy
Eric Ingersoll spoke at the RE+build Conference, May 6, 2025, in Riva del Garda, Italy, on new frontiers of energy sources for decarbonization
REbuild is the first Italian event dedicated to sustainable innovation in the built environment.


Kirsty Gogan Chairs First-Ever Public Session on Nuclear Energy at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos 2025
Following a successful collaboration throughout 2024 between Terra Praxis (nonprofit organization founded by LucidCatalyst's managing partners) and the World Economic Forum, Kirsty Gogan chaired the first-ever public session focused on nuclear energy at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20-24 2025


The International Energy Agency (IEA) releases major new report ''The Path to a New Era for Nuclear Energy,'' with contributions by LucidCatalyst staff with Terra Praxis
The report shows the fresh impetus behind nuclear in the form of new policies, projects, investments and technological advances, incl. SMRs


Repowering the World: A Novel Solution for Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Generation, 3 December 2024
Eric Ingersoll presented a strategy to enable 10 TWe of clean energy to be deployed in 10 years at the MIT Club of Northern California


U.S. Government-Funded Coal-to-Nuclear Project in Ukraine
LucidCatalyst is working with Terra Praxis on a U.S. government-funded Coal-to-Nuclear Project in Ukraine


World Economic Forum Blog: Accelerating new nuclear and small modular reactor deployment
The WEF published a new blog "Accelerating new nuclear and small modular reactor deployment," authored by Kirsty Gogan and Kristen Panerali


A Collaborative Framework for Accelerating Advanced Nuclear and Small Modular Reactor Deployment
The WEF in collaboration with clean energy stakeholders has released a framework to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear and SMRs


Reuters SMR & Advanced Reactor Conference
Eric Ingersoll and Kirsty Gogan are pleased to attend the upcoming Reuters conference, Kirsty as moderator and Eric as speaker


Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Iceland
LucidCatalyst Insights Report July 2021 LucidCatalyst wrote this Insights Report about high-temperature geothermal, which we believe is...


International Symposium on the Development of Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Eric Ingersoll, Chirayu Batra and Kirsty Gogan attended and Kirsty opened the session on: The Emerging Potential of FNPPs


Shell's Chief Scientist on the Energy Transition
Shell’s Chief Scientist Dirk Smit cites LucidCatalyst's work on off-shore production platforms for producing zero-carbon energy and fuels
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