New report shows nuclear-powered containerships could unlock $68 million in annual savings and eliminate GHG emissions
A new industry report reveals how nuclear propulsion creates competitive advantage for both operators and charterers through superior economics and performance.
Nuclear-powered containerships have the potential to eliminate bunker costs, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver faster transit times, while maintaining safety and economic competitiveness.
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."
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
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
‘Over Our Dead Bodies’: Backlash Builds Against $3 Trillion Clean-Energy Push
WALL STREET JOURNAL—Our 2022 Iowa wind study is cited in this article about the backlash against wind and solar projects nationally
Launching Repowering Coal initiative at COP27
Representing TerraPraxis at COP27, Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll launched a global Repowering Coal initiative with partner Microsoft
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts
NYTs—Challenges in meeting clean energy goals & electricity demands means politicians seek to prolong and even expand reactor use.
A longer life for Diablo Canyon? Newsom touts nuke extension
AP—Newsom raised possibility of keeping open state’s sole remaining nuclear power plant. LucidCatalyst helped write influential report.
California promised to close its last nuclear plant. Now Newsom is reconsidering
LA TIMES—With the threat of power shortages looming and climate crisis worsening, Gov. Newsom may attempt to delay the long-planned closure.
Wars are dangerous, reactors much less so
NUCLEAR NEWSWIRE—The risks of nuclear power plants in war zones is surprisingly small, explain nuclear experts, LucidCatalyst advisors
Designing the terawatt transition
LLOYD'S REGISTER—Kirsty Gogan & Eric Ingersoll examine how shipbuilding industry could help produce low-cost, zero-carbon hydrogen fuels
WNE confirms its popularity and its status as the world's largest civil nuclear exhibition
PRESS RELEASE—Great success for WNE 2021. Kirsty Gogan was awarded the first ever WNE fellow award at this event.
U.S. energy chief hints California may grant reprieve to its last nuclear plant
REUTERS—U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she supports keeping Diablo open. LucidCatalyst helped write influential report.
Op-Ed: California needs to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open to meet its climate goals
LA TIMES—Steven Chu & Ernest Moniz cite our study with MIT-Stanford to keep Diablo Canyon operating
Opinion: Closing California’s last nuclear power plant would be a mistake
WASHINGTON POST—A new report from MIT, Stanford and LucidCatalyst: Closing down Diablo Canyon would be the definition of climate incoherence
Study assesses potential value of continued operation for Diablo Canyon
WNN—Delaying the retirement of Diablo Canyon would reduce California's power sector carbon emissions, reduce reliance on gas, save billions
Can California Resurrect Its Lone Nuclear Power Plant Because Of Climate Change?
FORBES—Some Californian's and scholars inc. LucidCatalyst are trying to keep Diablo Canyon in operation because of climate change
Q&A: Options for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
MIT NEWS—Researchers (& LucidCatalyst) argue the plant could provide multiple benefits for CA, e.g., desalinated water & clean hydrogen fuel
Will the climate crisis force America to reconsider nuclear power?
THE ECONOMIST—A new report from Stanford, MIT and LucidCatalyst reveals how detrimental shutting down Diablo Canyon would be
Keeping California’s Last Nuclear Plant Can Save Money, Climate: MIT-Stanford Study
BLOOMBERG—California’s last nuclear power plant, scheduled to close in 2025, could aid the fight against climate change, cut energy costs...
Saving nuclear plant could help California hit climate goals
REUTERS—California should extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to meet state climate goals, according to new report...
Nuclear Seen Keeping Costs Down for "Green" Hydrogen
REUTERS—Hydrogen is increasingly seen as an essential fuel to power a future, carbon-free economy. Cites a new study LucidCatalyst worked on
Independent study on hydrogen production shows using nuclear will cut costs and emissions
URENCO Press Release—Urenco published a new report supported by the IAEA, EDF and LucidCatalyst
Nuclear Needed for Hydrogen Production, Study Says
WNN—Nuclear and renewables are needed for net zero. The article cites a new Aurora study to which LucidCatalyst contributed.
Kirsty Gogan on using ‘Impossible Burgers’ to deliver net zero
NUCLEAR FUTURE–Kirsty Gogan is featured in the cover story about how the nuclear industry can help deliver net zero
Hydrogen Goes Nuclear as U.K. Reactor Pivots Toward Renewables
BLOOMBERG–Kirsty Gogan is quoted about the role of nuclear to produce clean hydrogen and achieve Net Zero in the UK
UK Modelling Report 'Decouples Energy from Emissions'
WNN–Diverse, scalable and low-cost applications for nuclear technologies have for first time been fully represented across whole energy...
NNL Unveils Transformative Nuclear for Net Zero Modelling
NNL NEWS–UK's NNL published a ground-breaking modelling report demonstrating the role nuclear can play in delivering the UK’s net zero goals
Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll on Nuclear Hydrogen
THE RATIONAL VIEW Podcast–Astrophysicist Dr. Al Scott has a conversation with Eric Ingersoll and Kirsty Gogan about nuclear hydrogen
Nuclear Innovation Highlighted at CEM12
WNN–Kirsty Gogan moderated discussion at CEM—how nuclear energy can contribute to reducing carbon emissions in fight against climate change
De-Risking The Energy Transition
TTI Webinar–LucidCatalyst produced with Top Tier Impact on how we can de-risk the energy transition, featuring Gogan, Ingersoll, and Herter
Nuclear enables environmentalists to talk about 'plenty'
WNN–Kirsty Gogan and Ben Heard at the Atoms for Humanity discussion about Sustainable Development Goals
On Course to Create a Fusion Power Plant
MIT NEWS–Eric Ingersoll helped teach this MIT engineering course, which became an incubator for fusion design innovations
