Clean Energy Future What is the NICE Future Initiative?

October 12, 2020
 

Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy Future (NICE Future)

 is an international initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial.

NICE Future is led by the United States, Canada and Japan. Participating countries include Argentina, Poland, Romania, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

34%
OF THE WORLD’S CLEAN ELECTRICITY CURRENTLY COMES FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY.

What is the NICE Future Initiative?

NICE Future aims to ensure that nuclear energy receives appropriate representation in high-level discussions about clean energy.

The initiative engages diverse stakeholders to focus on full-scale nuclear for baseload electricity as well as innovative, next-generation technologies and integrated renewable-nuclear energy systems across four key areas:

  • Technology evaluations of innovative energy systems and uses
  • Engagement of policy makers and stakeholders in future energy choices
  • Valuation, market structure, and ability to finance
  • Communicating nuclear energy’s role in clean, integrated energy systems