为满足不断增长的清洁能源需求,全球小型模块反应堆正在急剧上升,预计到2040年将达到262个。 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are surging globally to meet rising clean energy demand, with 262 expected by 2040.

工业电气化、数据中心和清洁能源目标不断提高的全球能源需求正在推动核复兴,特别是通过小型模块反应堆。 Rising global energy demand from industrial electrification, data centers, and clean energy goals is driving a nuclear resurgence, particularly through Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). ABI研究项目到2040年将在全世界部署262个SMRs,增加42千兆瓦的清洁能源能力,预计2030年代将大幅增长。 ABI Research projects 262 SMRs will be deployed worldwide by 2040, adding 42 gigawatts of clean energy capacity, with major growth expected in the 2030s. SMR 具有可扩展性、更快的部署速度、增强的安全性以及为数据中心和工业站点供电的适用性。 SMRs offer scalability, faster deployment, enhanced safety, and suitability for powering data centers and industrial sites. 主要开发商包括劳斯莱斯-罗伊、GE Vernova Hitachi和X-能源和NuScale等新创企业,它们得到政府和私人资金,包括技术公司的资金的支持。 Key developers include Rolls-Royce, GE Vernova Hitachi, and startups like X-energy and NuScale, backed by government and private funding, including from tech companies. 尽管存在挑战,包括漫长的监管和许可程序,但由于核聚变仍遥远,SMR被视为满足未来能源需求和防止短缺的关键解决方案. Challenges remain, including lengthy regulatory and permitting processes, but with fusion still distant, SMRs are seen as a critical solution to meet future energy needs and prevent shortages.