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UK Nuclear Recap: Major Funding for GEH’s SMR and Sizewell C as Hinkley Point C Suffers New Hefty Delays

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 18:07:32 +0000

Over the past week, the UK government stepped up its nuclear agenda, doling out a £33.6 million grant under its Future Nuclear Enabling Fund to support GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy […]

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IZIVIA Putting 2,000 EV Fast Charging Stations At McDonald’s

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:46:29 +0000

France is electrifying its transport quite quickly, with 20% of new vehicle sales being full electrics and 30% being plugin … [continued]

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UK Shortlists Six Nuclear Designs in SMR Competition, Intends to Award Contract by Summer 2024

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:53:25 +0000

Six nuclear designs will advance to the next phase of the UK’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, a fast-track measure that could result in a government contract within the next […]

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France Chooses Site for Two New EPR Nuclear Units

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:09:54 +0000

Officials in France have announced the existing Bugey nuclear power station near Lyon will be the site of two new EPR reactors. The government of President Emmanuel Macron last year […]

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UK Won’t Keep Contingency Coal-Fired Units Online

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:35:47 +0000

The UK’s national grid operator has said that the country will not utilize coal-fired power generation even if needed this coming winter, issuing a statement on June 28 that said […]

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POWER Digest [May 2023]

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:11:41 +0000

European Grid Operator Secures 22 GW of HVDC Projects. European transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT will lead a charge to install 11 2-GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems by 2031. A long-term

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Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:37:03 +0000

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning France will continue to import power and putting more strain on the country’s supply of electricity. EDF has returned some nuclear units to service in the past several weeks, but […]

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Three Nuclear Giants Will Vie for Czech Republic’s Dukovany Expansion

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:49:02 +0000

Competition for a new unit of up to 1.2 GW at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany nuclear power plant site has stepped up, with France’s EDF, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and a Westinghouse-Bechtel team submitting initial bids, Czech utility ČEZ, said on Nov. 30. Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s. (EDU II), a […]

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European Energy Crisis Prompts Utility Takeovers in Germany, France

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:10:00 +0000

With winter fast approaching, and the dreaded effects of extreme natural gas price levels and volatility looming, together with unprecedented uncertainty of fuel supply, governments in Germany and France have

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UK Throws Support Behind Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Construction

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:51 +0000

The UK government has given the go-ahead for construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in southeast England, which officials have called an important project for the country to meet its net-zero climate goals. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on July 20 confirmed the government’s support, saying UK officials consider it a major infrastructure project […]

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