GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

gigawatt Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in 2012, it proudly proclaimed that the arrangement proved new nuclear did not need direct subsidy. A 2014 study found that of a global sample of 180 nuclear power plants, 97 percent ended up over budget. Another option: State-backed nuclear funding?

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 25, 2020

Europe's electricity giants are grappling with the demanding challenge of safeguarding staff, keeping the lights on and contributing to the relief effort — all while rolling ahead with their own energy transition plans. We’re Europe’s biggest operator of energy networks. EDF to lower nuclear forecast.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

The proposal, part of RTE’s next ‘Ten-year network development’ plan for the period from 2025 to 2040, is aimed to deliver one of the most significant developments since its creation to ensure that the French network is able to meet the country’s and Europe’s energy and climate objectives.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 24, 2024

However, a surprising turn of events signals a possible end to this period of stagnation, though it’s best to temper expectations. Such an output is capable of powering nearly 90% of the European Union’s electricity needs. and looming shortages in Europe — challenges China seems uniquely positioned to avoid.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

Low-carbon energy technologies including renewables, energy efficiency and nuclear power, alongside an expansion of robust and smart electricity grids are all part of the solution, he added. "Policy makers should be taking action now to soften the impacts on the most vulnerable and to address the underlying causes."

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For context, the capacity of a large fossil fuel or nuclear power plant is about 1 gigawatt. Scientists have studied these issues in Europe , and U.S. Offshore wind development can generate conflict and require trade-offs, but there are thousands of offshore wind turbines operating safely and successfully in Europe and Asia.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the nuclear power generation fleet has had its output been effectively mothballed with output below 20% of earlier levels. Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Opposition leader unveils five core missions that will shape the next Labour manifesto, including pledge to deliver a zero emission power system by 2030 Labour leader Keir Starmer has today reiterated the Opposition's plans to place climate action at the heart of its economic strategy, confirming that a commitment to turn the UK into a 'clean energy (..)

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. The committee will draft a plan to reintroduce nuclear for the first time since 1990.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

In January 2021, representatives from the clean energy sector sent a joint letter welcoming the criteria recommended by the TEG and stating that “the inclusion of power generation with a carbon intensity above this limit would not only deviate from science, but would also harm the EU’s decarbonisation trajectory and its 2050 net-zero objectives.”.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Washington and Brussels team up in support of wide-ranging plan to diversify Europe's sources of LNG, ramp up renewables development, plug methane leaks, and boost energy efficiency. Each increment of global heating will further increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. EU and US team up for energy security push.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

For too long, Europe's dependence on Russian gas has left the Continent vulnerable to blackmail and allowed Putin to pull strings," Kwarteng said. He added that: "the good news is, Russia can't directly manipulate the price of renewable energy and nuclear power in the UK.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The campaign kicked off this week with a voter registration rally at the Texas Southern University, a historically black public college in Houston, followed by events at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of Pittsburgh. UAE nuclear power plant clears final hurdle.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

for a new fund that focuses on digitization and decarbonization investments in Europe. Exits 🛵 Cake , a Stockholm, Sweden-based electric motorcycle manufacturer, was acquired by Espen Digernes for an undisclosed amount. New Funds Verdane , an Oslo, Norway-based investment firm, raised $1.2b

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

A new report published in the journal Scientific Reports has warned that extreme droughts are set to become much more frequent across central Europe in the coming decades as climate impacts escalate. Study: China accounts for over 90 per cent of planned global coal power capacity. Fresh warnings of European drought risks.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter. The claim plays on the idea, often promoted by opponents of climate action, that renewable energy from wind and solar power is unreliable.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is an impact, an event - a tragic and world-changing event to be sure, not to mention a crisis that could yet unleash even more terrifying second order impacts as nationalist governments seize the opportunity to crack down on civil liberties and ratchet up bellicose rhetoric.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Martin Bradley, head of Macquarie Asset Management's real assets team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the consortium's investment would help ensure Britain's gas transmission system plays a "leading role" in preparing the energy system for a net zero emission economy.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It’s striking how much the history of climate change concentrates on well-to-do men in Europe and the U.S., Bell doesn’t spend much time on recent events, saying it’s too early to digest the past 10 years from a historical perspective. particularly those who got rich off fossil fuels. English Heritage / Heritage Images / Getty Images.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

The German government is also reportedly working on plans to significantly strengthen its renewable energy targets, while Economy Minister Robert Habeck this week indicating that the government is considering whether to extend the lifespan of the country's three remaining nuclear power plants.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

This has now been amplified by the events in Ukraine, which has caused gas prices to double again in the first two weeks of the conflict. As gas is a globally priced commodity, Europe and the UK are facing severe impacts.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Meanwhile, the horrifying Russian atrocities coming to light in Ukraine are reigniting calls for more robust sanctions to be imposed on the Kremlin, including a full ban on energy exports to Europe. All the briefing suggests there will be two big winners in the new plan: offshore wind and nuclear power.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Just last week, the UK Government laid out its plan to quadruple nuclear power by 2050 and China approved construction for four new reactors. Concurrently, a coalition of 27 investors with a 5% stake in Shell, including Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi SA , advocated for emissions targets aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

As is so often the case the exchanges generated more heat than light, with Starmer accusing the government of "protecting energy profits not working people" and Johnson countering that it was "failed energy policies" from 15 years ago that have left the UK without enough nuclear power capacity.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

But today, Ember has published a study that calculates the BECCS project could require £31.7bn in government subsidy over its lifetime - more than the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. And in March, leading green groups banded together to urge UK government to not invest public funds into Drax's BECCS scheme.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The oil major’s “Princeton Carbon Mitigation Initiative” document from April 2016 also concedes that CCS is not faring as well as renewable energy, noting that wind, solar, and vehicle fuel efficiency are taking off while carbon capture, hydrogen, and nuclear power are “faltering.”

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But the promise of streamlining the planning process may also offer a much-needed boost for major low carbon energy projects such as nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms. After twelve years of running the country, the Tories desperately need to establish a record of delivery quickly if they want to cling on to power.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This remarkable event sent shockwaves throughout the known world. One example of a company already leading the charge is Chemport Europe. A chronological look of the events in 2020 shows us what exactly happened. This meant oil prices could not be kept at moderate level and started declining. Oil price developments in 2020.

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