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Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’

GreenTechMedia

There’s no shortage of “resilience” talk in the energy industry, but it hasn’t always been that way. Resilience 101: Where we’ve been. Thirty years ago, the concept of resilience held a very different and less pressing connotation than it does today.

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UK government launches £75m nuclear fuel fund

Business Green

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy kicks off new Nuclear Fuel Fund to encourage investment and in nuclear supply chain. The UK government has launched a new £75m fund that aims to catalyse investment in the nuclear fuel sector.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year. This is largely thanks to the huge momentum behind renewables, with ever cheaper solar leading the way, and support from the important comeback of nuclear power, whose generation is set to reach a historic high by 2025.

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UK’s National Grid proposes £58bn network upgrade plan

Smart Energy International

billion) of further, direct investment into electricity networks to facilitate the connection of clean assets and renewable energy sources. National Grid forecasts a 64% growth in power demand to 2035, the UK’s target for net zero. National Grid ESO has released a network upgrade plan, calling for £58 billion ($73.6

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EIB invests nearly half a billion euros in major German grid expansion plan

Smart Energy International

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Dutch-German TSO TenneT with a loan of €450 million ($440 million) for the construction of a 185km electricity transmission corridor — the Ostbayernring — connecting Redwitz to Schwandorf in the south-east of Germany.

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Government promises to unleash net zero investment blitz with 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

Business Green

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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'British Nuclear Renaissance': Government announces £120m fund to help innovators enter sector

Business Green

State-of-the-art technologies and innovative new business are to be encouraged into the UK nuclear power sector following the launch of a £120m government fund today.