Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Market Expansion: With the CBAM in place, there may be an increased demand for green hydrogen in Europe. Hydrogen Energy as a Solution The role of Hydrogen fuel in Europe’s heavy industries and residential and commercial electricity is crucial. This is just another reason that more industries are looking towards hydrogen energy.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Last week’s attacks on Ukrainian grid infrastructure by Russia – causing widespread blackouts in parts of the country – are a “message to Europe”, according to Vadym Utkin, Energy Storage Lead for DTEK, the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy industry. attacks have damaged almost half of ???? energy system.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

The findings, published by energy think tank Ember, suggest Europe weathered a "triple crisis" in the energy sector last year, as the industry faced soaring costs, a scramble to wean the continent off Russian gas supplies, and the lowest levels of hydro and nuclear generation in two decades. Any fears of a coal rebound are now dead."

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Energy Transition

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Facing embargoes on Russian fossil fuels and high energy prices, Europe survived last winter largely because of renewable energies, and the hard-nosed scrimping and saving of both Europe’s private sector and citizenry – not because of nuclear power.

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FuelCellsWorks

JANUARY 24, 2024

Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power was a “historic mistake,” Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told business daily Handelsblatt. The move has “negative effects on the.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

SolarPower Europe tracked 18.2 By 2035 it will reduce its reliance on nuclear power from 75 percent to 50 percent. Detailed efforts to invest in grid infrastructure in the Green Recovery program will go some way to shifting ambitions if they can be realized. The solar outlook is much better. GW of deployment in 2020.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

New analysis reveals that on May 24th over half of the continent's power came from renewables, as UK's coal-free run extends beyond 50 days. On a Sunday late last month, 55 per cent of Europe's power was delivered by wind, solar, and hydroelectric sources.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

Europe's power system will look very different in 2030, with energy storage supporting the “dominance” of wind and solar generation, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. By 2040, Europe is expected to add another 169 gigawatts of wind and 172 gigawatts of solar.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 28, 2024

The mayor of a town in Germany has allocated land at a former nuclear power plant site for a 120MW/280MWh BESS, after the government rejected plans to use it for storing nuclear waste.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One often overlooked piece, states Bernard Salha, group technical director and R&D director for French energy giant EDF, might be found in nuclear power. Nuclear power plants can follow the load, and consequently, they can help to bring stability on the grid.” Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

To replace Russian pipeline gas, European Member States have turned to liquid natural gas (LNG) from outside Europe. “We Such actions should be stimulated throughout Europe,” recommends Duić. We understand this is a necessary compromise as an emergency measure to make sure we keep the lights on, people warm and industries running.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 23, 2022

The European Federations of Energy Traders, for example, says that markets have performed “extremely well” during the energy crisis in Europe following the Russian attack on Ukraine. “We Europe and mainly Germany have been focussing too much on intermittent renewables and on using a massive amount of gas imports as a ‘transition fuel’.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

International regulators unable to properly monitor Russian-held site, says dossier sent to western leaders International regulators are incapable of properly monitoring safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, according to a critical dossier compiled by Greenpeace that is being sent to western governments on Thursday.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

Snap analysis explores how Europe could rapidly curb Russian oil and gas imports and tap into long term energy security and environmental gains. The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has today published a new paper detailing how Europe could bring an end to imports of Russian Gas in direct response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

government support for new nuclear has wavered in the past, with concerns over funding leading developer Hitachi to walk away from two full-scale plants, totaling 5.8 “The government is close to giving the green light to a new nuclear power station,” the report said. Nuclear power will play a key role in the U.K.'s

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The energy markets across Europe have responded, bolstering gas and electricity storage and supplies ahead of this Winter.” Part of the UK’s resilience strategy from last year was its turn towards demand side mechanisms, such as the use of virtual power plants (VPPs) to flexibly coordinate consumption.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Let's have Britain with the cheapest energy in Europe… The most successful economies in the world are the ones that have cheap energy prices." He also highlighted how the government was committed to securing private sector capital to deliver the new Sizewell C nuclear plant. That's what I'm going to be all about.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In the previous article , I discussed some of the developments that are taking place to make nuclear power safer, such that a major accident like those at Chernobyl and Fukushima are simply no longer possible. Ramping up Nuclear Power. is doing to kick start nuclear power in the U.S., and push U.S.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 13, 2022

Blockchain energy consumption should be transparent in Europe – a call 100% renewable powered Bitcoin mining facility to prove concept. Over 60% of electricity powering the EZ Blockchain data centre campus in West Point is reported as from emission-free resources, primarily from nuclear power. Have you read?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New study reveals Britain exported more power to Europe than ever before in the second quarter of the year, making it a net exporter of electricity for the first time in over a decade. It's an opportunity which Britain should take, or risk being left behind by other countries.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Renewable power sources are expected to dominate almost all the growth in the world's electricity supplies through to 2025, according to the IEA, and together with nuclear power they are set to meet the vast majority of the increase in global power demand over the period. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Findings illustrate case for government to invest in nuclear as part of net zero transition, Nuclear Industry Association CEO argues. A report published last week by the UN body that explored the lifecycle assessment of different types of electricity generation concluded nuclear produces between 5.1 CO2e per kWh.

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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. When the U.K. Since then, three other U.K.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 5, 2020

LONDON — Europe needs an immense rollout of energy storage and other flexible energy resources if it's going to hit its 2050 net-zero target. To date, Europe's big successes on the energy storage front have come from tenders to provide frequency response and other grid services. As of today, the market is largely stuck.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In the first half of 2019, the company generated half as much power from its coal fleet as it did in the same period last year, without closing any capacity. In November last year, Spain’s government said its last coal and nuclear power plants would be closed by 2030. Europe's coal phase out.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

The decline was attributable to record price levels in Europe and Asia in 2022, rising nearly threefold in Europe and doubling in the Asian LNG spot market. Coal remained the dominant fuel globally for power generation in 2022, with a stable share around 35.4%, down slightly from 35.8% Output from nuclear power fell by 4.4%.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

by far the world’s leading corporate renewables market, offshore wind remains in its infancy, and the offtake deals that have been made public with states and utilities remain expensive compared to other options for companies looking for clean power. In Europe, however, offshore wind is no longer an outlier when it comes to cost.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

has bolstered its investment plans across Europe for the coming four years, arguing energy transition presents a major growth opportunity for its business. The company said the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations are now expected to close two years later than originally planned in March 2026.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed The accelerated 20GW of storage projects equates to the capacity of six Hinkley Point C nuclear power stations and follows months of work and engagement with industry, Ofgem and government to find innovative solutions that will make plugging in clean energy projects faster and more flexible.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

The path to a fully decarbonized energy system in Europe could depend on technologies that are out of bounds in today’s market, a consultancy forecast suggests. Afry modeled two possible avenues to decarbonize Europe's power, heat and transport sectors. “Any process emissions have to be offset by something.”

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

At a time when lawmakers are scratching their heads over how to decarbonize national energy systems, nuclear is sitting on a technology that is low-carbon, mature and, despite the odd meltdown, relatively safe. Yet across North America and Europe, nuclear can’t seem to get a look-in. Meanwhile in the U.S., and the U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Hopes are high that a review of the approval process for new infrastructure ordered by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week could serve to ramp up the rollout of offshore wind farms, solar plants and nuclear power projects. It is important we take the time to get the Taxonomy absolutely right, given the challenges faced in Europe.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Europe’s unpredictable energy climate. As Europe heads into a challenging winter as predicted by the National Grid ESO , increased sensitivity to interconnector availability will become more prominent across the continent. For example, Great Britain has shifted from an importer to a net exporter of electricity to Europe this year.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Renewables and Nuclear Power. Europe contributed 0.7 Nuclear consumption fell in 2020 by 4.1%, but that was on the heels of a rapid increase from the previous year.

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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2020

France has an abundance of nuclear power generation, while the UK's growing renewable energy capacity from offshore wind farms in particular is set to enable it to sell increasing amounts of its surplus generation to Europe in the coming years.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 14, 2022

The UK’s 2030 low carbon hydrogen production target is 10GW, with 3GW of nuclear power able with today’s technology to meet almost one-quarter of this target. The UKHFCA, which sets out a vision for 40GW of nuclear enabled hydrogen generating capacity by 2050, is not the only organisation investigating the potential.

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