Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

Business Secretary argues new nuclear projects are critical for enhancing energy security and cutting emissions, but critics argue that level of subsidy support is spiralling. Simone Rossi, CEO of EDF Energy, welcomed the new arrangement.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has granted development consent for the Sizewell C nuclear power station on the coast of Suffolk, overruling the recommendations of the Planning Inspectorate on the grounds the power plant is set to play a critical part in decarbonising the UK's economy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hitachi has officially scrapped plans to build new nuclear power plants at Wylfa on Anglesey and Oldbury in Gloucestershire amid ongoing struggles to drum-up additional financing for the high profile projects, it confirmed today, dealing another major blow to the nuclear industry's ambitions in the UK.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The new government is being urged to move quickly to decide on the future of proposed nuclear development projects in the UK, such as the planned Sizewell C development, in order to sustain levels of growth within the nuclear workforce, which is now at its highest level in five years.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

Boris Johnson will this week attempt to place clean energy and energy security at the heart of his legacy, with reports suggesting he is poised to give approval to the £30bn Sizewell C nuclear project in Suffolk before leaving office. But we're going to get through it.". — Kwasi Kwarteng (@KwasiKwarteng) August 30, 2022.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Boris Johnson has signalled a major gear shift for British energy policy, yesterday touting ambitions to significantly expand the UK's nuclear capacity over the coming years in response to heightened concern over energy security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Government could delay or even axe both Suffolk nuclear project and high speed rail projects as it seeks to cut spending in response to deficit fears. Advocates of nuclear power argue it should form a critical pillar of the UK's net zero ambitions, including its aim to deliver a net zero electricity grid by as soon as 2035.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a keynote speech, the politician announced her aim to become the UK's ‘first green chancellor', and warned that a major investment programme was needed to prevent the costs of tackling and adapting to climate change from spiralling out of control. The Treasury was considering a comment at the time of going to press.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Business stands ready to deliver the investment and innovation needed to turn ambition into reality, and the proposals outlined in the Energy White Paper will give firms further confidence to deliver new infrastructure'. million petrol cars off the road. million petrol cars off the road.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 7, 2024

Campaigners ‘appalled’ as French energy company EDF gets go-ahead for next stage of project A planned nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk has been granted the first site licence in more than a decade as investors and government officials race to finalise a deal for the multibillion-pound project this year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The government this week finally published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out its vision for how it plans to meet its climate goals while creating hundreds of thousands of green jobs and bolstering the competitiveness of the UK's economy. BusinessGreen wraps up some of the most interesting takeaways from the government's sprawling roadmap.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Leading utility Iberdrola announces new investment plans at today’s Global Investment Summit. Leading renewable energy utility Iberdrola is set to invest an additional £6bn in its offshore wind farm development off the coast of Suffolk, the company confirmed at today's Global Investment Summit hosted by Boris Johnson.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement. However, today's publication of the Energy White Paper marks a significant milestone in the UK's net zero transition, representing the first detailed policy framework to be delivered in support of Johnson's new 'green revolution'.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

⚡ Go Eve , a London, UK-based rapid EV charging provider, raised $4M in Seed funding from The Pearl Family Office, Carter Gem, Automotive Ventures, Kero Development Partners and Cur8 Capital. 🔋 Allye , a London, UK-based mobile energy storage system, raised $1M in Seed funding from Elbow Beach Capital.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Boris Johnson has today delivered one of his final speeches before stepping down as Prime Minister, travelling to the Sizewell nuclear plant in Suffolk to confirm that the government is to invest £700m in plans to build a new reactor at the site. On fracking, I am not intellectually, morally opposed to this at all," he said.

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