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French parliament votes nuclear plan with large majority
France's parliament voted in favour of the government's nuclear investment plan with a large majority on Tuesday, a day after the government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote over its pension reform plan.
read more... 22/03/2023
Seven countries reject nuclear-derived hydrogen from EU renewables law
A group of seven EU countries led by Germany have rejected calls to incorporate nuclear-made hydrogen into the bloc’s green transport targets, reigniting a dispute with France that has held back an agreement on the bloc’s renewable energy directive.
read more... 22/03/2023
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Germany, Spain push to keep nuclear out of EU renewable energy goals
Seven EU states including Germany, Spain and Denmark have strengthened their resistance to efforts by France to count nuclear energy towards EU renewable energy targets, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
read more... 20/03/2023
Daily (13.03.2023): Forward electricity prices increased sharply on Friday amid escalated concerns over the nuclear availability in France
Oil prices rose on Friday on the back of a better-than-expected U.S. employment indicator that suggested less severe than expected monetary tightening. As a result, Brent crude ended 1.5% higher at $82.78 a barrel.
read more... 13/03/2023
Daily (08.03.2023): Ongoing strikes in France lifted the French forward power prices by over 4.4%
Oil prices lost momentum on Tuesday as the Chinese National People’s Congress estimate a lower-than-expected GDP growth target of around 5%, hence this could cause a fall in oil demand. A rise in US oil output also weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude fell by 3.4% to settle at $83.29 a barrel.
read more... 08/03/2023