France's power sector is under fresh scrutiny as maintenance on several of the country's critical nuclear reactors continues just as Europe braces for another winter, when regional heating demand typically peaks.
read more... 09/11/2023
In response to calls from the nuclear industry, research community and nuclear safety regulators, the European Commission will establish an Industrial Alliance dedicated to small modular reactors (SMRs) in early 2024, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson has announced.
read more... 08/11/2023
Oil prices recovered slightly on Monday, after Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed their crude production and export cuts until the end of the year. Consequently, Brent crude closed at $85.18 per barrel, and WTI crude ended at $80.82 per barrel.
read more... 07/11/2023
The construction of a new nuclear power unit has moved forward with binding bids accepted from US-Canadian Westinghouse, France’s EDF and the Korean company KHNP, announced ČEZ’s Director of New Energy Division Tomáš Pleskač.
read more... 01/11/2023
A deal on reforming the EU’s power market, reached by the 27 EU member states on Tuesday (17 October), paves the way for Paris to ditch a much-decried scheme forcing state utility EDF to sell its nuclear energy production to competitors below market price.
read more... 20/10/2023