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EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine
The United States and the European Union pledged on Monday (7 February) to work to ensure gas supplies can respond to disruptions in pipeline gas flows, as tensions rise over the massing of troops on Ukraine’s borders by Russia, Europe’s biggest gas supplier.
read more... 09/02/2022
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France fires up coal power in policy reversal over feared nuclear shortfall
France is to allow its last two operational coal-fired power plants to produce excessive emissions this winter to stave off the threat of electricity shortages resulting from the closure of some nuclear plants.
read more... 12/01/2022
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British nuclear plant Hunterston B to close after 46 years
Utility firm EDF has announced that it will be winding down operations at Hunterston B, one of the UK’s most productive nuclear power stations, after cracks were found in the core of its reactors.
read more... 10/01/2022
RWE, Northland partner to develop 1.3GW offshore wind cluster in Germany
Located north of the island of Juist, in Lower Saxony in Germany, the cluster will consist of three offshore wind farms, which are expected to begin commercial operations between 2026 and 2028
read more... 07/01/2022
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Posiva applies to operate used fuel disposal facilities
Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has submitted its application for an operating licence for the used fuel encapsulation plant and final disposal facility currently under construction at Olkiluoto. The repository - the first in the world for used fuel - is expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s.
read more... 06/01/2022