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Austria shuts down last coal-fired power plant
Austria has shut down its last coal-fired power plant as part of a plan to end the use of fossil fuels for energy production by 2030.
read more... 20/04/2020
France to see new reactor maintenance calendar in days
French utility EDF will soon present an updated calendar of reactor maintenance outages, after the previous schedule had to be modified amid the health crisis, energy minister Elisabeth Borne said.
read more... 20/04/2020
Europe can reach net-zero by 2050 with 100% renewables, study shows
New modelling shows that Europe could reach climate neutrality before 2050 through a 100% renewable energy scenario which would also see solar technology generate 60% of the European Union’s electricity by the middle of the century.
read more... 20/04/2020
EDF cuts 2020 nuclear output goal by 20% to 300 TWh
EDF has reduced its 2020 nuclear output target by up to 20% to 300 TWh due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its reactor maintenance schedule, it said on Thursday.
read more... 17/04/2020
Over 10 GW of renewables to vie in UK's round 4 auction
The UK government’s upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction is expected to lure more than 10 GW of renewable energy projects, Cornwall Insight estimates following its latest research.
read more... 17/04/2020