An alliance of 14 pro-nuclear EU member states said the EU needs an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050 to meet energy transition targets, requiring the construction of more than 30 new reactors.
read more... 05/04/2024
“Offshore plants risk not being built” unless incentives recently outlined by the government were raised, said Simone Togni, president of wind association ANEV.
read more... 04/04/2024
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter to ensure that the country would meet its climate neutrality targets, with Economy Minister Robert Habeck saying that the plants were “neither necessary nor economical”.
read more... 02/04/2024
National grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN) said on Monday that renewable energy plants in Portugal have covered 89% of the country's electricity consumption in the first quarter of 2024.
read more... 02/04/2024
Seven lignite-fired power plant units with a combined generating capacity of 3.1 gigawatt will be shut down in Germany at the end of March after the plant’s planned decommissioning was postponed due to the 2022 energy crisis.
read more... 27/03/2024