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National Grid launches Viking Link interconnector between UK and Denmark
National Grid, a British electricity and gas utility, has formally launched the 1.4GW Viking Link Interconnector project, a subsea cable connecting UK and Denmark electricity grids.
read more... 22/04/2024
EDF vows to connect French EPR in “summer 2024”
EDF plans to connect new-generation nuclear power reactor in Flamanville to the national grid in the summer of 2024, suggesting a further slight delay in the start-up schedule, the French utility said late on Wednesday.
read more... 28/03/2024
Munich, Germany aims for CO2-neutral heating by 2040, primarily with geothermal
Munich city utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) has laid out a plan for the heating transition in Munich, Germany that aims to establish CO2-neutral heating by 2040 at the latest, ahead of the 2045 target set by the federal government. With much of this capacity to come from geothermal, SWM is undertaking the expansion of heating networks, new geothermal projects, and additional drilling.
read more... 26/03/2024
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EDF's UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant start date delayed again, costs mount
French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to at least 2029, with a new estimated cost of between 31 billion and 34 billion pounds ($43.06 billion) based on 2015 values.
read more... 25/01/2024
Fortum considers Nordic sites for new nuclear power
Finnish utility Fortum, opens new tab is looking at several potential sites in Finland and Sweden to build nuclear power plants with small or large-scale reactors, it said on Monday.
read more... 23/01/2024