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Czechs ask French, S.Korean firms for binding bids for up to 4 nuclear blocks
The Czech government said on Wednesday it would seek binding bids to build up to four nuclear power plant units instead of one, widening a long-running tender aimed at keeping nuclear power a big part of the country's energy mix in the coming decades.
read more... 01/02/2024
Heat pump chiefs urge EU action
Sixty one leaders in the heat pump industry are expressing concern that a delay in the EU Heat Pump Action Plan poses a significant threat to a net zero European industry.
read more... 31/01/2024
Italian gas grid operator Snam to invest 11.5 billion euros by 2027
Italy's Snam, opens new tab will invest 11.5 billion euros ($12.5 billion) by 2027 to expand its infrastructure to support the country's energy transition, 15% more than in its previous business plan, the gas network operator said on Thursday.
read more... 26/01/2024
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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
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€400bn needed for offshore grids by 2050
Europe’s first-ever Offshore Network Development Plan, published on Tuesday (23 January), highlights the huge investment needed to connect offshore wind farms to final consumers, with an estimated 54,000 kilometres of transmission assets expected to be built in European waters by 2050 – almost 1.5 times the equator’s length.
read more... 25/01/2024