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Electrabel calls for clarity on Belgian phase-out
Electrabel - the Belgian subsidiary of French utility Engie - says it will not make any further investments at Doel unit 4 and Tihange unit 3 unless it is clearer whether the reactors will or will not be allowed to operate beyond 2025. A report due out at the end of next year may lead to the reactors being allowed to continue operating to ensure Belgium's energy security.
read more... 23/11/2020
Japan Could Restart Nuclear Reactor Damaged In 2011 Disaster
A local governor in Japan has approved plans from utility Tohoku Electric Power to restart one of its nuclear reactors that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and the following tsunami, the same that caused the reactor meltdown at Fukushima.
read more... 13/11/2020
Siemens launches local power trading platform with German utility
Using blockchain technology to link participants via an app, it allows producers to earn money from marketing their excess production, the firms said, while distributing power locally represents a more efficient use of the grid
read more... 23/10/2020
Iberdrola to create new business unit to develop green hydrogen
Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Monday (21 September) it would create a new business unit aimed at developing green hydrogen to supply industry and heavy transport.
read more... 22/09/2020
Czech utility EPH closes French coal plant only a year after buying it
The firm has announced it will close the facility at the end of 2020, two years earlier than initially planned
read more... 14/09/2020