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Fessenheim plant to shut by mid-2020
Units 1 and 2 of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France will permanently shut down in February and June 2020, respectively, Secretary of State for Ecological and Solidarity Transition Emmanuelle Wargon said yesterday. Their closure had previously been set to coincide with the start-up of the Flamanville EPR, which has now been delayed until possibly the end of 2022.
read more... 30/09/2019
France's EDF flags problems with nuclear welds, shares dive
French utility EDF has discovered problems with the weldings and other components in some of its nuclear reactors, it said on Tuesday, sending its shares down more than 8% as investors worried about potential closures.
read more... 11/09/2019
Dutch Government demands early closure of coal power plant to cut emissions
The Dutch Government has demanded the closure of a 650MW coal-fired power plant four years earlier than initially planned.
read more... 11/03/2019
Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports set to rise after its last two mines close
Germany is expected to import 45-million tons of hard coal in 2019,up roughly 1.4% from 2018 despite mounting competition from renewable energy, as the closure of domestic mines reduces domestic supply, importers say.
read more... 21/01/2019
German hard coal mining output fell in 2018, ahead of closures
Hard coal production from Germany's two remaining mines will amount to 2.6 million tonnes this year, down from 3.7 million in 2017, mining association GVSt estimated on Wednesday.
read more... 13/12/2018