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Britain considers coal power back-up for next winter - National Grid
Britain is considering keeping some coal plants available for back-up power to ensure sufficient electricity supplies for next winter, National Grid said on Wednesday but plant operators said they are unlikely to be able to meet the request.
read more... 16/03/2023
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Finland's OL3 nuclear reactor resumes test output
Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor resumed test production of electricity on Wednesday after an outage of more than two months, facility operator TVO said.
read more... 15/03/2023
France's nuclear watchdog says corrosion crack flagged by EDF at Penly 1 reactor
France's state-controlled nuclear energy operator EDF has detected a new crack located at its Penly 1 reactor in its latest update on stress corrosion issues, France's ANS nuclear safety watchdog said on Tuesday, adding it had asked the company to "revise its strategy" for repairing its plants.
read more... 08/03/2023
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Spain off target for wind additions by 2030
New wind additions in 2022 failed to keep pace with the 2.2 GW/yr required to ensure that Spain remains on track to meet its 2030 legislated target of just above 50GW, according to AEE. The lobby group stressed that this delay was partly because "the speed of administrative processing has not been sufficient". Installed wind capacity reached 29.73GW in 2022, up by 1.13GW from 28.60GW in 2021, according to provisional power grid operator REE data.
read more... 01/02/2023
Construction of Finland's first green hydrogen plant begins
The construction of Finland's first industrial-scale green hydrogen production facility began on Friday, its future operator P2X Solutions said.
read more... 23/01/2023