France will continue its treatment-recycling strategy for used nuclear fuel beyond 2040, with plans to extend the life of existing recycling plants and to launch studies for a new mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant and a new used fuel processing plant, the Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire, announced on Friday.
read more... 12/03/2024
Germany’s upcoming carbon management strategy is being delayed by government divisions on carbon capture and storage (CCS), further exacerbated by a leaked EU climate policy draft for 2040 promoting the controversial technology.
read more... 02/02/2024
A resolution adopted by EU lawmakers calls for a European strategy to accelerate the deployment and investment in geothermal energy.
read more... 23/01/2024
France’s draft ‘energy sovereignty’ law, recently unveiled by the government, has caused quite a stir for its apparent dismissal of renewable energies, placed at the bottom of the list of low-carbon energies, behind nuclear.
read more... 15/01/2024
The UK Government has unveiled its Battery Strategy, a pivotal roadmap to enhance domestic supply chains for electric vehicles (EVs) and diminish reliance on Chinese-made batteries.
read more... 27/11/2023