The Scottish Government is refusing to give planning permission for any new nuclear reactors to be built in Scotland.
EDF has confirmed that the Cordemais coal-fired power plant, consisting of two 600 MW units, will be permanently shut down by the end of Q1 2027.
Work has started on the expansion of Siemens Energy’s combustion test facility, the Clean Energy Centre near Berlin, Germany. This facility will significantly advance the development of hydrogen-fuelled turbines.
Slovakia has approved an agreement with the USA to develop a 1000 MW new nuclear power plant.
Romania is in negotiations with the EU to delay the planned retirement of 2.6 GW of coal-fired power generation by at least five years.
PJSC Ukrnafta, Ukraine’s largest oil extraction company, has secured €150 million in grants and a loan for €250 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop 400 MW of new generation projects.
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines for Ontario province in Canada has announced that an MOU has been signed between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The agreement is for OPG to supply UKAEA with tritium to support UKAEA’s research into nuclear fusion.
NeoDyne has become the first company in Ireland to join Siemens’ grid+ Partner Programme. The partnership brings together Siemens’ grid technology with NeoDyne’s 25 years of experience in electrification and automation. This marks a significant milestone in the digital transformation of Ireland’s energy sector.
Centrica and HiiROC, a hydrogen technology specialist, have successfully trialled the use of hydrogen in a gas-fired peak power plant for the first time in the UK.
Framatome has won a contract to maintain and modernise the electrical systems at the two VVER-1000 reactors at Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.