Siemens Energy and Capital Refractories Limited have agreed that Siemens Energy will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Capital Injection Ceramics Limited (CIC), a subsidiary of Capital Refractories.
EDF has announced a 12-month extension of the operational life for Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations in the UK. Both power stations will now operate until March 2028.
Romania’s Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said that the country is negotiating with the European Commission to delay shutting down 2.6 GW of coal-fired power generation by at least five years.
Sweden has announced that it will use SMRs from either Rolls-Royce or GE Vernova for its first nuclear expansion in 50 years.
A swarm of jellyfish caused four reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in Nord, France to close, according to an announcement by the operator EDF.
The UK government has signed an agreement worth over £38 billion with a number of backers, including EDF and Centrica, for construction of the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement to supply a €160 million loan to Ukrnafta, a Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company which is using EBRD finance to supply and install small-scale gas-fired distributed power and cogeneration capacity around the country.
A large electricity outage struck parts of the Czech Republic on 4 July. The blackout affected large sections of Prague and several regions.
Horizon Europe has officially launched the SPECTRUM Project, a research initiative that brings together leading experts to develop next-generation hybrid solar technologies.
The ESB has ended coal-fired generation 915 MW Moneypoint power station in County Clare, Ireland, after 40 years and earlier than planned, shifting to using oil instead.