Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU/CSU conservative group and leading in the polls to be Germany’s next Chancellor, has promised that 50 new gas-fired power plants will be built in the country if he wins the election on February 23.
According to the National Energy System Operator (NESO), wind power was Britain’s largest source of electricity in 2024, beating gas-fired plants for the first time.
The European Commission has approved a €10 billion Italian scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources to help transition towards a net-zero economy.
Last Energy of the USA has announced that it has received an offer of $103.7 million in debt financing from the US Government to set up the first of four planned micro-sized nuclear power plants in Britain.
Germany has dropped plans for a major expansion of gas-fired power plants because of a lack of political support.
Saudi Arabia and France have agreed to cooperate in generating hydrogen from renewable resources following a meeting between Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and French Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher.
EDF and Centrica, operators of four UK nuclear reactors, have announced that these will continue to operate beyond their original shutdown date.
Monetnegro’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has started groundbreaking for its first wind farm, Gvozd, with a capacity of 54.6 MW.
Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, said that the key focus for renewable energy sources in Ukraine in 2025 will be the development of wind energy.
A court in Sweden has approved the start of construction for a nuclear waste disposal site in Forsmark, 130 km north of Stockholm.