The EU generated a record 22.3 per cent of its electricity in 2022 through wind and solar power, overtaking natural gas, at 19.9 per cent, according to a report by energy think tank Ember, published in the European Electricity Review.
Following the devastation caused by Russian attacks against power infrastructure, JSC Energy Company of Ukraine (EKU JSC) has signed an MOU with Turkey’s Karpowership.
Danish renewable energy developer GreenGo Energy announced that it was developing a $8.77 billion green energy park in western Denmark.
Bord Gáis Energy and its parent company Centrica will develop two new gas-fired power plants in Ireland at a cost of €250 million.
According to figures confirmed by National Grid, Britain’s electricity system operator, wind power generated 21.6 GW in the early evening of 10 January.
Belgium has agreed with French utility Engie to extend the life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years, overturning a plan to close all nuclear plants by 2025.
Britain has announced that its £75 million fund aimed at helping boost domestic production of nuclear fuel for power plants was now open for applications.
Britain’s increased electricity exports to Europe made it a net exporter in 2022 for the first time in over a decade.
The European Commission has conditionally approved the nationalisation of the German gas company Uniper, which was pushed to the brink of collapse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Keadby 3 carbon capture power station in the Humber has become the first power and CCS project in the UK to receive planning permission.