French power company EDF, which is in the process of being fully nationalised, has announced that it plans to see its 50 per cent stake in the 870 MW Sloe CCGT plant in the Netherlands to Czech power and infrastructure operator EPH.
Several French media outlets have reported on plans by the French government to start building its first new generation nuclear reactors before May 2027.
Amazon has announced that it will add 2.7 GW of clean energy capacity through 71 new projects as it seeks to use 100 per cent renewable energy across its business by 2025.
Niam, the Norwegian asset manager, and Solkompaniet of Sweden have agreed to partner to develop a 500 MW solar portfolio in southern Sweden.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that one of the four main power lines at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian military forces after its invasion of Ukraine, has been repaired and is again supplying the plant with electricity from the Ukrainian grid, two weeks after it was disconnected.
Siemens has announced that a green hydrogen generation plant, described as one of the largest in Germany, has been commissioned.
Nine nations bordering the North Sea have announced plans to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part of an effort to both combat climate change and to become independent of fossil fuel imports.
The think tank Ember Climate has produced a study showing that EU countries have generated record levels of solar power during the summer months.
Robert Habeck, Germany’s Economy Minister, has announced that Germany will keep two of its three remaining nuclear power stations on standby until April 2023, to ensure sufficient electricity supply through the winter.
EU energy ministers are to discuss special measures, including natural gas price caps and a suspension of power derivatives trading, to keep rising energy costs under control.