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Belgium parliament votes to reverse ending of nuclear power
- 2025-05-20 05:28:45
- David Flin
The Belgium parliament has voted overwhelmingly (102 in favour, 8 against, 31 abstentions) in support of a bill to reverse a law enacted in 2003 that mandated an end to nuclear power generation in the country.
First Hydro Company refurbishing Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities
- 2025-05-19 06:28:45
- David Flin
First Hydro Company, a 75:25 joint venture between ENGIE and the Canadian investor CDPQ, is carrying out a £1 billion refurbishment at the Dinorwig and Ffestiniog hydro pumped storage facilities in North Wales.
Substation in Granada identified as start-point of Spain blackout
- 2025-05-15 05:27:39
- David Flin
Sara Aagesen, Spain’s Energy Minister, said that a failure at a substation in Granada, followed by failures seconds later in Badajoz and Seville triggered the extensive blackout across Spain and Portugal last month.
Pathfinder gets approval for UK hydrogen scheme
- 2025-05-14 07:19:33
- David Flin
The Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder – a joint venture between SSE Thermal and Equinor – which aims to develop hydrogen production, storage, and power generation, has received planning approval.
Siemens Energy expands its range of F-gas-free switchgear
- 2025-05-08 06:54:45
- David Flin
Siemens Energy, in consortium with Elia, Belgian’s transmission system operator, is developing a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) for 420 kV lines that operates without any fluorinated gases (F-gases).
Tender announced for gas engine power plants for Ukraine
- 2025-05-07 06:06:54
- David Flin
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and JSC Ukrzaliznytsia have announced a tender for the purchase of container gas engine power plants for Ukraine, each of a capacity of 1.8-3.5 MW, for a total capacity of 215 MW, using EBRD loan funds and grant financing.
Swiss start-up turns railway tracks into solar power plants
- 2025-05-01 05:27:48
- David Flin
Sun-Ways, a Swiss start-up, is testing a system of installation of solar panels between railway tracks, and has placed 100 m of solar panels on tracks in Buttes, a small village in canton Neuchâtel in western Switzerland.
Major power outage in Spain and Portugal
- 2025-04-29 07:09:35
- David Flin
Spain and Portugal have been hit by a major power outage, causing chaos in the Iberian peninsula.
Germany to save €1.5 billion by phasing out power payments
- 2025-04-24 05:21:04
- David Flin
Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, the regulatory body overseeing the country’s energy grid, has proposed phasing out payments currently made to smaller conventional power generation units over the period 2026-2028.
EnBW commissions one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants
- 2025-04-14 06:03:04
- David Flin
EnBW has officially commissioned one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its Stuttgart-Münster site.
