A consortium led by Rolls-Royce is hoping to secure £217 million of funding from the UK Government to enable it to build 16 small modular reactors (SMRs).
Rosatom has announced that unit 1 of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant, the first to be built in Belarus, has been connected to the grid and is supplying electricity.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has announced that Synthos Green Energy (SGE), part of the Synthos Group, has started discussions with Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki – PAA) about a potential BWRX-300 small modular reactor project.
GE Renewable Energy has announced that its Haliade-X prototype has been optimised and is now operating at 13 MW power output.
Aggreko has announced that it has launched rental offerings of solar power, available immediately.
Siemens Gamesa has signed a new deal for its 5.X platform in Sweden. It will deliver seven SG 5.8-170 and four SG 5.8-155 to wind power developer Eolus Vind.
The Bulgarian Government has published a draft national strategy for targeting a further 2,645 MW of installed electricity generation capacity from renewable sources, mostly photovoltaic plants, by the end of 2030, in line with the EU’s goals for green energy transition.
Reuters has reported that EDF Energy will shut Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in southwest England earlier than planned.
The Greek Government has announced plans to invest €5 billion in phasing out coal-fired power generation by 2028.
Power sector emissions in Germany reached their highest level last month since before the onset of Covid-19, as lower renewable output and increased cooling demand from a heatwave boosted output from thermal power plants.