The German utility RWE said that it opposes plans to end coal-fired power generation in the country by 2035.
The Spanish Government has announced that it is seeking investors to finance a €100 billion transformation of its energy system.
Data from the National Grid showed that wind and gas rose in the UK power mix in August, while coal-fired generation’s share fell to 1.5 per cent from 2.3 per cent for the same period last year.
GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has unveiled a number of product innovations at CIGRE 2018 to adapt to a more digitalised, decentralised, and decarbonised energy landscape.
Bechtel has announced that it has signed a contract with Hitachi’s UK subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power to manage construction of the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in Wales.
Drax power station in north Yorkshire, UK, has converted a fourth generating unit to operate on biomass rather than coal.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €100 million financing agreement with TenneT for the construction of an electricity link between Norway and Germany.
The price of carbon in the EU’s emissions trading scheme reached €18 per tonne, triple the level last year, and the highest level for ten years.
Siemens and STEAG GuD Herne have signed an agreement for the turnkey construction of a combined cycle power plant with district heat extraction, along with a long-term service agreement.
Doubt has been cast over the future of the planned Moorside nuclear plant in Cumbria, UK, after all UK employees were put on notice of redundancy.