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France plans to triple wind power capacity by 2030
- 2018-11-29 05:38:37
- David Flin
France has presented a new energy plan, in which it plans by 2030 to triple its onshore wind power capacity and multiply its solar power capacity five-fold.
Bioenergy carbon capture and storage pilot project underway at Drax, UK
- 2018-11-27 05:54:20.907185
- David Flin
An innovative bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot plant has been commissioned at Drax power station in the UK, with the first CO2 expected to be captured in the coming weeks.
Poland considers nuclear power to reduce reliance on coal
- 2018-11-26 05:42:35.050604
- David Flin
Poland has indicated that it wants to generate more electricity from nuclear reactors, and hopes to attract over €88 billion of investment to achieve this.
Hydrogen to help decarbonise UK power sector in back-up role
- 2018-11-23 04:15:18.882884
- David Flin
The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said that hydrogen could cost-effectively replace natural gas for power generation, reducing emissions, but warned that it was best used selectively.
Spain’s Endesa plans to operate coal and nuclear plants beyond 2030
- 2018-11-22 06:07:22.646514
- David Flin
Endesa of Spain has said that it plans to continue to operate its remaining coal and nuclear plants beyond 2030, and that it plans to finish one more retrofit and to install new battery units, while closing two units in 2020.
EU imposes freeze on UK back-up power subsidy scheme
- 2018-11-16 06:10:30.753368
- David Flin
The European General Court has suspended the UK’s subsidy scheme for back-up electricity generation, stating that the payments system should be subject to a state aid investigation.
Toshiba pulls out of £15 billion Moorside nuclear power plant plan
- 2018-11-09 05:42:20.212892
- David Flin
Toshiba has announced that it is pulling out of the £15 billon Moorside nuclear power plant project in West Cumbria, UK.
UK freezes CO2 tax for power generation until 2021
- 2018-10-31 04:53:14.827478
- David Flin
The UK Government announced in its autumn budget that it will freeze its domestic CO2 tax on electricity generation at £18/mt until 2021.
Vattenfall to convert its German coal power plants to gas or biomass
- 2018-10-30 06:36:51.130572
- David Flin
Vattenfall of Sweden has plans to convert its German-based coal-fired power plants to gas or biomass to meet the government’s deadline of phasing out coal-fired power plants.
Spain scraps solar tax in energy market
- 2018-10-29 03:53:39.057431
- David Flin
Spain’s new Government has scrapped a tax that had been widely criticised for undermining the development of solar power.
