A report commissioned by EDF Energy has been published, claiming that the expansion of Britain’s nuclear reactor fleet could boost the UK economy by more than £5 billion, and create 32,000 jobs.
The Japanese government has said that its industrial heartland must cut electricity use by 10 percent this summer, as the country continues to deal with the shortfall in energy supply as it recovers from the Fukushima disaster.
According to the China Electricity Council (CEC), China generated almost 3.9 billion MWh of electricity in May, up 2.7 per cent year on year.
The Japanese government has approved plans to restart units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi nuclear power station in western Japan, after a month without nuclear power for the first time in 40 years.
The British-based cottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) has announced that it is buying Endesa Generacion’s Irish power generation business for €320 million in cash plus an estimated €43 million for working capital.
Higher water temperatures and lower river flows due to climate change pose significant operational and cooling problems for nuclear and coal-fired power plants in both the US and Europe, a study published in Nature Climate Change warns.
German solar power plants produced an unprecedented 22 GW of electricity through the midday hours of Friday 25th and Saturday 26th of May, equivalent to 20 nuclear power stations running at full capacity, Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry in Muenster has said.
Western Japan is to experience above average temperatures from June to August, again renewing the potential for power shortages as demand rises while nuclear power plants stay idle.
Swaziland Electricity Company has announced that it has instigated one hour load shedding blackouts on a rolling schedule.
German utility E.ON AG intends to permanently shut down three unprofitable gas-fired power plants in southern Germany, according to media sources.