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Vattenfall extends SMR cooperation with Fermi Energia
Swedish utility Vattenfall and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Letter-of-Intent to further expand their cooperation on small modular reactors (SMRs). For the past year Vattenfall has participated in a feasibility study by Fermi Energia to explore the possibilities for the deployment of such reactors in Estonia.
read more... 01/12/2020
UK network regulator approves unblended hydrogen transmission trial
UK energy networks regulator Ofgem has given clearance to Scottish gas network SGN to launch a trial of its hydrogen gas network.
read more... 01/12/2020
Daily (30.11.2020): Oil prices edged higher on Friday ahead of the year-end OPEC+ summit
Oil prices moved slightly higher on Friday amid expectations for the year-end OPEC+ summit. Despite a calm market, Brent crude ended 0.8% higher at $48.18 a barrel. WTI oil gained 1.3% to close at $45.53 a barrel, a day after Thanksgiving in the US.
read more... 30/11/2020
EU approves German scheme to compensate hard coal plants for early closure
The energy regulator will publish seven tenders for the closure of hard coal and small lignite-fired power plants that will take place annually until 2026
read more... 30/11/2020
InterGen gets green light for ‘UK’s largest’ battery project in Essex
The £200m project is expected to provide at least 320MW of capacity, with the potential to expand to 1.3GWh
read more... 30/11/2020