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Daily (06.01.2022): European carbon prices jumped by more than 3% on Wednesday, on the back of bullish energy markets and low liquidity
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday, on favorable US employment data, as well as a further drop in crude stocks in the United States. As such, Brent oil increased by 1% to $80.80 a barrel and WTI crude gained 1.1% at $77.85 a barrel.
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Posiva applies to operate used fuel disposal facilities
Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has submitted its application for an operating licence for the used fuel encapsulation plant and final disposal facility currently under construction at Olkiluoto. The repository - the first in the world for used fuel - is expected to begin operations in the mid-2020s.
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Falck, BlueFloat advance 600MW Celtic Sea floating duo
Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have secured grid connections and carried out almost a year’s worth of bird surveys for the 300MW each Llywelyn and Petroc floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea.
read more... 06/01/2022
Electricity from fossil fuels reaches all-time low in the UK
Power generated from fossil fuels in the UK’s electricity grid has fallen to an all-time low, according to data from Drax Electric Insights.
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Application submitted for Paks II containment
An application to build the containment building of the first new unit at Hungary's Paks II nuclear power plant has been submitted. Project company Atomerőmű Zrt said it should be approved within 150 days. Meanwhile, Hungary's nuclear regulator has assumed a new, more independent, legal status.
read more... 05/01/2022