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Final Zaporizhzhia unit being switched to cold shutdown
International Atomic Energy Agency staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant report that they have been told unit 4 is being transferred to cold shutdown - making it the sixth and last unit to do so.
read more... 15/04/2024
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European Parliament adopts ‘patchwork’ power market reform
The EU’s overhaul of the power market design, sparked by the 2022 energy crisis, was approved by Parliament, paving the way for new price stablisation rules to become law.
read more... 12/04/2024
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Europe’s industrialists want deep reform of power market to tackle €800b grid spending gap
The European Union is facing a grid investment gap of €800 billion until 2030, finds a report commissioned by industry lobby group ERT, who call for another power market revamp to help address the issue.
read more... 09/04/2024
Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
The EU’s emissions trading scheme sectors, industry and power, saw emissions drop by 15% in 2023, putting them on track for their 2030 targets, but experts question whether this was because of – or despite – Europe’s carbon trading framework.
read more... 05/04/2024
The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants
An alliance of 14 pro-nuclear EU member states said the EU needs an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050 to meet energy transition targets, requiring the construction of more than 30 new reactors.
read more... 05/04/2024