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France to continue recycling nuclear fuel beyond 2040
France will continue its treatment-recycling strategy for used nuclear fuel beyond 2040, with plans to extend the life of existing recycling plants and to launch studies for a new mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant and a new used fuel processing plant, the Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire, announced on Friday.
read more... 12/03/2024
Inspection failure set to delay vital fuel loading at Flamanville
Delaying the start of fuel loading, which requires French nuclear safety authority ASN authorisation, would almost certainly lead to a delay in starting the 1.6 GW reactor, which is due to go into commercial service by June.
read more... 11/03/2024
British Gas launches fixed tariff £30 below Ofgem cap
British Gas has unveiled its latest Price Promise tariff, priced at £1660 for the average dual fuel household starting from 1st April, marking a £30 reduction below the Ofgem price cap.
read more... 01/03/2024
Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower production, International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.
read more... 01/03/2024
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Wind power outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time in 2023
Wind power production outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time last year as fossil fuel electricity generation plummeted, cutting the region's carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember showed.
read more... 07/02/2024