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EDF warns Flamanville weld repairs to cost 1.5 billion euros

OCTOBER 9, 2019 / 7:37 AM  - Reuters EDF warns Flamanville weld repairs to cost 1.5 billion euros Dominique Vidalon, Geert De Clercq   PARIS (Reuters) - French utility EDF warned on Wednesday that its Flamanville nuclear project in France will cost 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion) more than previously expected as it counts the costs … Continue reading EDF warns Flamanville weld repairs to cost 1.5 billion euros

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‘A British success story’: Clean energy auction promises offshore wind at ‘zero subsidy’

story in BusinessGreen  Madeleine Cuff and James Murray 20 September 2019 Concerns over legal delays remain, but the offshore wind industry is today celebrating record cost reductions The offshore wind industry looks set to deliver clean power below the wholesale cost of electricity, after the latest government auction for new clean power contracts saw the price offered … Continue reading ‘A British success story’: Clean energy auction promises offshore wind at ‘zero subsidy’

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France’s EDF flags problems with nuclear welds, shares dive

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-edf-framatome/frances-edf-flags-problems-with-nuclear-welds-shares-dive-idUKKCN1VV0PJ UK Reuters SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 / 9:03 AM / France's EDF flags problems with nuclear welds, shares dive Benjamin Mallet, Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - French utility EDF (EDF.PA) has discovered problems with the weldings and other components in some of its nuclear reactors, it said on Tuesday, sending its shares down more than … Continue reading France’s EDF flags problems with nuclear welds, shares dive

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Fukushima: Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific

Justin McCurry in Tokyo. Tue 10 Sep 2019 08.02 BST Guardian Newspaper https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/10/fukushima-japan-will-have-to-dump-radioactive-water-into-pacific-minister-says The operator of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will have to dump huge quantities of contaminated water from the site directly into the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s environment minister has said – a move that would enrage local fishermen. More than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water … Continue reading Fukushima: Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific

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Analysis: Does the UK ‘require’ new nuclear to reach net-zero emissions?

from https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-does-the-uk-require-new-nuclear-to-reach-net-zero-emissions/amp?__twitter_impression=true July 26, 2019 - A new government consultation, published this week, asserts that the UK “will…require” new nuclear or gas-fired power stations with carbon capture and storage (CCS), in order to meet its net-zero emissions target. This assertion is the basis for proposing a new “regulated asset base” (RAB) funding model to support the construction … Continue reading Analysis: Does the UK ‘require’ new nuclear to reach net-zero emissions?

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Sizewell C: waiting for Stage 3 consultation results, EDF ups game with new Scoping, compulsory purchase and £6 levy moves…..June 2019

EDF is assumed to be mulling over the responses to its Stage 3 consultation, but has also been required by new regulations to re-apply for a statutory "Scoping" opinion from the Planning Inspectorate in Bristol. It has also appointed agents to handle compulsory purchases of land and buildings in the way of its various mainly … Continue reading Sizewell C: waiting for Stage 3 consultation results, EDF ups game with new Scoping, compulsory purchase and £6 levy moves…..June 2019

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UK Energy policy hole

    Written evidence submitted by Professor Steve Thomas, Tom Burke CBE & Dr Paul Dorfman (FEI004) Is there a ‘giant hole’ in UK energy policy? Executive summary Despite more than a decade of concerted government effort, only one of the 11 reactors (16GW) the government forecast would be on-line by 2030 has started construction, the plans for seven have collapsed and … Continue reading UK Energy policy hole

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Jobs created in Renewables – AU.

 june 2019 -  https://reneweconomy.com.au/ The number of workers employed by the renewable energy industry keeps growing. In 2018, at least 11 million people around the world held jobs across the renewables sector, from manufacturing and trading to installation. According to the sixth annual jobs report by the International Renewable Energy Agency, the majority of these jobs are concentrated … Continue reading Jobs created in Renewables – AU.