Nuclear

Cost concerns raised as nuclear plan revealed

Planning rules to be relaxed for small nuclear reactors

EDF mulls life extensions for four nuclear plants

GBN chair: Planning rules put nuclear target at risk

2035 grid decarbonisation goal ‘out of reach’

SMR developer calls for planning rules to be relaxed

Nuclear presents ‘positive story’ for insurance investors

EDF won’t make ‘massive fortune’ from Hinkley, says director

Weekend press: Gas network battles revolt against hydrogen trial

Northern Gas Networks is battling to prevent its proposed hydrogen trial in Redcar from suffering the same fate as Cadent’s Whitby project, which was the only other candidate to become the UK’s first ‘hydrogen village’ but was cancelled earlier this year due to local opposition. Also in the latest round-up of the weekend’s papers, the government is warned that heat pumps are currently ‘too noisy’ for millions of British homes and England sees no new applications for onshore wind farms.

Labour set to stick to Sizewell C finance deal

What is the potential for nuclear-enabled hydrogen?

Bill Gates company snubbed as six firms make SMR shortlist

Electricity consumption falls to non-lockdown record low

DFS expected to provide at least three times as much capacity

Weekend Press: Energy efficiency taskforce axed after four meetings

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news coverage, the government’s energy efficiency taskforce, charged with reducing the UK’s energy use by 15% by 2030, has been scrapped after just six months and four meetings. Elsewhere, the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) alleges that consumers have effectively overpaid hundreds of millions of pounds for the Moray East wind farm in north-east Scotland, Southern Water faces legal action over floods and Bill Gates raises concerns that his nuclear firm is to be snubbed in the UK modular reactor race.