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Greg Clark is due to make an announcement this evening on nuclear power in which he is expected to give the go ahead for plans to build a new atom plant in north Wales.
6 years ago
A funding deal for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in North Wales will be outlined by ministers next week, according to reports in the Times and Financial Times.
Lloyds Bank has announced it will dedicate £100 million worth of cheap loans to help small businesses take advantage of supply chain opportunities related to the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
7 years ago
Green MP Caroline Lucas has called for an “urgent debate” in parliament to clarify whether the government is offering package of financial support for Hitachi-backed plans to build a new nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.
TEN years after the passing of the Climate Change Act, Energy UK is launching a far-reaching project looking ahead to the next decade.
The role of gas in the UK’s future power mix is set to rise to more than 50 per cent in under 10 years, according to BMI Research of ratings agency Fitch Group.
Fresh cracks have been found in the core of reactor 3 at the Hunterston B nuclear power station in Scotland, EDF Energy has revealed.
Evidence from around globe shows there is “significant” potential to cut new-build nuclear costs in
The civil nuclear industry faces “significant damage” unless the UK maintains the benefits it enjoys as a member of Euratom treaty, the CBI has warned in a new report.
EDF has threatened to cease the development of Sizewell C unless the government agrees this year to come up with a viable funding model for the proposed nuclear plant in Suffolk.
The government has recruited just over half of the staff it will need to police the UK’s nuclear safeguarding regime once the UK leaves Euratom.
"I find it extraordinary that anyone still seriously believes that the UK will have a shale gas industry mimicking that of the US"
The government has confirmed plans to conduct a formal review of the capacity market “later this year”.
The government has suffered a double defeat in the House of Lords on its plans to leave the Euratom amidst warnings that attempts to secure a replacement nuclear co-operation agreement (NCA) with the USA risk being delayed by Congressional deadlock.
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with EDF Energy to provide heat exchangers for the nuclear island systems at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.
Thames Valley Police (TVP) has described the scale of the investigation into the Didcot A power station as “almost unprecedented”.
Centrica has announced the loss of 4,000 jobs in the face of stiff competition and the looming price cap on energy tariffs.
Renewable output rose by 27 per cent over 2017 due to windier weather and new capacity coming online, according to the latest Electric Insights report from Imperial College London.
EDF Energy profits have plunged due to a drop in energy consumption and lower power prices during 2017.
