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State of grace?

Without state aid approval, EMR is dead in the water. Paul Brennan looks at the hurdles it will face and its prospect of clearing them

13 years ago

Treasury boosts Drax biomass conversion

The Treasury has offered to guarantee £75 million of debt for Drax Power's conversion from coal to biomass, as part of a programme designed to boost growth.

13 years ago

Job cuts at Hinkley Point as nuclear talks drag on

EDF Energy is cutting costs at Hinkley Point while it thrashes out a deal with the government on the contract for difference and "strike price" for new nuclear, it confirmed on Tuesday.

13 years ago

UK ‘urgently needs nuclear plan B’

The UK urgently needs to develop a back-up energy strategy in case new nuclear plant are not delivered on time, according to a report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) published today.

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Will the price be right?

13 years ago

Reasons to be cheerful

Centrica may have exited nuclear new-build in the UK, but plenty of others are willing to take its place, say Dominic Holt and Tim Stone

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Super model

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Mega expectations

13 years ago

Dig for victory

Nigel Hawkins says we should bring forward utility capital programmes to help grow our struggling economy

13 years ago

Whatever the question, the answer is gas

Centrica’s abandonment this week of its plans to build new nuclear power plants came as

13 years ago

UK urgently needs new gas plant, warns Ofgem boss

The UK urgently needs new gas plant to replace retiring oil and coal generation, according to the chief executive of Ofgem.

13 years ago

EDF aims to strike CfD deal in next three months

EDF is aiming to complete negotiations with the UK government over new nuclear Contracts for Difference (CfDs) by the end of the first quarter of 2013, it confirmed today. The French-owned firm plans to make an investment decision on Hinkley Point C "as soon as possible" after that.

13 years ago

Enemies closer

Nuclear power has traditionally been a low-carbon rival to offshore wind, but perhaps the nuclear experience could teach wind a thing or two, say Michael Kruse and Julia Heizinger

13 years ago

Strike price vital to secure new nuclear partner

The contracts for difference (CFD) strike price is more crucial then ever to EDF Energy's UK new nuclear programme, after Centrica confirmed its exit on Monday.

13 years ago

Centrica pulls out of new nuclear

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Nuclear strike price rumoured to go below £100/MWh

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Greg Barker to decide fate of Hinkley Point C

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has given climate change minister Greg Barker ministerial responsibility for planning decisions, a move that means he will determine EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station application.

13 years ago

Chinese firm could replace Centrica as EDF nuclear partner

EDF is in talks with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding (CGN) to replace Centrica as its nuclear partner in the UK, according to sources close to the deal.

13 years ago

Hitachi nuclear proposals move forward

Hitachi's plan to build six nuclear reactors in the UK moved a step forward today, as ministers asked the Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency to assess their designs.

13 years ago

EDF Energy’s nuclear fleet records best output for seven years

EDF Energy's eight UK nuclear power stations have produced their highest output for seven years.

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