(IN BRIEF) Centrica has announced that Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations will continue generating until March 2028, extending their operational lifetimes by one year and reinforcing the UK’s energy security. The stations, which provide low-carbon electricity to over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Centrica, Chris O’Shea, clean energy, decarbonisation, Energy Independence, graphite inspections, Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Heysham 2, lifetime extension, low-carbon electricity, nuclear power, Office for Nuclear Regulation, partnership, Sizewell C, sustainability, Torness, UK energy security
(IN BRIEF) Egis and its consortium partners Amentum, SETEC Nucléaire, and Tractebel have been awarded a contract extension to support the development of Sizewell C, the UK’s next-generation nuclear power station. The ICOSH consortium will deliver the civil design for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amentum, civil design, clean energy, Egis, European Pressurised Reactor, Francois-Xavier Basselot, Hinkley Point C, ICOSH consortium, net zero 2050, nuclear power, partnership, SETEC Nucléaire, Sizewell C, Suffolk, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Tilly Spencer, Tractebel, UK energy security
(IN BRIEF) Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected by Vattenfall as one of only two finalists in Sweden’s nuclear technology procurement process. Following its shortlisting in 2024, Rolls-Royce SMR successfully completed detailed evaluation and will now work with Vattenfall on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, CEZ Czech Republic, Chris Cholerton, clean energy, energy transition, Great British Energy Nuclear, leadership, low-carbon electricity, modular nuclear technology, net zero, nuclear power, partnership, Ringhals site, Rolls-Royce SMR, small modular reactor, SMR, sustainability, Sweden energy demand, UK-Sweden collaboration, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) Fortum and the City of Loviisa have reached an agreement for the sale of approximately 300 hectares of land near the Loviisa power plant. Valued at 10.6 million euros, the land sale is subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged City of Loviisa, clean energy transition, Fortum, industrial uses, infrastructure, land sale, land transaction, local community, local stakeholders, Loviisa power plant, low-carbon electricity production, Mika Rainemaa, national grid, nuclear power, partnership, regional land use plan, substation, sustainability, sustainable energy solutions, zoning process
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has completed a feasibility study for the potential construction of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) near its Tornio plant in Finland, aimed at enhancing low-carbon energy availability. The study confirms the project’s feasibility and outlines several advantages, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged bio-chemicals, bio-fuels, biogenic waste, carbon capture and utilization, carbon-neutrality, CCUS, clean energy, CO2, decarbonization, electricity, ENERGY, energy development, feasibility study, Finland, Finland nuclear legislation, heavy industries, industrial electrification, low-carbon energy, nuclear power, nuclear technology, Offtake agreement, Outokumpu, partnership, Small Modular Reactors, SMRs, Steel Industry, Stefan Erdmann, sustainability, Tornio
(IN BRIEF) Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare have entered into a collaboration agreement aimed at exploring and evaluating new technologies and business models for nuclear energy generation, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs). These innovative reactors promise … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The community of Forsmark, Sweden, is experiencing economic prosperity and low unemployment, thanks in part to the local nuclear power plant. Residents have shown long-standing support for the plant, which has contributed significantly to the local economy and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall, a leading energy company, faced a challenging year in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine, which resulted in a significant increase in electricity prices across Europe. Despite this, Vattenfall continued to focus on supporting its customers … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) EDF, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo Nucleare, and Edison have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the development of new nuclear power in Europe, specifically in Small Modular Reactors (SMR). Ansaldo Nucleare will support EDF in developing new … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 18-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a European energy company with a mission to enable fossil free living within one generation, has announced it has signed an agreement with Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB for the dismantlement of reactor … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Aziz Dag, Christopher Eckerberg, dismantling, Katarina Gereborg, nuclear decommissioning, nuclear power, radioactive components, Radioactive waste, radioactivity, radiological dismantling, reactor tanks, reactors, Ringhals 1 and 2 in, Vattenfall, Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency announce that they have signed an innovative contract for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration. This is the first cooperation between both organisations and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, News, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged atomic-powered spacecraft, Dave Gordon, deep-space missions, Dr Graham Turnock, nuclear power, nuclear power solutions, propulsion, Rolls-Royce, Science Minister Amanda Solloway, space exploration, UK Space Agency, UK spaceflight
Bern, Switzerland, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the past few months BKW Inc. has been examining various scenarios concerning the future of Mühleberg nuclear power plant (KKM) and its continued operation.It has now decided to continue operating the KKM until 2019, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Switzerland
Tagged BKW Inc., ENSI, KKM, Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear power
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