Sizewell C decision still on hold, this time until July
Energy ministers at D-BEIS have for a second time delayed taking a final decision on the development consent order (DCO) for the Sizewell C...
Invest in renewables to fund nuke clean-up, councils urge Whitehall
A protest group centred on local councils claims to have found a way of meeting at least part of Britain’s multi-billion public bill for...
Nukes “essential for Net Zero transition”: IEA
A new report from the para-governmental body for oversight of the world’s energy has re-ignited the debate over the planet’s – and Britain’s –...
Kwarteng approves Sizewell C on energy security grounds
Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has overruled fears over bird preservation and water management at Sizewell C, granting permission yesterday instead for the £20 billion...
Mini-nukes among winners of £3.3 million more taxpayer cash
Research into advanced modular nuclear reactors is set to progress with a further £3.3 million of government grants.
Latest funding for projects under D-BEIS’s Advanced...
Notts ex-coal plant picked for nuke fusion trial
EDF’s former fossil-fuelled power station at West Burton in Nottinghamshire is to host a pilot plant for nuclear fusion.
The government is providing £220 million...
New funding mechanism mooted for Big Nukes
The costs of new nuclear power stations look set to be loaded more directly on to consumers, under new, Treasury-approved rules announced by D-BEIS.
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Government finds £102 million at Christmas to prime new nuclear & hydrogen
The Sunak administration today presented early gifts to investors in nuclear power and advanced hydrogen, finding parcels of £77 million and £25 million respectively...
Enforcement action revealed after Hinkley Point C site death
Three enforcement notices have been served on owners and contractors at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station development following a worker’s death on...
CCUS “backed by government’s £20 billion” to head Hunt’s energy Budget, Treasury briefs
Twenty-year Government incentives promoting carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) will reportedly headline benefits to the energy sector in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget on Wednesday.
The...
Renewables & nuke yield over 60 % of UK power during winter
Wind, hydro, nuclear and solar together generated over 60% of Britain’s electricity over five months of the winter, new figures out from RenewableUK state.
Splits...
Hunt’s ‘sustainable’ label for nuclear angers green campaigners
Jeremy Hunt’s designation in his spring budget of nuclear as a “sustainable” electricity source has provoked anger from environmental campaigners.
The chancellor made the re-classification...
Nuke sludge sucker passes first test, preps for deployment
A pioneering new technique to remove sludge from nuclear fuel ponds has been successfully trialled at one of the UK’s largest wet test facilities.
The...
Magazine ranks Octopus as UK’s most ethical energy supplier. BG, EDF & Shell are...
Octopus Energy has been awarded a perfect score of 100 for ethical accreditation by The Good Shopping Guide, ranking it Britain’s most scrupulous energy...
Government hails Great British Nuclear, pumps £156 million into SMR contests
Grant Shapps today advanced £156 million of taxpayers’ money to boost development of nuclear energy, focusing on mini-reactors of a type adapted by Rolls...
EDF to invest £4.5bn this year in UK low carbon electricity
Nuclear-to-solar-to-wind generator EDF Energy says it is on track to develop £4.5billion-worth of low carbon electricity-making assets in the UK this year.
In its 2023...