Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK and Canada in a bid to spread international action against carbon emissions. Environment minister Joao Matos said last week the government will close the 1,100-megawatt (MW) Sines … Read more
The government of Scotland announced Tuesday it plans to ban new gasoline and diesel cars by 2032 – eight years earlier than proposals made by the UK’s Westminster government, Kallanish Energy reports. In July, UK Prime Minister Theresa May set out targets to phase out the sale of new fossil-fuels cars by 2040 to … Read more
French state-controlled utility firm EDF is “secretly planning” to extend the lifespan of 58 nuclear reactors in France by 10 to 20 years, pushing back the country’s energy mix targets, local BFM television reported Monday. Citing an internal EDF plan, BFM said the nuclear giant intended to delay targets outlined in France’s 2015 energy … Read more
Austrian steelmaker voestalpine has joined Siemens and utility Verbund for the project “H2Future” to test the viability of using so-called “green hydrogen” as a fuel in the steelmaking process. The partners this week signed for the construction of one of the largest such demonstration plants in the world at the voestalpine site in Linz, according … Read more
Poland’s energy ministry said Tuesday it’s mulling construction of a nuclear power plant to help the country meet its growing electricity demand, Kallanish Energy learns. In 2009, Poland launched a project to build two nuclear power plants through state-owned power group PGE – one in the north, potentially at Zarnoweic and another in the eastern … Read more
Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) could push forward hydraulic fracturing (fracking) exploration and the development of a shale gas industry in the UK, Kallanish Energy learns. Since the Brexit vote, the pound has dropped roughly 11% and currency weakness has made it more expensive to import gas. Without a domestic gas production, the … Read more
Spanish wind power giant, Gamesa, said Tuesday it has secured contracts to build two wind farms in Egypt’s Gabbal El Zayt region, along the Red Sea coastline, featuring a combined capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), Kallanish Energy learns. The two… You must be logged in to read the full news article. Already have a log … Read more
The Russia-Ukraine gas supply dilemma could see a new development as the countries continue political and commercial retaliation, Kallanish Energy learns. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Monday Gazprom will end gas deliveries to Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, as Kiev had not prepaid for more gas. The prepaid supply, agreed to … Read more
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