Netherlands talking to three suppliers to build new nuclear power plants

[ad_1] Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten attends a European Union energy ministers meeting on high energy prices, in Brussels, Belgium November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo…

Swedish prime minister urges energy restraint to prevent shortages

[ad_1] Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attends the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Sweden’s prime…

Netherlands plans to build two nuclear power plants by 2035

[ad_1] AMSTERDAM, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The Netherlands is planning to build two new nuclear power plants by 2035, which should supply up to 13% of the country’s total electricity…

Exclusive: EDF CEO tells managers nuclear business to be reorganised

[ad_1] PARIS, June 29 (Reuters) – EDF CEO Luc Remont told managers on Thursday that the state-owned power group’s nuclear activities would be reorganised to overcome recurring problems that cut…

France conducts maiden test of hypersonic glider

[ad_1] [1/2]French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a closing speech during the conference on European air and missile defence, attended by EU defence ministers, on the sidelines of the International Paris…

Ukraine’s nuclear deal with Canada’s Cameco carries big risks, rewards

[ad_1] WINNIPEG, Manitoba/KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s 12-year deal to buy enough uranium from Canadian miner Cameco Corp to power all of its nuclear reactors gives each side the…

G7 ministers set big new targets for solar and wind capacity

[ad_1] SAPPORO, Japan, April 16 (Reuters) – The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed…

Strikes roiling French power sector cause fuel shortages

[ad_1] PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) – Industrial action disrupting French refineries has left some petrol stations short of fuel as strikes stretched into a 16th day on Thursday, also hitting…

French strikes continue to block refinery shipments and LNG terminals

[ad_1] PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) – Shipments of refined products from French refinery and depots were blocked on Monday by a 13th day of strike action, though some refineries operated…

Low demand prevented electricity red alerts in France

[ad_1] March 16 (Reuters) – A drop in power consumption from October to February, mild weather and imports from neighboring countries ensured France avoided electricity grid red alerts this winter,…