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Government announces £100 million towards new nuclear power plant

Plans to build a new nuclear power station have received a boost after the Government announced £100 million of funding to support its continued development. Ministers said the move aimed to attract further financing from private investors for the ...

27 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Coal plant ‘will close as planned’ despite Government’s winter standby request

EDF has said that it does not plan to extend the life of a Nottinghamshire coal power plant which had been on call in case of an emergency after the Government said that it wanted to negotiate to keep the facility for next winter. The energy ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:58

City

EDF sees UK profits jump by £1 billion amid troubles across the channel

French energy firm EDF has revealed that core profits in its UK business bounced last year, as the business was able to charge much more for the electricity that its nuclear power plants and wind turbines produced. The Government-owned ...

17 Feb 2023 at 12:31

‘Catastrophic winter’ ahead for households as bills soar, energy boss warns

Households face a “dramatic and catastrophic winter”, a senior energy firm executive has warned ahead of the increase in the price cap on bills. EDF managing director Philippe Commaret warned that half of UK households could be in ...

23 Aug 2022 at 19:06

National Grid stands down coal plants over energy supply plan

Britain’s electricity grid operator has told two of its coal-fired power stations to stand down after preparing them to generate electricity amid pressure from freezing weather conditions. National Grid said it had asked the ...

12 Dec 2022 at 16:16

Scotland

Underwater drone carries out first-ever offshore wind farm inspection

A unique underwater drone has carried out what is thought to be the first-ever autonomous inspection of an offshore wind farm’s foundations. EDF’s remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) was able to visually inspect the foundations ...

23 May 2022 at 09:27

Local News

Wind turbines planned for Kilkenny will 'forever scar the character of the landscape'

Castlewarren based community group Save Our Hills have released a statement in response to a press release issued recently by EDF Renewables Ireland wherein they confirmed their intention to submit a planning application ...

17 Oct 2022 at 11:33

EDF wind farm to pay £5.5m for overcharging grid

A wind farm majority owned by energy company EDF will pay £5.5 million into a fund designed to help vulnerable customers after regulator Ofgem found that it had overcharged the grid. Ofgem said that EDF’s Dorenell ...

04 Mar 2024 at 16:33

Stop Sizewell C protesters lined road as Boris Johnson visited nuclear site

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dozens of Stop Sizewell C protesters, who gathered outside the nuclear site where he delivered his final policy speech before leaving office, were “wrong”. But the executive ...

01 Sept 2022 at 19:18

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant ‘could cost up to £35 billion’

The final cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, being built in Somerset, could be as much as £35 billion, according to the French firm developing it. The start of electricity production had been ...

23 Jan 2024 at 21:27

EcoLive

EDF Renewables has energised its first solar farm in Kilkenny

EDF Renewables has energised its first three solar farms in Ireland. The three solar farms, which are located in Kilkenny and Wexford, have a combined capacity of 17MW and will power the equivalent ...

27 Mar 2023 at 13:33

National Grid considers tapping into new powers to avoid blackouts on Tuesday

Households across Britain could be paid on Tuesday evening to help take strain off the country’s energy grid as French nuclear plants will be unable to help deal with demand. National Grid’s ...

28 Nov 2022 at 13:47

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