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Cool secret that may help Mona Lisa keep smiling

The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from one of Paris’s best-kept secrets: an underground cooling system that has helped the Louvre cope with the sweltering heat that has broken temperature records across ...

31 Jul 2022 at 10:46

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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 of three turbines at ...

23 May 2022 at 09:27

Hinkley Point C delayed by a year as cost goes up by £3 billion

The new nuclear power station being built at Hinkley Point will start operating a year later than planned and will cost an extra £3 billion, it has been announced. French energy giant EDF published the findings of a review into the cost and ...

19 May 2022 at 23:54

Government mulls plans to ask coal plants to stay open

The Government could turn back to coal despite promises to phase it out to reduce the UK’s reliance on the dirty fuel. Officials are talking to EDF, the French energy giant, to see if it could keep the West Burton A plant going. It had ...

14 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Millions face fuel poverty, energy bosses warn

As many as four in 10 people in Britain could fall into fuel poverty in October, energy bosses warned as they called for more support from the Treasury for vulnerable households. Scottish Power chief executive Keith Anderson said the ...

19 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Energy websites crash amid rush to submit meter readings ahead of price hike

Energy websites appeared to falter today as customers rushed to submit meter readings before Friday’s price jump. The issues – which appeared to be an industry-wide problem – came as experts urged householders to submit meter ...

31 Mar 2022 at 12:25

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 ...

27 Jan 2022 at 01:26

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Maintenance concerns raised over mammoth wind turbines proposed for Kilkenny

A community group that opposes wind farm development in Kilkenny city’s rural hinterland now fears that an interested company may be unable to maintain such infrastructure if built. EDF Renewables Ireland, a subsidiary ...

25 Jan 2022 at 18:33

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 director ...

01 Sept 2022 at 19:18

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BREAKING: Plans for wind farm near Kilkenny city

EDF Renewables Ireland is announcing plans to develop a c.50MW (megawatt) wind farm in County Kilkenny. The proposed Freneystown Wind Farm, which could power more than 35,000 homes, will be located to the west of ...

05 Oct 2022 at 08:33

‘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 ...

23 Aug 2022 at 19:06

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Fears of wind farm ‘rift’ in Kilkenny

Two community meetings will take place in Kilkenny within the next seven days to discuss the potential impact of up to 10 planned wind turbines only kilometres northeast of Kilkenny City. EDF Renewables ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:33

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