The invasion of Ukraine has significant consequences for the nuclear power industry.
An even greater focus on energy security may see increased nuclear investment in many jurisdictions. The conflict has highlighted the inherent risks of over-reliance on hydrocarbon imports from geopolitically sensitive parts of the world. As a result, there…
The fate of a controversial coal mine in Cumbria will be decided in July.
Plans for the £165M Woodhouse Colliery were originally approved by Cumbria County Council in October 2020. Since then, former communities secretary Robert Jenrick called in the decision and asked the Planning Inspectorate to carry out a…
Upskilling the workforce to deliver the government's Energy Security Strategy is a "major challenge", according to Atkins nuclear & power managing director Chris Ball.
The new strategy - which sets out plans to boost nuclear energy, while also investing in wind, solar and hydrogen - comes as a result of rising global energy prices,…
The UK now needs a "credible plan" to deliver its energy aims, following yesterday's publication of the Energy Security Strategy.
The new strategy - which sets out plans to boost nuclear energy, while also investing in wind, solar and hydrogen - comes as a result of rising global energy prices, provoked…
The government's new Energy Security Strategy has today set out plans to boost nuclear energy, while also investing in wind, solar and hydrogen.
The strategy comes as a result of rising global energy prices, provoked by surging demand after the pandemic as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It aims to…
The secretary of state for Wales is visiting Vogtle power plant in Georgia, USA to further the ambition of building a new nuclear plant in Anglesey.
Simon Hart will meet with representatives of the two firms working on the Burke County nuclear plant, Bechtel and Westinghouse, to talk over proposals for…
The government has today committed to delivering a new public body to strengthen the resilience of Great Britain’s energy system.
The Future System Operator (FSO), to be launched once legislation is passed and timelines have been discussed with key parties, will look at the energy system as a whole, integrating existing…
On 20 January 2022 the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) refused a Development Consent Order (DCO) for an electricity interconnector that was to run from the north coast of France to the south coast of England. The connector and the company behind it are both…
Prime minister Boris Johnson has ambitious plans to deal with the energy crisis that has arisen following Russia's invasion of the Ukraine.
Given the reliance of European Union states on supplies of Russian oil and gas, EU and UK energy prices have risen dramatically - and Johnson has allegedly set his…
Networks of tunnels created by protesters have been found at the Navigator and Grays oil terminals in Thurrock, as they continue to disrupt oil supplies around England.
Activists from the campaign group Just Stop Oil have been disrupting seven different sites around London, Essex and the Midlands since Friday. Simultaneously, Extinction…
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