Europe

Energy Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has announced the appointment of Tom Smith as Chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Mr Smith will be responsible for the…
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An innovative snake-like robot has been developed to cut up items in contaminated or difficult-to-access areas of nuclear facilities. LaserSnake2 can cut through metal that is up…
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Siemens successfully entered into offshore wind market in Belgium with its first order for the 309MW Rentel wind project. The customer is Rentel NV, part of the Otary partnership, a…
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Trials have been completed in Cumbria on a technology that converts mixed, lower-activity radioactive waste into a durable glass form. Challenge Dealing efficiently and…
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History has been made at Sellafield after radioactive sludge was transferred from the world’s oldest nuclear storage pond for the first time. Sludge is an unplanned by-product of the…
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The third generating unit at Drax Power Station has been given European Commission (EC) approval to be fully powered by sustainable biomass. Drax can now complete the upgrade of the…
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Canadian Solar has secured GBP 49.3 million (US$62.8 million) non-recourse term loan facilities to refinance a portfolio of 10 solar power plants, with total capacity of 50 megawatts in…
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CS Wind will build a new offshore tower manufacturing facility in Campbeltown, Scotland as a result of a multi-million pound investment from DONG Energy. This investment will give DONG…
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Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and Advania have signed a power purchase agreement for the supply of energy to Advania’s Fitjar data centre in the southwest of…
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Norther N. V. (Eneco/ Elicio) has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Norther project. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will provide 44 x V164-8.4 MW (totalling approximately 370 MW)…
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