NUCLEAR ENERGY
Slovenian prices may rise 70 EUR/MWh in fully green scenario
Date: 31.05.2023 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Fatos Bytyci
Slovenian power prices could increase by 70 EUR/MWh in the 2035-2038 period if the country opts to completely base its power generation on renewable energy sources, a new analysis has shown.
No final decision on new Slovenia nuclear before 2027 – CEO
Date: 23.05.2023 Author: Valerija Hozjan
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
Slovenia’s state-owned utility Gen Energija will be able to make the final investment decision on the construction of a new nuclear plant no earlier than 2027 or early 2028, its CEO said.
Key MEP slams proposal to allow low-cost power revenue caps
Date: 17.05.2023 Author: Siobhan Hall, Montel
Photo: Roman Peklaj
A key European Parliament member has slammed a colleague’s proposal to allow emergency temporary caps on low-cost power generators’ revenue as part of EU market design reforms.
EU nuclear club’s projects could reach 150 GW by 2050
Date: 16.05.2023 Author: Caroline Pailliez and Juliette Portala, Montel
Photo: EDF Energy
Nuclear power could reach up to 150 GW of capacity by 2050, against 100 GW currently, France’s energy minister wrote in a statement on Tuesday following a meeting of the new European nuclear
Renewables to outcompete nuclear power in Europe – Rystad
Date: 10.05.2023 Author: Anton Tigerstedt, Montel
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Installed nuclear power production capacity in Europe will continue to decline towards 2050, making renewables and gas-fired plants the region’s key sources of power supply, said consultancy Rystad
Slovenia needs new nuclear reactor – industry representatives
Date: 09.05.2023 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Simona Drevenšek
Slovenia’s energy intensive industries will not survive without the construction of a new nuclear reactor, representatives from this sector said on Monday.
EDF Trading sales nearly triple to EUR 1.4bn on uncertainty
Date: 28.04.2023 Author: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, Montel
Photo: Fatos Bytyci
EDF’s trading arm saw its first-quarter sales soar almost three-fold to EUR 1.38bn “against a backdrop of continued energy commodity market uncertainty”, it said on Friday.
Experts welcome Bulgarian nuclear plant supply diversification
Date: 25.04.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
Photo: www.kznpp.org
The Kozloduy nuclear power plant’s contract with a new fuel supplier will have a positive impact on the Bulgarian energy sector’s market competitiveness and business reputation, local energy
Better to decarbonise than build new nuclear unit – Croatian NGO
Date: 21.04.2023 Author: Montel
Photo: GEN energija
Instead of building a new unit at the Krsko nuclear power plant, Croatia and Slovenia could fully decarbonise their power systems, Croatian environmental NGO Zelena Akcija president Luka Tomac told
German nuclear shutdown unlikely to end closure debate
Date: 12.04.2023 Author: Niels C Sorrells, Montel
Photo: Westinghouse's archive
Germany is set to shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants within days, but the debate about whether the country should ditch the power source is far from over as it faces another major
Slovenian solar could exceed 3 GW by 2030 – research institute
Date: 11.04.2023 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Montel
Slovenia could exceed 3 GW of solar capacity by 2030, Stane Merse, the head of the energy efficiency centre at Slovenia’s Jozef Stefan Institute (JSI), said on Thursday.
US to support EU on replacing Russian nuclear fuels
Date: 04.04.2023 Author: Siobhan Hall, Montel
Photo: Rosatom
The US intends to cooperate closely with the EU to help reduce the bloc’s dependency on Russian nuclear materials in response to the war in Ukraine, both parties said in a joint statement on
