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Jonathon Porritt on Hinkley C: The beginning of the end

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Jonathon Porritt posted an important blog post on Monday, about the ongoing troubles at Hinkley C in Somerset. As Porritt points out, the project still faces vast hurdles including securing a final investment decision from minority partners, obtaining a £10bn loan guarantee from the treasury, and…

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Can we devolve electricity generation in the UK?

Posted on by Nancy Carter — No Comments ↓

Last week, a report publishing research conducted by a consortium of 9 UK universities, and co-authored by CIED researcher, Dr Victoria Johnson argued that up to 50 per cent of electricity demand in the UK could be met by distributed…

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Small modular reactors – the future of nuclear power?

Posted on by Philip Johnstone — 3 Comments ↓

In recent months, as the large Hinkley Point nuclear project has hit a succession of problems (see the recent blog by Phil) there has been increasing attention to the prospects of small nuclear reactors, most often small modular reactors (SMRs). …

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South Africa’s electricity crisis and the future of supply

Posted on by Lucy Baker — 1 Comment ↓

During his ‘State of the Nation address’ last week South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma promised to do “everything we can” to resolve the country’s energy challenge, including: to develop a large nuclear fleet; construct yet more coal-fired power plants; import…

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The politics of the UK nuclear renaissance

Posted on by Philip Johnstone — 3 Comments ↓

The ‘nuclear renaissance’ just got nasty. Britain has threatened Austria that it will take “every opportunity” to harm the country if Austria goes ahead with plans to challenge the European Commission decision on the granting of state aid for the…

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