French nuclear and hydro output continued to rebound in July from record-lows in 2017 helping to boost the French power surplus despite heat wave conditions, data by grid operator RTE aggregated by S&P Global Platts Analytics show. Nuclear output in July was up 2.8% on year at 28.9 TWh with output so far this year …
Highlights: Paladin announces an off-market takeover offer for the shares in Summit it does not presently own Consideration of one (1) new Paladin share for every one (1) Summit share held Paladin currently holds 82.08% of the ordinary shares in Summit If successful, Offer would result in approximately 39.1M new Paladin shares being issued to …
The development of renewable energy, nuclear power and, to a smaller extent, oil shale is key to cutting energy and subsidy bills and meeting growing power demand. A major challenge facing Jordan in the coming months and years is reducing the country’s energy and subsidy bills while allaying public concerns over rising electricity costs. In …
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has issued a position paper urging Ontario’s new Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford to continue the government’s support for nuclear power. The report, titled Blueprint for Making Ontario Open for Business, suggested the new Ontario government should leverage Ontario’s nuclear sector, “which gives the province key …
EXCLUSIVE TO SIGHTLINE U3O8 – This month’s UComparables edition will focus on the Uranium Explorers’ ability to be project generators and de-risk exploration by accessing capital from partners to fund the high-risk and expensive drilling phases of exploration. A project generator (“PG”) is defined as a company that acquires and maintains a portfolio of multiple …
Nuclear power will be essential for meeting the UK’s greenhouse gas targets, concluded a new report by Imperial energy experts. The energy sector is one of the biggest culprits for greenhouse gas emissions in the UK due to its historical reliance on burning fossil fuels. Many experts believe that combining new, lower-cost renewable technologies with …
The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKEs), published today by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), shows low-carbon sources of electricity accounted for a record 50.1% of power generated in the UK in 2017, which is up from 45.6% the previous year. This figure consists of 21.0% from nuclear, 14.8% wind (onshore …
South Korea will have enough capacity to deal with the peak summer energy demands with increased operations of nuclear reactors and new thermal power plants set to come online next month, the industry minister said Wednesday. Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, refuted claims that the government is turning to nuclear power to …
The developer of Britain’s first nuclear power station in more than three decades has approached 12 pension funds about helping finance a sister plant on the other side of the country. Electricite de France SA is working on ways to pay for its Sizewell C project in East Anglia that will make it cheaper than …
The possible introduction of tariffs on the import of uranium into the U.S. could have a negative impact on the activities of Kazakh companies – uranium suppliers, according to the Kazakh Energy Ministry, RIA Novosti reported. “Kazakhstan has several long-term contracts for the supply of natural uranium to the U.S., and the possible imposition of …
