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North gears up to make parts for Rolls-Royce nuclear reactors: Sunderland, Teesside and Deeside in North Wales shortlisted as potential locations. Rolls-Royce has shortlisted Sunderland, Teesside and Deeside in North Wales as potential locations for its first factory supplying parts …

In April this year the UK government confirmed the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station, near Amlwch, was part of its energy strategy, with the idea to move ahead with the project “as soon as possible this decade”. This was another …

Following mounting pressure from Washington, the UK decided to ban Huawei and other vendors it considered to be a high security risk from its 5G networks in 2020. In November, after months of prevaricating, the Government blocked the sale of …

Government spending to tackle the climate crisis now would boost GDP in the long-term and gain the support of the public, according to new research that finds that 80% of people see investment into renewables as a key measure to …

Is Jeremy Hunt about to reduce energy bill support for businesses? Christmas is just days away and business owners across the country are nervously waiting for a much-needed present from the government. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is expected to announce …

The 13m tall, high-strength steel cylinder weighs in at 500 tonnes and will hold the nuclear fuel and house the chain reaction that generates heat. Once in use, its core will have an average temperature of 300C. The heat will …

Ministers are close to finalising plans for a two-pronged package of support for businesses to help with energy costs all the way through next winter — when prices are feared to rise sharply again — and into spring 2024. Jeremy …

It’s that time of year when editors seem happy to let a few dubious stories through. Most of the media ran with this one on yet another nuclear fusion breakthrough- this one at the Lawrence Livermore labs in California, at …

Renewable power executives warned the UK government that investment in new offshore wind farms is at risk because of soaring costs and the Treasury’s windfall tax. While offshore wind farms are a central plank of the UK’s climate and energy …

Despite the hype, we shouldn’t bank on nuclear fusion to save the world from climate catastrophe. Most scientists have been careful in their responses to the over-hyping of the NIF “breakthrough”. They accept that a key step has been taking …