nuclear

Rolls-Royce pushes forward with 470MW SMR nuclear plant design

Nuclear

Rolls-Royce pushes forward with 470MW SMR nuclear plant design

Engineering giant starts UK regulatory approval process for small modular reactor design following government funding boost

clock 17 November 2021 • 2 min read
'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Government announces £210m small modular reactor programme

Nuclear

'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Government announces £210m small modular reactor programme

Ministers confirm support for Rolls Royce small nuclear plans, as more details announced for carbon capture and storage deployment

clock 09 November 2021 • 4 min read
'A crucial step': Government unveils funding plan for new nuclear plants

Nuclear

'A crucial step': Government unveils funding plan for new nuclear plants

Government touts RAB funding model as 'win-win' for climate and consumers, but pushing upfront costs onto energy bills could prove controversial

clock 26 October 2021 • 5 min read
'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

Policy

'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

BT, Thames Water, Co-op, WSP and Nestlé UK among 13 firms demanding government target fully decarbonised grid, as gas supply issues send power prices soaring

clock 24 September 2021 • 5 min read

Nuclear

Nuclear: UK pushes forward with small advanced modular reactor program

Government touts High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) to help decarbonise power and produce hydrogen

clock 29 July 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

'The start of a decade of delivery': Calls grow for increased scope, frequency and capacity of UK clean energy auctions

Trade group RenewableUK and energy giant SSE urge government to accelerate clean energy deployment as BEIS publishes response to consultation on how to deliver a net zero electricity system

clock 27 July 2021 • 7 min read

Energy

UK nuclear, wind, and solar groups team up to demand 2035 net zero grid target

Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), RenewableUK and Solar Energy UK team up to demand clearer, ambitious clean energy goals

clock 20 May 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

'Crucial': EU unveils green finance rules as decision delayed on gas and nuclear

Leading finance and investment figures hail EU Commission's latest sustainable finance rules as crucial to net zero and fighting greenwashing

clock 22 April 2021 • 5 min read

Energy

Will innovating the retail market help drive a transition to net zero?

By 2050 the UK must replace almost all current electricity capacity and build at least as much again in order to meet climate goals – this can only be funded on the basis of robust business models, explains Atkins Global's David Cole

clock 15 April 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Nuclear question: Are new avenues opening up for the UK's hydrogen roadmap?

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play

clock 18 February 2021 • 7 min read