Scandinavia attracts cryptocurrency mining
Industry
Cryptocurrency miners are moving to Norway and Sweden because of cheap hydroelectric energy and low temperatures to cool their servers.
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Iter receives giant Chinese parts
Production
Four giant parts for the international nuclear fusion project have arrived in southern France after a four-month journey from China’s
EDF warns of Flamanville delays
Production
France’s EDF Energy has warned that a key nuclear plant it is building in France could run further behind schedule
BP hit by Russian sanctions
Policy
As global investors reeled from the announcement of new US sanctions on Russia, financial magnate Nat Rothschild was stirring up
Merkel suggests Nord Stream 2 U-turn
Policy
Amid tension with her eastern neighbours and the European Commission over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, German Chancellor Angela
Shell faces legal threat over carbon policy
Production
Royal Dutch Shell being threatened with legal action unless it boosts efforts to comply with the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
EU falls behind global renewable shift
Environment
Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged
Cyprus to protest against Akkuyu
Industry
Cyprus will lodge protests over the risks posed by the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant near the Mediterranean
Finland approves Nord Stream 2
Policy
Finland has approved the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through its exclusive economic zone, Helsinki said.
Belgium hails nuclear-free future
Policy
Belgium has approved an energy pact to phase out nuclear power between 2022 and 2025. The federal government signed off
German diesel sales slump
Industry
Germany say there has been a sharp drop in sales of new diesel-fuelled cars, following a court ruling that allows
Rosatom unveils Uzbek nuclear deal
Industry
An agreement on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, signed between Uzbekistan and Russia in late 2017, has
Battery demand drives graphite push
Storage
The demand for electric car batteries has affected the pine forests of central Sweden, where a dormant graphite mine is
Innovative tidal project in peril
Environment
The €1.5-billion Welsh tidal lagoon, which could pioneer a renewable source for the rest of Europe, faces a major blow
Dutch electric barges set for 2018 launch
Storage
The Dutch firm Port Liner is due to launch the world’s first 100-per-cent electric barges between busy Benelux ports by