Dungeness
A series of public meetings is to be held next month to discuss the possibility of building a new nuclear power station at Dungeness. British Energy and environmental consultants Royal Haskoning will be on hand to answer questions from people living on Romney Marsh.
BBC 28th Dec 2008 more >>
British Energy
Centrica and French energy giant EDF, which has agreed to buy British Energy for £12.5bn, will start negotiations in the New Year to kick-start a nuclear power station building programme.
This is Money 28th Dec 2008 more >>
South Korea
South Korea plans to spend $28.5 billion building more nuclear and gas-fired power plants by 2022 to reduce its dependence on oil and meet rising demand for energy. The country will build 12 more nuclear-powered plants, seven coal-fired plants and 11 fueled by liquefied natural gas by 2022. The projects are part of a government power supply-and-demand plan that outlines investment for the next 15 years.
Bloomberg 28th Dec 2008 more >>
Climate
The number of Labour MPs opposing Heathrow’s third runway is already substantial. A decision due in December was delayed until January after the cabinet split on overlooking the environmental impact of a third runway. Campaigners believe it will cause air pollution levels to soar, rendering impossible a 2015 emission target set by the European commission.
Guardian 29th Dec 2008 more >>
Renewables
Britain’s wind power industry is facing a double blow of lengthy planning delays and rapidly rising construction costs in a crisis that threatens to sink the government’s climate-change goals. Dozens of projects are being held up by planning inquiries, with the average length of time taken to win permission being 15 to 20 months in England and far longer in Scotland and Northern Ireland, where the bulk of the schemes are being developed.
Guardian 29th Dec 2008 more >>
