UK seals £160m nuclear site deal

The UK Government has announced the purchase of the Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi for £160 million

UK ‘eyeing Welsh nuclear site deal’

The British Government reportedly aims to acquire control of the Wylfa site

Hitachi Energy secures deal to bolster UK-Ireland power link

Hitachi Energy has signed an eight-year service agreement to enhance the efficiency of the East West Interconnector, a 500MW link between Ireland and Wales

MPs approve Nuclear Energy Financing Bill

The new financing model aims to attract investors and bring more security for future large-scale nuclear power stations

National Grid futureproofs its assets with greener insulating gas

As part of a pilot project, insulating gas SF6 has been replaced with an alternative greener gas in existing equipment

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Hitachi scraps plans for Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant due to ‘severe’ investment environment

Work on the £16 billion Horizon Project was suspended in January last year after Hitachi failed to reach an agreement to secure ‘reasonable returns’ as a private enterprise

Hitachi drives fast low carbon train travel with new battery partnership

The collaboration aims to accelerate the mass production of batteries to provide emission-free power for hundreds of battery trains across the UK

London to Edinburgh railway goes electric

Five electric intercity trains to start the service from autumn 2021

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Hitachi scraps Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant: Industry responds

The Japanese firm has announced it will shelve the £16 billion plant on Anglesey

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Hitachi scraps Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant

Developer Hitachi has failed to reach an agreement with the UK Government regarding strike prices