West Burton
UK Minister Andrew Bowie has appointed Paul Methven as CEO of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions to lead the STEP prototype fusion energy plant project
Drax power station and West Burton A have been put on standby multiple times this winter to back up Britain’s grid
Three coal power plants are asked again to warm up in case supplies become tight today, National Grid ESO has confirmed
West Burton has been picked as the home for the UK’s first STEP plant
Kwasi Kwarteng has highlighted the need for the UK to be prepared for any energy supply scenario – however extreme
The shutdown is scheduled two years ahead of the government’s deadline for coal-fired power
Geoff Curran writes… Day six started with us saying goodbye to our lovely hosts, Jan and Barry who also very kindly donated to the cause (and if you haven’t, please go to our Justgiving page) and then it was off to see Cottam power station. Now I knew it wouldn’t be too far as this […]
EDF Energy opened a new offshore wind farm and a gas power station yesterday. The double christening is a sign of times to come, with gas power expected to eventually make up a large chunk of baseload power to back up wind energy in the UK. Energy Minister Michael Fallon joined EDF Group Chairman and […]
Twenty one protesters were sentenced yesterday for aggravated trespass after occupying a gas-fired power station last year. Although none faced jail sentences, 16 of the climate activists were given community service orders of between 150-200 hours while the other five received 18-month conditional discharges. They scaled the chimneys of EDF Energy’s newly built West Burton […]
So it’s happened EDF has climbed down from its planned £5m lawsuit against climate protestors who occupied its West Burton gas plant after an online campaign against them garnered 60,000 signatures. In all it’s been one of the biggest PR blunders I can think of in the energy sector, a headline writer’s dream and a […]