E.ON to close gas plant in Stoke

Power company E.ON has confirmed plans to close its gas plant in Stoke, citing “challenging” times for power station operators. The decision, which removes 56MWe of generating capacity in the UK, was taken due to “lack of viable commercial options for the plant”, the Big Six supplier said. It has also proposed changes to the […]

Jellyfish shut down nuclear plant

EDF have shut down their nuclear power plant in East Lothian due to high volumes of jelly fish entering the cooling systems. According to the power company, both reactors have safely shut down and there has been no danger to the public. Both units at Torness power station were manually shut down on 28 June, […]