[The demand for nuclear power insalled capacity in the UK will reach 30GW in 2050] A few days ago, Tom Greatrex, chief executive of the British Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), said that to achieve the UK's carbon emission reduction goals, the UK needs 15 GWe of nuclear power installed capacity by 2035, and this value needs to reach 30 GWe by 2050. Currently, the UK aims to be carbon neutral by 2050 and has 24 GWe of installed nuclear power capacity. Nuclear power's share of the UK's electricity mix has long remained around 20%, Greatrex said, but has now fallen to around 13-14%. After the installed capacity of nuclear power increases to 25~30 GWe, this proportion will reach about 25%. Greatrex said that recently, the four AGR units of Hartlepool Nuclear Power Plant (1300 MWe) and Heysham A Nuclear Power Plant (1340 MWe) have received short-term life extensions of about two years. In addition, the Sizewell B nuclear power plant (1250 MWe) is likely to be extended into the 2050s. However, almost all other operating nuclear power plants in the UK will be out of service within five years. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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• 2024.10.09 10:18
• [Qiongzhou Strait transportation new energy vehicle ship successfully docked]
• On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen

• 2024.10.09 10:15
• [Malaysia's energy transition has made progress]
• On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen