[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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• 2024.04.16 18:04
• [Datang Hainan 1.2GW offshore wind power project construction speed up]
• A few days ago, Datang CZ3 offshore wind power project has successfully completed the first important node task of the onshore centralized control center: the first can of concrete successfully poured, which also marks the official start of the onshore project infrastructure, offshore installation construction is underway, is expected to start lifting in early June, a site 600,000 kilowatts to ensure that the end of this year to put into production power generation. Datang Danzhou CZ3 offshore wind power project is the first batch of offshore wind power projects approved by the State in Hainan Province during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and it is also the largest offshore wind power project in China Datang with a total investment of 14.6 billion yuan. It is planned to install 120 wind turbines with a single capacity of 10 MW. Supporting the construction of two 220 kV offshore booster stations and an onshore centralized control center, the project is fully put into operation, can provide 3.66 billion KWH of clean electricity per year. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

• 2024.04.16 18:03
• [State Grid expands investment in Liao]
• On April 11, a mobilization meeting was held for the start of major power grid projects in the year of the new breakthrough three-year action for the comprehensive revitalization of Liaoning. It is understood that the State Grid Co., Ltd. in 2024 in Liaoning development of a total investment of 25.6 billion yuan, including this year plans to start construction of 72 major power grid projects and 14 distribution network project packages, in order to meet the power needs of regional economic development, accelerate the construction of "wind fire nuclear storage integration" energy base, to help Liaoning clean energy province construction. Provide strong support for the province's power supply guarantee, energy transformation and economic development. Liaoning, scenery water fire nuclear energy resources are complete. State Grid Co., Ltd. earnestly implements the deployment of the national two sessions, coordinates the development of new energy and national energy security, insists on planning first, strengthens the top-level design, and promotes the high-quality development of new energy. This year, following 2022 and 2023, the "14th Five-Year Plan" period has increased investment in Liaoning's development for three consecutive years, and six 500 kV new energy supporting projects and 54 220 kV projects have been completed and put into operation, ensuring 10.06 million kW of new energy connected to the grid, promoting the green transformation and upgrading of the power grid, and accelerating the construction of new power systems and new energy systems. Editor/Xu Shengpeng