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A 10 FROM LEN: STRICTLY SPECIAL TO DRIVE BIGGEST TV POWER SPIKE THIS CHRISTMAS
National Grid forecasts the ballroom dancer's show, Strictly Len Goodman, will drive the festive season's biggest TV pickup, a sudden post-show spike in electricity demand... READ MORE›
NEW BLOW FOR HINKLEY POINT CONTRACTOR EDF AFTER FRENCH SAFETY CHECKS
Safety issues force many reactors offline with warnings of power cuts across France, higher energy prices and a rise in emissions... READ MORE›
FRENCH NUCLEAR POWER IN 'WORST SITUATION EVER', SAYS FORMER EDF DIRECTOR
In the week Britain exports electricity to France for first time in four years, Gerard Magnin says renewable power will match Hinkley Point C on cost... READ MORE›
FRANCE, CHINA TO SET UP JOINT INVESTMENT FUND FOR OVERSEAS PROJECTS
Chinese nuclear company China General Nuclear Power Corporation CGN will invest 6 billion pounds 7.31 billion into the 18 billion pound EDF EDF.PA Hinkley Point project... READ MORE›
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G20 SUMMIT: US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYS BRITAIN WAS WRONG TO VOTE FOR BREXITA
Theresa may britaina??s relationship with the us will be strong despite brexit... READ MORE›
SCRAPPING HINKLEY FOR RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES WILL SAVE 'TENS OF BILLIONS'
A final investment decision by EDF on the nuclear power plant's expansion is expected in May... READ MORE›
FLINT'S WATER CRISIS REVEALS GOVERNMENT FAILURES AT EVERY LEVEL
The state, however, did not ensure that corrosion-control additives were part of the new water supply... READ MORE›
CHINA'S XI LAUDS BRITAIN FOR 'VISIONARY' OPENNESS, PRODS OTHERS TO EMULATE
The islands and reefs in the South China Sea are Chinese territory since ancient times... READ MORE›
UK APPROVES CHINESE-BACKED NUCLEAR PLANT, SETS TIGHTER CONTROLS
The project offers an insight into how Britain could conduct relations with the world in a post-Brexit era... READ MORE›
MANY MORE SOLAR FIRMS FACE CLOSURE IF GOVERNMENT CUTS GO AHEAD
However, this government are so much in the pockets of those established monopolies that they are doing their bidding in actively destroying UK renewables... READ MORE›
CHINA TO TAKE ONE-THIRD STAKE IN A?24BN HINKLEY NUCLEAR POWER STATION
China to take one-third stake in A?24bn Hinkley nuclear power station... READ MORE›
TRYING TO BRIBE PUBLIC TO ACCEPT FRACKING WON'T WORK, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
Following hard on the heels of the Hinkley fiasco, this misguided policy to encourage fracking demonstrates again that the government has no strategic energy policy... READ MORE›
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY MUST TAKE STRANDED ASSETS SERIOUSLY, SAYS TIM YEO
The Green MP Caroline Lucas said that the IPCC's evidence made clear that 80 of proven fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING
The Chinese people will not allow anyone to infringe on China's sovereignty and related rights and interests in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
CORBYN FACING HINKLEY C BACKLASH
Jeremy Corbyn Facing Backlash From Unions, Momentum Activist And Shadow Business Minister Over Hinkley C Nuclear Opposition... READ MORE›
XI JINPING UK VISIT ROUNDUP: RED FLAGS, RED CARPETS AND GREENE KING
The road was lined with hundreds of pro-China demonstrators, many in coordinated outfits from mysteriously marked boxes, and waving red China flags... READ MORE›
NUCLEAR DEALS WITH CHINA COULD ENDANGER UK NATIONAL SECURITY, SAYS LABOUR
David Cameron has serious questions to answer about whether Chinese investment in nuclear power would endanger national security Labour's shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy has said... READ MORE›
HINKLEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT WILL GO AHEAD
The delay caused tension with the French government because EDF had approved funding for the project despite serious concerns about the company's ability to absorb the huge costs... READ MORE›
HINKLEY POINT C IS NO MORE THAN A DOOMED ATTEMPT AT FACE-SAVING
The tide has been turning against Hinkley ever since the problems at Olkiluoto in Finland and Flammanville in France, Hinkley's elder siblings, became horribly apparent... READ MORE›
CHINESE FIRM WITH MILITARY TIES INVITED TO BID FOR ROLE IN UK'S NUCLEAR FUTURE
China National Nuclear Corporation on government list of preferred bidders for development funding for next-generation modular reactors... READ MORE›
CHINESE INVESTMENT IN BRITISH NUCLEAR POWER IS FUELING CONCERNS
The Duchess of Cambridge, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Queen Elizabeth attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace... READ MORE›
MOMENT OF TRUTH NEARS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE TIME BOMB
Across the Baltic Sea, Sweden is working on a similar project at Oskarshamn... READ MORE›
'UK-CHINA RELATIONS ARE AT THEIR STRONGEST'
Ambassador Liu Xiaoming 'UK-China relations are at their strongest'... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA BLOCKS ELECTRICITY DEAL WITH CHINA FOR 'NATIONAL SECURITY' REASONS
Theresa May has delayed a final decision on whether to allow this construction to go ahead amid concerns that China's involvement could threaten British national security... READ MORE›
WHERE DOES BRITAIN DRAW THE LINE WITH SAUDI ARABIA AND CHINA?
You can see Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz's point... READ MORE›
WE ARE MAKING THE WRONG ENERGY CHOICES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
A rational, evidence-based, intergenerational energy system won't just emerge from political rhetoric, it needs to be designed and based on clear principles... READ MORE›
BRITAIN APPROVES FIRST NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN DECADES
The delay prompted Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to Britain, to warn that the nations were at a crucial historical juncture... READ MORE›
IT SHOULD BE 'WIN-WIN' FOR CHINA AND BRITAIN
In his speech to Parliament, President Xi said he hoped his visit would take UK-China relations to new heights ... READ MORE›
HINKLEY POINT C: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT
EDF eventually plans to build four new nuclear power plants in the UK which it said could power 40 percent of British homes... READ MORE›
BORIS JOHNSON ATTACKS 'DISGRACEFUL' SPENDING ON HINKLEY
Do I think the deal on nuclear power looks like good value for money?... READ MORE›
WERE THE TRADE DEALS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UK REALLY WORTH ?40BN?
Some other deals are re-announcements of previous agreements, such as a the ?300m investment by London Taxi Company's Chinese parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group... READ MORE›
FOR A SECURE ENERGY FUTURE, THERE ARE FAR BETTER INVESTMENTS THAN HINKLEY
Its supporters chant the same mantra there is no alternative, Britain needs Hinkley to keep the lights on... READ MORE›
'IT'S RIDICULOUS TO SUGGEST CHINESE ENTERPRISES WOULD KIDNAP COUNTRIES' ELECTRICITY NETWORKS'
State Grid already owns major stakes in the South Australian, Victorian and Western Australian power networks through Jemena, ElectraNet and other holdings... READ MORE›
WYLFA NUCLEAR PLANT CLOSES IN WALES
High-level waste from Wylfa will remain on Anglesey until a national nuclear waste disposal facility is finally developed... READ MORE›
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FORGET XI'S 'DEFENSE' OF GLOBALIZATION. CHINA JUST FORTIFIED THE GREAT FIREWALL.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week to tout Chinese leadership on global trade... READ MORE›
'NO ACCESS': REX TILLERSON SETS COLLISION COURSE WITH BEIJING IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Tillerson, like Trump, is shaping up to taking a much more hawkish stance with China on the South China Sea and indeed more broadly, Townshend added... READ MORE›
CHINESE BUY PRESIDENT XI AND DAVID CAMERON VISIT PUB
A village pub made famous by the visit of China's President Xi Jinping and David Cameron is bought by Chinese investors... READ MORE›
CHINA'S CRACKDOWN RAISES FAMILIAR SPECTER OF FOREIGN FORCES
That effort drew new attention this week with the carefully scripted trials of a lawyer and three activists on subversion charges... READ MORE›
EDITOR OF TOP CHINESE NEWS WEBSITE 'SACKED' AFTER ONE-CHARACTER TYPO DEEMED INSULTING TOA PRESIDENT XI JINPING
Chinese media is heavily regulated, and references to President Xi Jinping are closely scrutinised... READ MORE›
CHINA WIDENS CRACKDOWN OVER XI RESIGNATION LETTER
References to Wujie News, and to the letter appear to have been deleted from the Chinese micro-blogging site, Weibo... READ MORE›
CHINESE WEBSITE PUBLISHES, THEN PULLS, EXPLOSIVE LETTER CALLING FOR PRESIDENT XI'S RESIGNATION
The letter mentions the case of Ren Zhiqiang and says that the crackdown on Party critics is causing people to lose confidence in the central government... READ MORE›
SINOSPHERE IN XI JINPINGS TEARS A MESSAGE FOR CHINAS PEOPLE
The two men often had long talks, and both cried when Mr. Xi left to take up a position in Fujian Province in 1985... READ MORE›
THE POWER AND FRAGILITY OF CHINA'S LEADER
Xi Jinping The power and fragility of China's leader... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN, US AND AUSTRALIAN LAWYERS CALL FOR CHINA TO END RIGHTS CRACKDOWN
Last week Beijing also admitted it was holding a Swedish activist, Peter Dahlin, whose group had worked with Chinese human rights lawyers... READ MORE›
'CATCH, CATCH CATCH': CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S VOICE DEBUTS IN OFFICIAL RAP VIDEO
Sydney The Chinese government is attempting to shake off the straitjacket of convoluted Communist Party speak, releasing a rap video sampling its President, Xi Jinping... READ MORE›
CAMERON'S CHINA CHARM OFFENSIVE SEES XI INK A?6 BILLION U.K. NUCLEAR POWER DEAL, DRAWS LOCAL FLAK
Cameron's china charm offensive sees xi ink 6 billion u.k. nuclear power deal draws local flak... READ MORE›