HOME ABOUT US OUR PROPOSITION CASE STUDIES NEWS CONTACT US 1 2 3 4 5 Renewable Energies to Become the most Competitive Sources of Electricity in 2040 In its "New Energy Outlook 2016" report, released on Monday, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) expects renewable energies to go on developing quickly. They should become, in the 2020s, the cheapest sources of electricity in many countries, and nearly globally by 2030. La Tribune | 2016, June 14th Swedish government revives nuclear power The Swedish left-wing government and the opposition on 10 June signed a political agreement that defines the country' energy policy over the next three decades. Sweden aims to produce all of its power from renewable sources by 2040 but in the meantime will build nuclear plants to replace old ones being phased out, according to the deal. Les Echos | 2016, June 13th India and US sign civil nuclear deal On the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, the two countries have reached an agreement on civil nuclear power, under which the US company Westinghouse will build 6 reactors in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, south-east of the country. Engineering studies are set to start and the final contract should be signed before June 2017. New Delhi has been engaged in a plan for the large-scale development of civil nuclear in order to cut its carbon emissions. Naturally, the world's nuclear sector players are highly interested, although projects in India take a lot of time to materialize. Le Monde | 2016, June 10th Germany puts brakes on renewable energies Six years before its total nuclear exit, the German government on June 9 approved a draft law that modifies the system of systematic subsidies granted to the renewables energies sector in order to slow the nation's massive build-out of wind, solar and biogas power installations. The goal is to limit costs of the energy transition. As of 2017, the government will issue tender calls each year for all sources of energy and the most economically-viable project will win. The government justifies the strategic shift by the fact that renewables are today a mature sector that no longer needs to be supported by public authorities. Environmentalists reply that such a policy also allows Germany to continue to support coal. Le Monde | 2016, June 10th EU support will make offshore wind competitive, energy firms say In an open letter, the bosses of 11 energy companies, including the renewables arms of General Electric, Siemens, RWE, Iberdrola, Statoil and Vattenfall, said offshore wind could be generating electricity as cheaply as fossil fuels within a decade, but only if policymakers across the EU take urgent steps to secure the growth of the sector. According to them, long-term support and stability in the market would enable the technology to become fully competitive. The pledge and the challenge to ministers are designed to reposition offshore wind as having a strong future in the EU. The European commission has tended to emphasise gas as the priority source of energy security. The Guardian | 2016, June 07th Hinkley Point faces nuclear rival The project by NuGen (the joint venture between Toshiba and France's Engie) to build a nuclear power station near Sellafield, in the UK, could begin generating electricity in 2025, a year earlier than the scheme proposed for Hinkley Point by EDF. NuGen plans to have 3 reactors up and running within 9 years. If it meets schedule, it could overtake EDF, which has repeatedly delayed the Hinkley Point project. The Times | 2016, May 19th 1 2 3 4 5 Home | About Assystem | About Atkins | Terms & Conditions