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The Independent
4 hours ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Nuclear power plant warning as heatwave hits France
France 's electricity supply faces potential disruption as soaring river temperatures, driven by an impending heatwave, threaten to curtail nuclear power generation along the Rhone. Nuclear operator EDF announced on Friday that high water temperatures are expected to impact electricity production from 25 June, particularly at the 3.6-gigawatt Bugey nuclear power plant in eastern France. This marks the first such warning for high river temperatures in France for 2025. The issue stems from environmental regulations governing the discharge of cooling water, which can be breached when river temperatures become excessively high due to heatwave conditions. The alert comes as state forecaster Meteo France predicts a significant heatwave will sweep across the country this weekend. Temperatures in southern France are anticipated to reach as high as 38 degrees Celsius (100.4F). The 3.6 GW Cruas nuclear plant and the 2.6 GW Saint-Alban nuclear plant are down river of the Bugey plant but were not mentioned in the bulletin. One of the 1.3 GW reactors at Saint-Alban and one of the reactors at Cruas are currently offline for maintenance. EDF can often lower production at individual reactors rather than taking the whole nuclear plant offline, so if reactors are off for maintenance than the current operating reactors can be left unaffected. Nuclear power accounts for about 70 per cent of total French power consumption annually. The summer is usually maintenance season as demand is generally lower. Climate change blamed for heatwave Searing temperatures of 32C hitting the UK this week have been made 100 times more likely due to human-caused climate change, scientists have warned. A rapid study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) research group found the current heatwave in the south-east of England was around 10 times more likely than without human activity warming the planet. Dr Fredi Otto, from Imperial College London, underscored the severity, warning that heatwaves are "silent killers" and that the impacts of heat are "severely underestimated", leaving the UK unprepared for the conditions expected to persist into the weekend. Japan has also been hit by a heatwave, with temperatures of up to 35C recorded and four people dying from suspected heatstroke.
Reuters
5 hours ago
- Climate
- Reuters
High French river temperatures to hit nuclear production next week
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - High water temperatures are expected to affect electricity production on the Rhone river in eastern France from June 25, particularly at the 3.6 gigawatt (GW) Bugey nuclear plant, nuclear operator EDF said in a notice on Friday. The 3.6 GW Cruas nuclear plant and the 2.6 GW Saint-Alban nuclear plant are down river of the Bugey plant but were not mentioned in the bulletin.
Bloomberg
a day ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
EDF May Curb French Nuclear Output From June 25 Due to Heat Wave
Electricite de France SA said a heat wave that's spreading across the country may force it to curb nuclear output from June 25 due to the rising temperature of the Rhone river that's used for cooling some of its reactors. Due to the high temperature of the Rhone, production restrictions are likely to affect EDF's nuclear output from June 25, particularly the Bugey power station, the state-owned utility said in a regulatory filing Thursday. The forecast will be reviewed on June 24.
Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Crown Estate to build hundreds of giant wind farms off Cornish coast
The Crown Estate is to build giant floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and south-west England. The first two wind farms will be built about 25 miles north of Padstow in Cornwall and a similar distance from Woolacombe, Devon, with hundreds likely to be visible from both on clear days. A third wind farm, due west of the holiday island of Lundy, a bird reserve, is also planned with more to follow, the Crown Estate said. However, the Crown Estate has so far failed to secure backing from UK investors for the project. The wind farm closest to Cornwall will be built by Equinor, Norway's state-owned energy giant. The second, closer to the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, will be built by EDF, France's state-owned electricity producer, in a joint venture with ESB, Ireland's state-owned power firm. The two wind farms in Cornwall and Devon will each have a capacity of 1.5 gigawatts (GW). The largest floating wind turbines built so far have an output of about 8 megawatts (MW) so this suggests a total of 350 to 400 turbines.
Scotsman
a day ago
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Queen beats Rihanna and Oasis to nation's top song for drive to work
Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is the nation's favourite song to blast on the car radio, followed by U2's Beautiful Day and the iconic Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac, according to a new poll. Free weekly newsletter Join our weekly YourWorld newsletter for updates, behind-the-scenes insights from our editors and your chance to shape what's next. Free weekly newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Music has the ultimate feel-good factor, with 99% of Brits saying that starting the morning with a good tune has a positive impact on the rest of the day. Many also agree it's a real mood booster, according to the poll conducted by EDF. More than nine out of 10 Brits (93%) try to make their journey to work more fun with most admitting that the wrong music, stopping for petrol, or worse, having to pay for it are high on the list of early morning bugbears. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad For a 20-mile daily commute, drivers could spend over £560 on diesel across the year. LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - NOV 27, 1980: Queen during a concert in the Groenoordhallen in Leiden in the Netherlands Switching to an electric vehicle (EV) could save Brits £464.64 a year commuting with EDF's GoElectric tariff - Britain's cheapest fixed EV tariff. This means a 20-mile commute can cost as little as 51p when charging using off peak rates. With 71% saying listening to their favourite songs on their way to work puts them in a positive mindset and nearly a third (27%) believing it helps to reduce stress levels before getting to their desks, EDF has compiled Brits' favourite mood-boosting bangers into a 20-track playlist, one song for each mile of their daily commute. Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is the nation's favourite song to blast on the car radio, followed by U2's Beautiful Day and the iconic Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac, according to a new poll. Philippe Commaret, managing director of customers at EDF, said 'Our research has shown that people reach for mood-boosting tracks on their journeys to work, not just out of habit but because of the tangible benefits doing so provides daily. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'And when the average commute is 51p, it really is enough to get people bursting into song! 'Whether it's a classic like 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' - my personal favourite for early mornings - or a current chart topper, the right track can transform a commute. 'At EDF, change is in our power, so with our tariff, which is Britain's cheapest fixed EV tariff, customers can switch to EVs saving themselves cash and carbon, whilst travelling to work in the privacy and comfort of their own car too.' The top 10 commuting songs are: Don't Stop Me Now, Queen Beautiful Day, U2 Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac Mr. Brightside, The Killers Livin' On A Prayer, Bon Jovi I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston Adventure of a Lifetime, Coldplay Don't Look Back in Anger, Oasis Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, ABBA We Found Love, Rihanna
