15 June 2022
EDF has agreed to the UK government’s April 2022 request to keep its West Burton A coal power plant operating through the upcoming winter. Of the plant’s four 547MW units, EDF will make two available, postponing their closure to April 2023. All four units had been scheduled to close by September 2022, but remain under the UK’s 2024 coal exit plan.
02 June 2026
€100 billion distribution grid backlog weakens Europe’s clean economic competitiveness
Over €100 billion in clean energy projects (830 GW of requested grid connections for wind, solar and battery storage) stuck […]
02 June 2026
Waiting for connection: local stories on Europe’s grid challenges
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. But some communities in Europe have been unable to find a way to […]
02 June 2026
Grid Expectations: The distribution backlog stalling Europe’s energy transition
A new report by AFRY, and commissioned by Beyond Fossil Fuels, reveals that 375 GW of renewable projects and 455 […]
28 May 2026
Dublin/Berlin, 28 May 2026 – The rapid expansion of data centres has drained a staggering €715 million from the Irish […]
