Dr Paul Dorfman

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Same design as Sizewell C #nuclear reactor ... "Flamanville EPR is still shut down: more information revealed after a visit from the nuclear regulator. Shut down since mid-June 2025 due to a leak on a protection valve." actu.fr/normandie/flam…

"In value terms, $2tn was invested in clean energy last year, or $800bn more than fossil fuels, up almost 70% over 10 years." ft.com/content/79e35f…

UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’ carbonbrief.org/un-five-reason…

20MW/200MWh long-duration energy storage (LDES) project energy-storage.news/co2-battery-st…

"It’s time to bury fossil fuels and nuclear power for good. There are moments when we need good news." taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07/2…

China on verge of installing world's biggest 25 MW wind turbine reneweconomy.com.au/china-may-be-o…

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called on tech companies to power the build out of data centers with 100% renewable energy by 2030. "It must be powered by the sun, the wind, and the promise of a better world." reuters.com/sustainability…

"Costs of England's Sizewell-C #nuclear plant are set to spiral – leaving Scots with higher energy bills. #Scotland thenational.scot/news/25332901.…

#Scotland to ‘foot the bill’ for Sizewell C new #nuclear “Just months ago, govt rubbished the £38 billion figure for Sizewell C, yet today govt confirmed they’ve lost control of this project before spades are even in the ground,” energyvoice.com/renewables-ene…

"Centrica’s £1.3 billion investment in Sizewell C #nuclear guarantees substantial returns, even with cost overruns ... It looks more like an exercise in transferring risk to consumers and the taxpayer." thetimes.com/business-money…

"How Britain enticed investors to back its costly new nuclear plant. Taxpayers will bear most of the cost and risk, while most of the funding is in the form of government loans." ft.com/content/e1e1b8…

"UK government is set to raise tens of billions of pounds in debt to fund the Sizewell C nuclear power station, as it tries to revive the #nuclear sector despite limited appetite from investors." ft.com/content/c858fb…

On the hook! Taxpayers to foot much of £38 billion bill for Sizewell C #nuclear farce. nuclearpolicy.info/news/on-the-ho…

“UK’s unswerving loyalty to the one energy source that consistently increases in price remains undimmed by our cost of living crisis. At a time when much cheaper renewables and storage, grid improvements and a decoupling from gas would do so much more to reduce energy costs, this…

Taxpayers carry nearly half the cost of #SizewellC - but not a majority share; billpayers will soon start paying... confirmation the cost has doubled (£38bn in 2024 money is over £39 billion now) yet Ministers denied it. What a ****** #StopSizewellC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The @FT reports that #SizewellC is now the costliest #nuclear reactor in the world. And we are not surprised.... #StopSizewellC ft.com/content/c858fb…

Global nuclear power in a good year adds only as much net capacity as renewables add every two days beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/07/20/nuc…

More than nine in 10 renewable power projects globally are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives. Solar power is about 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative, and onshore wind generation is less than half the price of fossil fuels.

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels theguardian.com/environment/20…