{"id":30888,"date":"2023-03-13T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=30888"},"modified":"2023-03-13T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:20:43","slug":"uk-and-france-partner-to-advance-nuclear-and-renewable-energy-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-and-france-partner-to-advance-nuclear-and-renewable-energy-sources\/30888\/","title":{"rendered":"UK and France partner to advance nuclear and renewable energy sources"},"content":{"rendered":"
The collaborative agreement will see the nations work to advance sources of energy such as renewables and nuclear that will help expedite the transition away from environmentally damaging fossil fuels and boost energy security in such a volatile energy landscape.<\/p>\n
The deal was signed by Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps and France\u2019s Energy Minister, Agnes Pannier Runacher and will enable the UK and France to further civil nuclear energy<\/a> capabilities.<\/p>\n Optimising renewable energy sources will help to lower energy bills for consumers. The agreement will also create tens of thousands of jobs in the UK by removing barriers between deploying innovative low-carbon technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen.<\/p>\n Grant Shapps, the UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, said: \u201cSuccessful economies need plentiful and reliable energy. Putin\u2019s barbaric invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated that energy security can only be achieved by working with our international friends.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are already partnering with France through these energy interconnectors, but we share the ambition to go much further.<\/p>\n \u201cThis agreement could lead to a two-thirds boost in our interconnected power bringing more energy security and independence to the United Kingdom and France.\u201d<\/p>\n The UK and France already have three established energy interconnectors with a capacity for 4 GW of electricity interconnection.<\/p>\n The new deal promises to significantly increase this, with the potential to boost electricity interconnection by up to two-thirds, subject to regulatory approval.<\/p>\n Enhancing electricity interconnection between the two countries will supplement the UK\u2019s 2030 goal of at least 18 GW of interconnection capacity.<\/p>\n The agreement stipulates that the UK, France, and other G7 leaders will commit to reducing dependency on Russian civil nuclear and related goods. They will work to develop alternative sources of uranium and nuclear fuel.<\/p>\n The deal builds on decades of nuclear power collaboration between the two countries. For example, the French company EDF is spearheading the development of Hinkley Point C<\/a> in Somerset.<\/p>\nEnergy interconnections between UK and France to increase by two-thirds<\/h3>\n
How will the collaboration advance nuclear power capabilities?<\/h3>\n