Montel News - Energy Insights

Montel News - Energy Insights

New nuclear – learning from Finland

159 views June 13, 2025

Several countries, most recently the UK, have announced plans to build new nuclear plants. Some...

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Low prices hit northern Norwegian power...

165 views June 09, 2025

Power producers in northern Norway are struggling with a persistent period of unusually low power...

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Data centre boom – What can Europe learn from...

209 views June 06, 2025

Ireland’s ambitions to become a tech hub saw a surge in data centres, mostly clustered around...

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Germany pivots to carbon capture and storage to...

147 views June 03, 2025

Germany’s new government has different energy priorities from its predecessor. Chancellor...

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Italian data centres shift to medium-voltage grid

179 views May 23, 2025

As data centre demand surges across Italy, operators are making a strategic shift in how they...

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Complexity slows key EU power market reform

164 views May 19, 2025

European market operators have agreed to postpone a move from hourly to quarterly trading windows...

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Pumping hydro to boost UK power grid resilience

134 views May 14, 2025

The UK will need an increasing amount of dispatchable energy supply to balance the electricity...

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EU coal imports face bumpy path to oblivion

201 views May 05, 2025

Europe’s appetite for thermal coal remains in structural decline, amid widespread plant closures...

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Living on a high wire - A French balancing act?

208 views April 30, 2025

France is living on a high wire as it increasingly resorts to expensive methods to cope with...

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Germany’s new government to prioritise cheaper...

312 views April 04, 2025

After winning a general election on 23 February, Germany’s centre-right Christian Union (CDU/CSU)...

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New Nordic back-up scheme sparks uncertainty

231 views March 25, 2025

The cost of balancing the Nordic power market has risen considerably since the region launched a...

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Spain’s solar boom – A victim of its own success?

289 views March 20, 2025

After rapid growth in recent years, Spain is starting to witness a slowdown in renewables...