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Financing Nuclear as a Fleet: What Changes in the Cost of Capital, and What Policy Can Do About It
As European governments and utilities prepare a new generation of nuclear power plants, they should assess a choice that will shape the cost of electricity consumers pay, whether to finance them one project at a time or as committed fleets. This brief brings together the evidence on how that choice…
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From Fragmentation to Fleet: A European Blueprint for Coordinated SMR Deployment
Built separately, small modular reactors (SMRs) stay expensive: every country pays first-of-a-kind costs and competes unproductively for skilled workers and resources. Built together as a cross-border fleet of the European Union – one design, repeated across several countries – the EU lowers the cost early. This study, conducted by Politecnico…
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New study finds fleet-scale deployment key to reducing small modular reactor (SMR) costs in Europe
New analysis from researchers at Politecnico di Milano finds that Europe can substantially reduce the cost of deploying small modular reactors.
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Should Norwegian producers be included in Article 23 of the Net Zero Industry Act?
Article 23 of the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act requires the bloc’s oil and gas producers to deliver 50 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of CO₂ injection capacity by 2030, yet Norwegian producers, who account for nearly 80% of EEA oil and gas output, have so far been left out.
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Building Blocks | EU Nitrogen Fertilisers: Foundations and Pressures
Nitrogen fertilisers are a foundational aspect of the EU chemical industry and underpin EU manufacturing, agriculture, and food security.
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CATF and Bellona Europa urge stronger demand measures for clean steel, cement, and chemicals in the Industrial Accelerator Act
NGOs set out how the Industrial Accelerator Act can create credible demand for low-carbon steel, cement and chemicals.
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Forging demand for low-carbon steel in the Industrial Accelerator Act
Steel is a strategic industry for the EU and one of its most carbon intensive – accounting for 5% of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The technologies to decarbonise it are already available: what is missing is demand. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) can help unlock this, but the current proposal…
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Three steps to create lead markets for low-carbon chemicals under the Industrial Accelerator Act
Decarbonising the chemical sector while improving its competitiveness will shape the pace of the EU’s broader industrial transformation and its ability to reach climate neutrality while protecting its industries. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) has the opportunity to address the central challenge of the process: providing predictable demand for low-carbon…
