– Minister Tinne Van der Straeten and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo explained the new federal energy agreement on Friday evening – Brussels – While N-VA toppers tighten the federal energy agreement, energy experts bounce the ball back. “When will something constructive happen at Flemish level?” denounces Ronnie Belmans. “Where is the Flemish energy renovation … Read more
– © mhb – The federal government has decided to keep the last two nuclear power stations open for ten years longer. But there are still several hurdles on the path to nuclear extension. For example, Europe has yet to give its approval. But above all: manager Engie must be willing to cooperate. “An extension … Read more
“To exclude the extension of more than two reactors today is careless.” That is what the chairman of the ruling party MR, Georges-Louis Bouchez, says a day after the agreement within the government to keep two nuclear power plants open longer. – Today at 14:59 Inland – – MR chairman Bouchez has argued in recent … Read more
Since Friday morning, the federal government has been discussing the nuclear exit with the intention of really making the final decision. At the end of last year it seemed that all nuclear power plants would close by the end of 2025, but the war in Ukraine has decided otherwise. “For too long our vision on … Read more
– – The chance that the full nuclear phase-out will take place is getting smaller by the day. Especially now that energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten is asking the government to talk to manager Engie about “a nuclear extension of ten years”. With that, the Greens are formally abandoning their political trophy. Although they … Read more
In addition to the planned gas-fired power station in Seraing, the one in Manage now meets the conditions for replacing the unlicensed power station in Vilvoorde. But in the meantime the world has changed again. – A license for which no administrative appeal is possible: that was the condition imposed by the federal government in … Read more
– © BELGIAN – What will the ecologists do if the nuclear phase-out is cancelled? Now that Open VLD, CD&V and Vooruit are opening the door for an extension, a government crisis is just around the corner. But the Greens do not deviate a millimeter from the outlined procedure. And the frustration is great. “If … Read more
CD&V and Open VLD explicitly allow opening for extension of nuclear power plants – – Open VLD and CD&V are emphatically eyeing the option of keeping two nuclear power stations open after 2025. The employers’ organizations call a complete nuclear exit “unjustifiable”. But returning to that core trip is out of the question for the … Read more
– Gas power station in Vilvoorde — © BELGA – Because it is not always clear to investors whether their money really goes towards sustainable goals, the European Commission has drawn up a list of green energy sources. It is striking that nuclear energy and natural gas are also included, albeit under certain conditions. How … Read more
– © Peter Hilz – New research from the United Nations shows that nuclear power plants emit the least CO2 of all energy producers. Coal and gas plants, for example, emit 55 and 26 times more CO2. But according to Jan Vande Putte, nuclear expert at Greenpeace, that should not be a plea for … Read more