Comments on: Success of EU foreign policy hinges on climate and energy security https://energytransition.org/2016/10/success-of-eu-foreign-policy-hinges-on-climate-and-energy-security/ The Global Energiewende Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/success-of-eu-foreign-policy-hinges-on-climate-and-energy-security/#comment-4877 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:36:15 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11168#comment-4877 Reduced text version by Lacote:

http://www.lacote.ch/articles/suisse/energie-la-france-fait-exploser-les-prix-de-l-electricite-en-suisse-589847

Alpiq has given up on atom power 2 days ago

http://www.alpiq.com/news-stories/media-releases/media_releases.jsp?news=tcm:95-148129&

and seems to be dissolving similar to EdF:

http://www.alpiq.com/news-stories/media-releases/media_releases.jsp?news=tcm:96-148054&

The UK is still looking at the jelly fish problem …..

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/13/power-stations-to-get-early-warning-against-jellyfish-invasions

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/success-of-eu-foreign-policy-hinges-on-climate-and-energy-security/#comment-4876 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:17:01 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11168#comment-4876 Swiss Alpiq confirms: massive power price increase due to atomic brown-black-out:

http://www.romandie.com/news/La-France-fait-flamber-les-prix-de-lelectricite-en-Suisse/744556.rom

(translation hint via machine: copy the text and paste it into the machine)

Les Echos: 6000 reactor parts could have been faked and checking the documents (not the parts them self, this would take ages resp. would be impossible) will take month to come:

http://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/energie-environnement/0211391267193-usine-du-creusot-areva-contraint-detendre-son-audit-2034895.php

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/success-of-eu-foreign-policy-hinges-on-climate-and-energy-security/#comment-4875 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:14:43 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11168#comment-4875 Atom power crisis causes “Fast Market Situation” at power exchange:

http://www.eex.com/en#/en
see red box @ EEX right column

What is a “Fast Market Situation”?

See http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fastmarket.asp

Quote:

” BREAKING DOWN ‘Fast Market Rule’

Fast markets are rare and are triggered by highly unusual circumstances. For example, the London Stock Exchange declared a fast market on July 7, 2005, after the city experienced a terrorist attack. Share prices were falling dramatically and trading was exceptionally heavy. ”

Half of the French,Swiss, Belgian and Swedish atom reactors are down today.Since about a week.
That is maybe about 2/3 of Europe’s atom capacity.

The MI6 sees the Russians to be blamed, who else ….. :

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/12/world-faces-cold-war-era-threat-levels-former-mi6-chief-sir-john-sawers

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