Denmark is reevaluating its 40-year ban on nuclear power, signaling a potential shift towards modular reactors as Europe focuses on energy security and low-carbon solutions.
The Danish government is assessing the viability of next-generation nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of its energy strategy. This marks a significant shift for a country that has relied heavily on renewables, generating over 80% of its electricity from sources like wind and solar.
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard highlighted the need for careful analysis, reflecting growing European interest in nuclear power to meet rising demand for low-carbon energy. Denmark’s former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen also voiced support for lifting the ban, calling it outdated given the need for reliable, non-fossil energy sources.
Ørsted, Denmark’s renewable energy giant, faces challenges from inflation and rising costs, which recently led to the cancellation of a major offshore wind project in the UK. This development underscores the potential importance of diversifying Denmark’s energy strategy.
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Two local trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen on Thursday (23 April), injuring 17 people, five of them critically, according to emergency services.
While a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war may deliver badly needed relief to economies battered by the world’s worst-ever energy crisis, hopes it will quickly restore normal oil and gas flows from the Middle East are almost certainly misplaced.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats were headed for their worst election outcome in more than a century on Tuesday, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for her defiant stance toward Washington over Greenland.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen resigned on Wednesday after her coalition suffered a heavy election defeat, triggering negotiations over who will form the next government.
U.S. rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, performed to a crowd of 118,000 people in Istanbul on Saturday night, marking his first concert in Europe in more than a decade, despite being barred from performing in several countries over past antisemitic remarks.
Okinawa lost transport links and suffered widespread power outages on Monday (1 June) as Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi brought destructive winds and heavy rain to Japan's south-western islands.
Iranian-made Yassin missiles were spotted mounted on Armenian Air Force fighter aircraft during Armenia's latest military parade on Thursday (28 May), drawing attention from defence observers and regional analysts.
Donald Trump said he is “in no hurry” to reach a deal with Iran, insisting the U.S. is slowly getting what it wants. He warned military action remains an option if talks fail. Meanwhile, U.S. forces said they fired a missile at a vessel trying to breach Washington’s blockade of Iran.
The World Health Organisation’s designation of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is a stark reminder that Ebola remains a persistent global health threat rather than a disease of the past.
China's Coast Guard said on Monday it had carried out what it described as "law enforcement" patrols in waters east of Taiwan, saying the move was a response to plans by Japan and the Philippines to begin maritime boundary delimitation talks in an area Beijing claims falls under its jurisdiction.
As the World Cup kick-off approaches, teams from across the globe arrive with contrasting narratives, some seeking redemption, others chasing history, and a few hoping simply to belong.
Okinawa lost transport links and suffered widespread power outages on Monday (1 June) as Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi brought destructive winds and heavy rain to Japan's south-western islands.
Japan has released crested ibises into the wild on Honshu for the first time, marking a major conservation milestone in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight, including an oil pipeline pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday.
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