Capacity removed
3.2 GW
Three units off; one half-loaded
Jellyfish Surge at EDF Gravelines Poses Renewed €12.7 Million-a-Day Threat to Power Supply
Google search interest in EDF's Gravelines plant has resurfaced, drawing investor focus back to a once-overlooked marine risk. Previously, jellyfish clogging the facility's cooling-water filters knocked some 3.2 GW offline.
EDF Gravelines · power-market risk
A jellyfish swarm exposed €12.7m a day
Dashboard checked: August 20, 2026, 10:34 CEST
European cash markets: OPEN
European cash markets: OPEN
Share of site
59.3%
Gravelines nameplate: 5.4 GW
France day-ahead
€165.78
Per MWh · August 19 history
24-hour proxy
€12.73m
Gross power value, not lost profit
Where the 5.4 GW site stood during the event
French day-ahead power
Aug 11€142.50
Aug 13€154.50
Aug 19€165.78
Latest level is 16.3% above the first report. Weather, fuel, demand and wind also moved.
Listed utility lens · live prices checked August 20
ENGIE · EPA:ENGI€25.60Target €30.86Buy · 19
RWE · ETR:RWE€57.48Target €66.12Buy · 18
Centrica · LON:CNA154.25pTarget 206.85pBuy · 13
Investor read: EDF is state-owned, so the trade is indirect. Longer outages can lift wholesale spreads and replacement-generation value. Quick restarts, hedges and low summer demand blunt the earnings effect.
Sources: TS2 Google Trends market feed, EDF, Reuters, European day-ahead history, Google Finance, S&P Global analyst aggregates via StockAnalysis. The €12.73m figure equals 3.2 GW × 24 hours × €165.78/MWh.
Europe heat heats up grid as investors watch low air-con adoption
Europe’s all-time June heat is putting cooling-system demand and grid resilience to the test. The World Meteorological Organization said the heatwave smashed late-June records and disrupted infrastructure and labour output in countries from Portugal to Romania. “Heatwaves like this are what we expect to see in a changing climate,” said WMO’s John Kennedy.
France vows stable electricity bills in 2026 — but new charges could still push costs up
France’s economy ministry says most households should not see their electricity bills rise in 2026 and 2027 as the country enters a new pricing regime for nuclear power from Jan. 1. L'Energeek
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET
Europe launched its first geostationary atmospheric sounding satellite, MTG-S1, as part of the Meteosat Third Generation program, equipped with a hyperspectral infrared sounder and Copernicus Sentinel-4 for air-quality monitoring, with a 9–12 month commissioning phase. Russia’s Kosmos-2558 approached the U.S. reconnaissance satellite USA-326, with a sub-satellite ‘Object C’ displaying high maneuverability and potential anti-satellite capabilities. MethaneSAT, an $88 million climate satellite launched in March 2024 by EDF, Google, and SpaceX, lost contact after 15 months, creating a gap in global methane-emissions monitoring. SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch, deploying Starlink satellites as the booster landed successfully and its overall
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:00 CET
SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch with the deployment of 27 Starlink satellites and the 29th booster reuse. MTG-S1, Europe’s first geostationary hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounder, launched July 1, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 alongside the Sentinel-4 instrument for hourly air-quality data over Europe and North Africa. MethaneSAT, an $88 million climate satellite funded by Jeff Bezos and EDF and launched in March 2024, was declared lost after losing contact on June 20, 2025. James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged TWA 7b, a Saturn-mass exoplanet about 110 light-years away, with a surface temperature around 120°F. James Webb mapped
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 00:00 CET
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images from Cerro Pachón, Chile, featuring galaxies and the Trifid Nebula, and will generate 10 million alerts per night with the world’s largest digital camera. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting the star TWA 7. MTG-S1, a 1.8-ton satellite carrying the Sentinel-4 instrument, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and will provide 3D atmospheric maps every 30 minutes along with hourly air-quality data. The MethaneSAT satellite, funded by EDF and Bezos Earth Fund and launched in March 2024, has lost power and is likely not recoverable, marking
From Atoms for Peace to the Nuclear Brink: The Shocking Timeline of Iran’s Nuclear Program (1950s–2025)
Iran’s nuclear program has evolved from a U.S.-backed research initiative in the 1950s into one of the world’s most contentious proliferation challenges. Over seven decades, Iran has moved from peaceful nuclear cooperation under the Shah to a secretive post-revolution quest that alarmed the world. International negotiations, sanctions, and covert actions have punctuated this saga, as Tehran insists its aims are peaceful while other nations fear weapons ambitions. This comprehensive report explores the full historical development of Iran’s nuclear efforts – the key milestones, technical advances, international oversight, and geopolitical tug-of-war – from inception in the 1950s up to the latest developments in 2025. It examines how uranium enrichment and advanced centrifuges expanded Iran’s capabilities, how agencies like the IAEA have tried to monitor Tehran’s activities, and how major powers and Iran’s own domestic politics have shaped a high-stakes nuclear showdown.
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