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Ukraine is ‘winning the energy war’
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 by Speaking at a press conference on 12 April Maxim Timchenko, the chief executive of Ukraine’s largest energy company DTEK, claimed victory in what he called the “winter battle of...

Commission plan to reform the EU electricity market
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 by On 4 March the European Commission published its proposals to reform the EU's electricity market design to accelerate a surge in renewables and the phase-out of gas, to ‘make...

EC Net-Zero Industry Act proposed
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 by On 16 March the European Commission proposed its Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and ensure that the Union is well-equipped for...

The Ukraine war and the global energy crisis – IEA commentary
Tuesday, March 07, 2023 by On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency has published commentary and analysis on how things stand concerning the war and the...

Blackmail of Germany ‘has failed’
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 by Russia’s attempt to blackmail Germany and the rest of Europe into giving up its support of Ukraine by cutting energy supplies has failed, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on...

Germany and Belgium to increase energy links with three new projects
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Online agency Clean Energy Wire reports that Germany and Belgium have agreed to link their hydrogen networks, to double gas flow into Germany, and to explore the possibility of a...

CO₂ certification dilemma for Germany
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Germany’s economy and climate ministry (BMWK) wants to take off the market all CO₂ certificates from the EU Emissions Trading system (ETS) that will become available owing to...

ACWA Power initiates key RE partnerships in Azerbaijan
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 by Major developer ACWA Power has announced that four separate agreements have been finalised for the development of new renewable energy in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

EU and Swiss-funded FLEX4H2 project launched
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 by The ‘FLEX4H2’ project – Flexibility for Hydrogen – aims at ‘moving technological frontiers for low-emission combustion of hydrogen beyond the latest state-of-the-art’ technology –...

Update - Ukraine’s energy sector during war
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 by Ukraine’s energy security was the topic of an online briefing by DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko, on Wednesday 25 January. DTEK is the major operator of thermal PPs in Ukraine. It was...

First LNG cargo arrives at Germany’s LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by ‪On 3 January Germany’s first full cargo of liquefied natural gas for the new Uniper-operated LNG terminal arrived in Wilhelmshaven. The LNG ship Maria Energy, owned by Tsakos...

Germany’s power supply will survive coal and nuclear exit
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by Germany will not experience an electricity shortage as a result of an exit from coal and nuclear power generation if it rolls out renewables as planned, even if the country’s...

EU Commission approves Uniper stabilisation measures
Tuesday, January 03, 2023 by Following Uniper’s extraordinary general meeting on 19 December to authorise a framework agreement over proposals for stabilisation and to create a viable way forward for the company,...

Green Fuels for Denmark receives Danish IPCEI funding
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by The Danish Business Authority has awarded the Danish Power-to-X flagship project ‘Green Fuels for Denmark’ DKK 600 million as part of Denmark’s participation in the European...

LNG terminal opening ‘sets pace for infrastructure modernisation’
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Germany’s first import terminal for liquefied natural gas opened on 17 December, and is scheduled to supply gas to the German grid within days, reports online news agency Clean...

Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy to develop large-scale power-to-X
Tuesday, December 06, 2022 by Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark with one of the country’s most attractive locations. The facility will...

Infrastructure strikes - Ukraine government prepares to evacuate Kherson
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 by For nearly two months the BBC and various news agencies have been reporting air strikes as far west as Kyiv on the Ukraine’s energy and water delivery infrastructure.

Collaboration to develop green hydrogen offshore
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 by Green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe and major French harbour Nantes-St Nazaire have reached a partnership agreement to develop the offshore renewable sector.
 The deal could ramp-up...

Germany is ‘not hydrogen ready’
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 by Germany is not sufficiently prepared for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. This is the conclusion of the ‘H2-Bilanz’ (H2 balance), an analysis by E.ON based on data from the...