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Violent winter storms cause havoc in Ukraine and west Russia
28 November, 2023
Violent wind and snow storms have brought widespread death, destruction...
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Berlin provides €7.5 bn ‘safety net’ for Siemens Energy
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Germany’s Federal government is providing the facility of a safety net to Siemens Energy to help counter a huge energy technology order backlog – possibly Europe’s largest such...

Power Barometer 2023 reveals key EU energy trends
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 by Eurelectric, the federation of the European electricity industries, has unveiled its annual ‘pressure check’ of the European power sector, the Power Barometer 2023. At the same time,...

MEPs back plans to boost renewable energy
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by In its plenary session on 12 September the EU parliament voted to boost the deployment of renewable energy, in line with the Green Deal and REPowerEU plans.

Germany could incur the costs of missing EU emissions targets
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 by The German coalition government’s Climate Action Programme 2023 ‘is insufficient to meet 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets - and overestimates its total potential to...

German government collects €417 m in windfall profits
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 by The German state gathered in approximately €417 m from a levy on electricity companies' windfall profits during the energy crisis in the first four months the relevant scheme was...

Germany ‘to miss 2045 climate neutrality target’
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 by A draft report commissioned by the German government shows that the country’s current and planned climate policies are not enough to reach the official target of net-zero greenhouse...

DTEK Group joins Ukraine Energy Initiative
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 by DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, is joining a UN-backed global coalition to revive the country’s war-shattered energy sector and help it become a green energy powerhouse.

Germany picks up speed of hydrogen ramp-up
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 by The implementation of solid showcase projects on an industrial scale is needed now that Germany is making progress in ramping up the hydrogen economy, according to E.ON’s...

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...

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