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In its plenary session on 12 September the EU parliament voted to boost...
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Germany could incur the costs of missing EU emissions targets
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
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’
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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