Europe

Solar Power Plant

European Electricity Markets Prices Rise Due to the Growing Demand and the Fall in Wind Power and Solar Energy

In the second week of February, prices of almost all European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week, influenced by the increase in demand …

Carbon Emissions

What Effect Will Replacing Short-Haul Flights Have on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and International Connectivity?

Last December, France obtained approval from the European Commission to prohibit short-haul flights with alternatives by rail taking less than 2.5 hours, in a m…

Carbon Emissions

What Effect Will Replacing Short-Haul Flights Have on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and International Connectivity?

Last December, France obtained approval from the European Commission to prohibit short-haul flights with alternatives by rail taking less than 2.5 hours, in a m…

Hydrogen Production

European Commission Proposes Regulation for Renewable Hydrogen Definition

The European Commission has today (February 13) proposed rules for the definition of renewable hydrogen in the EU with two Delegated Acts under the Renewable En…

Pumped Storage

Hitachi Energy Innovates Solution for Pumped Hydro Storage Plant in Europe

Hitachi Energy has completed and handed over the world’s first static frequency converter (SFC) solution to VERBUND, Austria’s biggest power generat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Gotion and Inobat Sign Mou to Develop Joint Venture EV Battery Cells and Packs

HONG KONG, Feb 8, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - On February 5, Gotion High-Tech, the innovative manufacturer of batteries and energy storage solutions in China, signe…

Hydrogen Transport

Greenko, Uniper to Export Green Ammonia to EU From India

They plan to transport 250,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually.Greenko’s green molecule production unit, Greenko ZeroC, and Uniper signed a memorandum of…

Energy Transition

Six Uncomfortable Truths About the Energy Transition

New report spotlights the pain points stalling Europe’s move to a clean energy futureA cross-section of players from the European energy sector have ident…

Energy Subsidies

US Climate Subsidies Unsettle Europe’s Green Industry Plans

Manufacturer Northvolt chose Heide in the northern region of Schleswig-Holstein primarily for the abundance of renewable energy produced by the wind whipping in…

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft and Inovyn Sign New Long-Term Green Power Agreements Ensuring Operations and Enabling New Investments

Europe’s largest generator of renewable power, Statkraft, and chemical company INEOS Inovyn at Rafnes in Bamble, Norway have signed two new long-term powe…

Rooftop PV System

European Council Speeds up Permission Procedures but Only for Solar Systems on Buildings

Following an EU Commission proposal, the Council of the European Union adopted its Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2577 on 19 December 2022 as a framework to accel…

Coal Mine

Bettercoal Launches South Africa Working Group

Bettercoal has announced the establishment of its South Africa Working Group – a member-led group focusing on coal in South Africa.The group was formed du…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Big Solar in Kosovo Replaces Coal-Based Electric Heating

The way is clear for the construction of one of the largest solar district heating plants in Europe. The financing package for the EUR 80 million project was si…

Solar Power Plant

How Solar Surge Saved Europe From the Energy Crisis

Photo by Nuno Marques on UnsplashWhile both wind and solar delivered Europe through the energy crunch by generating more than a fifth of EU electricity in 2022,…

Ammonia

EU Ammonia Production Still Limited as Gas Prices Fall

European ammonia producers have so far had little response to falling European gas prices, but that dynamic could change if gas prices decline further and the n…