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Belgium

Thousands Take to the Streets in Belgium Against Soaring Energy Prices

Thousands of people protested against soaring electricity prices and costs of living in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday, following a similar protest t…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Prepares to Nationalize Its Struggling Nuclear Industry

The French government already owns 84% of Électricité de France, but it is now planning to fully nationalize the company just as the company warns of a huge 2…

Namibia

Company Aims to Build Africa’s First Hydrogen Power Center by 2024

A French power producer expects to its hydrogen energy power station in Namibia to produce electricity by 2024.

Floating Offshore Wind

Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Floating Offshore Wind

The Biden administration announced a goal of installing as much as 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, and said it plans to auction off lea…

Offshore Wind Power

North Seas Energy Cooperation Commits to 260GW Offshore Wind by 2050

North Seas Energy Cooperation country energy ministers have committed to reaching over 85% of the European Union’s 2050 offshore wind capacity ambition.

EU

Emergency Measures on Electricity Market: Avoid a Patchwork That Undermines Renewables Investments

The European Commission has proposed new rules that would cap the price of wind energy and other so-called inframarginal power generation at €180/MWh.

Natural Gas

EU to Propose Crisis Measures to Curb Energy Price Spike

The European Union is set to unveil plans on Wednesday to skim off windfall profits from energy companies and impose cuts in electricity usage across the bloc. …

Energy Storage Battery

EU Approves State Aid to Greece for 900 MW in Energy Storage

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Greece’s support package of EUR 341 million for the construction and operation of storage facil…

Poland

Poland to Freeze Electricity Prices for Households in 2023

Poland plans to freeze in 2023 electricity prices at current levels for households consuming less energy, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) leader said on Tuesda…

Smart Grid

Transgrid Interconnector Uses Smart Grid Tech to Unlock Network Capacity

Australian TSO Transgrid has announced its use of smart grid technology through an interconnector project to unlock additional renewable energy capacity.

EU

EU Approves €1.5BN Romanian Scheme to Compensate Energy-Intensive Firms

It will cover part of the higher electricity prices arising from the impact of carbon prices on power generation costs, i.e. indirect emission costs, incurred b…

Wind Power Project

Onshore Wind to Play a Key Role in Achieving India’s 2030 Target

The country has almost 41GW of onshore wind capacity.

France

Paris Plans to Turn off Eiffel Tower’s Lights Early to Save Electricity, Report Says

Paris plans to turn off the Eiffel Tower's lights earlier each night to save electricity.

Natural Gas

Czech Government Approves Electricity, Gas Price Cap

The Czech government agreed on Monday to cap electricity and gas prices next year to shield households from soaring prices on markets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala…

Smart Meter

LV Support Room Uses Smart Meter Data to Expedite Fault Detection

Transmission and distribution network operator SP Energy Networks has opened a new low voltage (LV) support room, which leverages data from smart meters and sub…