Europe

LNG

EU Gas TSOs Launch International Tender for Hydrogen Corridor Pre-feasibility Study

An international tender for a pre-feasibility study for the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor, a cross-border hydrogen project being developed by six European Uni…

Decarbonization

Maritime to Benefit From EUR 2 Billion Fund to Decarbonize

The European Parliament formally approved on Tuesday the new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) law, earmarking around EUR 2 billion of the revenues of the Innov…

Solar Power Plant

EU Launches First Cross-Border Solar Tender

Participants in the European Union’s new cross-border solar tender will have to submit project proposals with capacities between 5 MW and 100 MW. Luxembourg is…

Energy Technology

Italy Sets New Provisions for Innovative Agrivoltaics

The European Commission is now reviewing Italy’s new rules on agrivoltaics. They define which innovative agrivoltaic systems are entitled to the Italian govern…

Hydrogen Production

Will Africa’s Green Hydrogen Production Cause Domestic Energy Issues?

The European Union has signed agreements with several African countries for clean energy supplies, with green hydrogen recognized as a promising fuel to help de…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Leaders Issue Call for Action From G7

World Nuclear Association and nuclear trade associations from Canada, Japan, Europe, the UK and the USA have issued a declaration calling on G7 governments to s…

Electric Vehicles

Battery-Electric Jeep Avenger Debuts in Europe

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger (earlier post) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen ID.7 Makes Its World Premiere

Volkswagen has introduced its new ID. flagship. The ID.7 electric sedan will be launched first in Europe and China in the Fall of 2023, North America is schedul…

Energy Storage Technology

European Union’s Mandatory Battery Passport Sustainability Effort Starts to Take Shape

The first publicly available guidance on the European Union’s Battery Passport has been released by the consortium tasked with supporting the flagship sus…

Biofuel

Spain’s Cepsa Teams up With Apical to Build $1-B Biofuels Plant

Spanish oil company Cepsa teamed up with vegetable oil processor Apical Group’s Bio-Oils unit to build a second-generation biofuels plant in southern Spai…

United States

The US Has a Notable Green Hydrogen Advantage Over Europe

The EU struggles with high energy prices that can’t compete with subsidies in the United States.Green hydrogen has a great deal of appeal, and while the E…

Nuclear Reactor

Europe’s Largest Nuclear Reactor Olkiluoto 3 Enters Service in Finland

Finland's next-generation Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, the largest in Europe, has gone into regular production after months of delays, its operator said Sun…

Wind Power Project

Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Bids Rise, While Undersubscribed Renewable Power Auctions Pose Concerns in Europe, Says Globaldata

Renewable energy auctions in Europe are experiencing two contrasting trends. While the offshore wind segment has witnessed intense competition resulting in subs…

Wind Power Project

Revised EU Renewables Directive Set to Speed up Wind Permitting

After 18 months of political negotiations the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission came to a provisional agreement on the revi…

Solar Panel

‘Solar Crime’ on the Rise

With copper prices rising, inflation driving up the cost of living, and organized criminal gangs stepping up operations in the United Kingdom and across Europe,…