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Wind Farm

EU Clears EUR 2.6 Billion Support Scheme for Offshore Wind in Estonia

The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 2.6 billion scheme to support the development of renewable offshore wind energy in Estonia.The scheme was approv…

Green Hydrogen

Second European Hydrogen Bank Auction Launched With €1.2bn Budget

The European Commission has launched its second European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction for green hydrogen producers, with a budget of €1.2bn ($1.26bn).Backed…

Natural Gas

EU Sets Intermediate Targets for 2025 Gas Stockpiling Campaign

The European Commission has set intermediate minimum filling levels for member states’ underground gas storage (UGS) facilities next year toward the annua…

Nuclear Technology

Nuclear Industry Welcomes New Commission, Calls For ‘Level Playing Field’ And Access To Financing

Europe’s nuclear energy industry has called on the new European Commission to ensure a level playing field between net zero energy technologies such as nu…

Electrolyzer

HydrogenPro Confirms Compliance With Made-In-Europe Electrolyser Rules

HydrogenPro has said its pressurised alkaline electrolysers will comply with made-in-Europe criteria for the next European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) round, despite ho…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Belgian Nuclear Extension Plans to Face EU State Aid Investigation

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into whether the support for the lifetime extension of two of Belgium's nuclear power reactors …

Energy Storage Project

Serbia, EU and Germany Sign Battery Supply Chain Deal

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic hold a signed a memorandum of understanding with t…

COP29

EU to Push at COP29 for Follow up on Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo Purchase Licensing Ri…

Offshore Wind Power

France to Provide $11.7 Billion Aid for Two Offshore Wind Projects

The European Commission has approved a French state aid scheme offering EUR 10.82 billion ($11.7 billion) for two planned offshore wind projects with a combined…

Offshore Wind Power

EU Greenlights Massive EUR 10.8 Billion Investment in French Offshore Wind

The European Commission has approved a EUR 10.82 billion French scheme, to support the deployment of offshore wind, in particular the construction and operation…

Carbon Capture

European Commission Approves Swedish Carbon Capture Aid Plan

A flexible tube for CO2 is connected to a truck before the first official run of the mini plant "Schwarze Pumpe" in Spremberg, September 9, 2008. Vattenfall'…

Net Zero

EU Backs 650-Billion-Euro Plan to Help Cities Reach Net Zero by 2030

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo Purchase Licensing Ri…

Hydrogen Project

EU Okays €3 Billion German Scheme in Support of Hydrogen Network Project

The European Commission (EC) has approved, under European Union (EU) State aid rules, an estimated €3 billion German scheme to support the construction of …

Hydrogen Production

EU Approves $3.2 Bln in German Hydrogen Pipeline Support

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo Purchase Licensing Ri…

Renewable Energy

EU Approves Potential $38 Bln of Renewables Subsidies in Italy

Wind turbines are seen along the A2 motorway near Salerno, Italy, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsThe European Commissi…