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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 Technology

The EU Commission Sues Bulgaria, Slovakia Over the Renewable Energy Directive

The European Commission has decided to sue Bulgaria and Slovakia over their failure to transpose the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive into their national l…

Carbon capture

EU Approves €1.1 Billion Danish Scheme for Carbon Capture and Storage

The European Commission has given its approval for a €1.1 billion scheme to support the roll-out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in Denmar…

Solar Power Panel

Weekend Read: Is EU Doing Enough?

The European Union has set ambitious targets for solar PV expansion but is Brussels designing the right policies to support growth?The European Commission has p…

Wind Farm

The United Kingdom Re-engages With The North Seas Energy Cooperation

The United Kingdom (UK) is re-engaging with the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC). At a signing ceremony on Sunday evening, the UK has signed a Memorandum of…

EU

Germany Says Borrowing More Money to Compete With the U.S. Would Be a ‘Threat’ to Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday “new and additional funding at the EU level” will be needed to make European companies more com…

Wind Power Project

EU Determined to Secure Its Wind Energy Industrial Base

The European Commission is launching “Clean Tech Europe”, a new platform to strengthen its value chains for clean energy.

Solar Technology

EU Continues to Be at the Forefront of Clean Energy Research

The rapid development and deployment of home-grown clean energy technologies in the EU is key to the response to the current energy crisis, the European Commiss…

Carbon Emissions

EU Proposes Tighter Vehicle Pollution Emission Standards

The European Commission proposed on Thursday broadly tighter limits for vehicle emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulates, including new standards f…

Oil Price

European Commission Says Gas Price Cap Is Impossible

The European Commission told countries at a Monday seminar this week that there was no way to create a gas price cap as previously requested by EU leaders.

Hydrogen Project

Google Calls for More Restrictive ‘Green’ Hydrogen Rules

US technology giant Google, leading a group of several companies including Spanish utility Iberdrola and the Dutch natural gas firm Eneco, has urged the Europea…

Smart Grid

Digitalising Europe’s Energy Sector – The Strategy

The European Commission has released its action plan for digitalising the region’s energy sector to improve efficiency and renewables integration.

Natural Gas

EU Publishes Emergency Gas Cap Proposal

The European Commission outlined steps on Tuesday to battle ongoing high prices for natural gas.

Natural Gas

Five EU Countries Propose Two Options to Cap Gas Prices

Greece and four other EU countries on Thursday made a joint request to the European Commission to explore two options to cap soaring gas prices and propose poss…

Energy Saving

Industry Leaders Unite Behind Cogeneration in Letter to EU Commission

COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, has presented the European Commission with an open letter calling for cogeneration to …