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Natural Gas

German Finance Minister Writes to Brussels Over VAT Exemption for Gas Levy

German finance minister Christian Lindner has written to the European Commission seeking permission to waive value-added tax on a new gas price levy for a limit…

Natural Gas

Germany Reaches 75% Gas Stocks Target Ahead of Schedule

German gas storage facilities were slightly more than 75% full last Friday, a couple of weeks ahead of target, data from European operators group GIE showed on …

CCS

UK Carbon Capture Projects Shortlisted for New Cluster

Two clusters are being built based on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan

Are Landfills the World’s Methane Super-Emitters?

A landfill in Buenos Aires has the same climate impact as one and a half million cars, according to new research.

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power in Europe – Risk Versus Reward

As Europe comes to terms with its overreliance on Russian gas and looks at ways to secure supply for the coming winter, nuclear power, once considered to do mor…

Natural Gas

Nord Stream Gas Flows Drop On Friday Afternoon

Physical natural gas flows on the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany dropped to 13 million kWh/h on early Friday afternoon in Europe, data from Nord St…

Crude Oil

Gulf Of Mexico Oil Outages Balloon Beyond Shell

At least two other oil majors shuttered their Gulf of Mexico platforms on Friday following a leak in the Fourchon booster station, shutting down the flow of cru…

Geothermal Power Plant

First Iranian Geothermal Plant on the Grid and Operational

With power lines in place, the Meshginshahr (Sabalah) geothermal power plant seems to have finally start operation and making Iran officially a member of the ge…

Solar Power Plant

PPC Renewables Invites Bids for Greece’s Solar PV Plant

A 550MW solar photovoltaic plant will be built in Ptolemaida at a cost of €216m and will be completed by 2024, becoming Greece’s biggest solar PV plant.

Hydrogen Production

INNIO to Power Raven SR’s First Waste-to-Hydrogen Plant

US-based waste-to-energy firm Raven SR will make use of INNIO’s hydrogen-ready Jenbacher engines in their hydrogen production facility at a sanitary landfill i…

Electric Car

Siemens Partners up on Wireless EV Charging

he company has signed a letter of intent with German automotive producer MAHLE to drive home wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging. Plans include technical co…

EU

Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has warned economic damage from heatwaves and drought could dwarf Europe's energy crisis as he called for urgent act…

Wind Power Project

France Announces Emergency Renewable Energy Package

Rare earths and renewable energy are two sectors that almost every country races to dominate. One of these nations, France, takes serious strides towards this g…

CCS

Gulf Oil Producers Expand Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Capacity

Gulf NOCs are expanding their carbon capture and hydrogen capacity.

Natural Gas

Germany: No Technical Reason for Cutting Nord Stream 1 Gas

Gazprom, Russia's state energy giant, has significantly reduced the flow of gas through Nord Stream 1, now at 20 percent of capacity.