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France

France Spends 8.4 Billion Euros to Help Companies With Energy Bills

France will spend 8.4 billion euros ($8.67 billion) to help companies pay their energy bills, in a bid to cushion the impact of rising electricity and gas price…

Energy Transition

RWE Plans Renewables Profit Share With German Authorities to Improve Local Acceptance of Energy Transition

German utility RWE will offer profits to municipalities where one of its wind or solar farms is located as part of an expansion of the German Renewable Energies…

Natural Gas

Germans Face More Power and Gas Price Hikes in January - Portal

Many German households face another 50%-plus hike in power and gas supplies in January due to the lag in suppliers passing on higher wholesale market prices and…

Gas Turbine

Germany’s Gas Turbine Capacity Expansion Moving Too Slow

Germany is behind in its plan to expand its gas turbine capacity to 30 GW by 2030—the amount needed to stabilize its electricity distribution networks, accordi…

Offshore Wind Power

Nine New Countries Sign Up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27

COP27 has seen nine new countries – including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US – join the Global Offsho…

Hydrogen Production

COP27: US and Ukraine in Deal for SMRs to Produce Hydrogen and Ammonia

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, and Ukraine Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, announced at COP27 in Egypt a Ukraine Clean Fuels fr…

Natural Gas

German Govt Postpones Decision on Gas Price Brake

The German government is postponing its decision on a gas and electricity price brake that had been planned for Friday, said a government spokesperson.

EU

German Parties Agree to Ratify CETA, Quit Energy Charter

Germany's ruling coalition parties have agreed a raft of new trade policy measures, including quitting the Energy Charter Treaty, which has come to be seen as a…

Germany

German Budget Experts Push for Dividend Ban Tied to Energy Subsidies

Budget experts from Germany's ruling coalition on Friday stressed the need for a ban on dividends and bonuses being paid out at companies that benefit from gas …

Energy Storage Battery

Rolls-Royce Delivers Battery Packs for German Virtual Power Plant

Rolls-Royce has announced that six of eight mtu EnergyPacks have been delivered to German energy solutions company VISPIRON.

Hydrogen Project

Uniper Partners With NewMed Energy on LNG and Hydrogen to Minimise Energy Crisis

German energy company Uniper and Israel’s NewMed Energy will explore ways of collaborating on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the short and long t…

Germany

Germany Must Ask High Earners to Help With Energy Relief - Economic Council

Germany must tighten its energy-relief measures in the face of soaring inflation, ensuring only households and businesses that need help are on the receiving en…

OPEC

German Economist Sues OPEC, Wants $50 in Compensation

A German economist has filed a lawsuit against OPEC with a Berlin court.

Hydrogen Technology

Race to Ship Clean Canadian Hydrogen to Europe Navigates Choppy Water

On Canada's tranquil Atlantic coast, a dozen companies are racing to ship Canada's first green hydrogen to Europe by 2025, aiding the continent's worldwide sear…

Smart Grid

E.ON Launches Digital Business to Manage Grid Complexity

Germany-based electric utility company E.ON has launched a subsidiary, E.ON One, in a digitalisation push.