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Insight EU Energy Monitoring 5 October 2022

Oct 6, 2022 ,
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The EU has changed its gas supply architecture to replace Russian gas. Photo by Alexey_Hulsov on Pixabay
REPOWEREU
  • Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine
ENERGY CRISIS
  • Energy prices: MEPs call for EU response to focus on the most vulnerable
  • EU-Abgeordneter Ferber zu den Energiepreisen: langfristige Lösungen gefragt
  • S&Ds to member states: Put an end to speculations on the energy market now and cap gas prices!
  • Renew Europe: EU leaders must heed European Parliament’s call for more ambitious measures on the energy crisis
  • Greens/EFA Group call for addition & long term solutions to tackle energy, climate & social crises
  • Commissioner Simson in Slovakia to discuss energy situation with local policymakers and stakeholders
  • Bundeskanler Scholz: „Die EU muss sich in puncto Energieversorgung noch stärker miteinander vernetzen“
  • 6 points for Governments as you implement the EU’s new revenue cap on power generation
HYDROGEN
  • BMWK-Kommentar: Europäische Kommission genehmigt zwei wichtige Wasserstoffprojekte: BMWK darf grünen Wasserstoff bei BASF und Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion bei Salzgitter fördern
  • Latest Hydrogen headlines
    • Tees Valley Hydrogen Hub boosted by £20 million competition
    • Billionaire Forrest invests €130m in gas terminal in bid to export green hydrogen to Germany from 2026
    • ‘Set a target of heating one million homes with hydrogen by 2035’, influential UK trade association tells ruling party
    • Gigantic green hydrogen grant | Chemical giant’s PEM project to receive €134m from Germany after EU approval
    • Fortescue and TES Partner on Green Hydrogen Energy Import Facility in Germany
    • Tree Energy Solutions and Fortescue Future Industries Team Up to Develop World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Integrated Project
    • CELEX:32022B1824: Decision (EU) 2022/1824 of the European Parliament of 4 May 2022 on the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (now the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2020
    • CELEX:32022B1822: Decision (EU) 2022/1822 of the European Parliament of 4 May 2022 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (now the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2020
    • Fortescue buys into hydrogen startup TES
    • Vestas-backed renewable energy group Sowitec forges Rolls-Royce green hydrogen pact
    • OPINION | Is it safe to burn hydrogen in the home? Let’s look at the evidence
    • UK Government funds consortium to deliver zero-emission multi-fuel station for hydrogen and electric ships
    • MAN Energy Solutions and Fraunhofer IST analyze options for cost-efficient hydrogen supply to Salzgitter industrial cluster
    • US funding granted to enhance platinum-based hydrogen electrolyser development
    • FFI to invest €130m into German hydrogen
    • Salzgitter’s low CO2 steel seals state aid
    • Committee votes on AFIR, maritime transport
IAEA
  • Update 112 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  • Nuclear Power Receives Record National Support at 66th IAEA General Conference
ENERGY DISPUTES
  • Secretariat opens case against Bosnia and Herzegovina for diesel toll exemption
GERMANY
  • Beschluss nach der Besprechung des Bundeskanzlers mit den Regierungschefinnen und Regierungschefs der Länder am 4. Oktober 2022 in Berlin
  • Bundesregierung: Unternehmen in schwieriger Zeit schützen
  • Energiepreispauschale für Rentnerinnen und Rentner – Bundesregierung
  • VKU zum MPK-Beschluss: Richtung stimmt, aber wir brauchen mehr Tempo. Es geht um Tage, nicht um Wochen!
  • BDEW zur Bekanntgabe der vorläufigen Übertragungsnetzentgelte 2023
  • Situationsbericht Lage der Gasversorgung in Deutschland (Stand 05.10.22) – Bundesnetzagentur
EU COUNCIL REGISTER
  • ST 12405 2022 INIT Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices
  • ST 13223 2022 INIT Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of Euratom in the 33rd meeting of the Energy Charter Conference
  • ST 13227 2022 INIT COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on an agreement between the Member States, the European Union, and the European Atomic Energy Community on the interpretation of the Energy Charter Treaty
  • ST 13227 2022 ADD 1 ANNEX to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, as well as to the Member States on an agreement between the Member States, the European Union, and the European Atomic Energy Community on the interpretation of the Energy Charter Treaty
  • ST 12408 2022 INIT Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022 amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1938 and (EC) No 715/2009 with regard to gas storage
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
  • COMMISSION DECISION on the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and Namibia on a Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains and renewable hydrogen
  • Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the 33rd meeting of the Energy Charter Conference
  • Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of Euratom in the 33rd meeting of the Energy Charter Conference
  • COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS TO THE MEMBER STATES on an agreement between the Member States, the European Union, and the European Atomic Energy Community on the interpretation of the Energy Charter Treaty

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