IEA Commentary: The battery industry has entered a new phase
The global battery market is surging as demand soars and prices fall. In 2024, electric car sales jumped 25% to…
Upcoming: Commission to launch second mid-term matching round via AggregateEU
A new mid-term matching round to coordinate joint gas purchasing, through the AggregateEU mechanism, will be launched by the Commission…
EU Commission welcomes ICAO agreement on aircraft fuel standards and noise levels
The European Commission welcomes a landmark decision by ICAO’s Committee for Aviation Environmental Protection. The agreement sets binding standards to…
Moldova approves NECP to accelerate decarbonisation and EU integration
The Government of Moldova has approved its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for 2025-2030. Based on Energy Community Secretariat…
IAEA Board briefed on Ukraine, Iran, Gender Parity, and Artificial Intelligence
The IAEA Director General reminded the Agency’s Board of Governors today of the precarious nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, and…
Czechia: EU Commission approves €103m state aid for district heating from biomass
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €103 million Czech scheme to support the production of heat from biomass in…
Paks II: EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-59/23 P – Austria v EU Commission
EU Advocate General Medina proposes to set aside the judgment of the EU General Court that upheld the EU Commission’s…
EU Action Plan on Affordable Energy: Lowering energy costs, completing the energy union
As a key component of the Clean Industrial Deal, this Plan will not only bring relief to households facing high energy…
IEA sees negative impact of component prices and supply chain pressures on grid infrastructure
Efforts to expand and modernise electricity transmission grids around the world face mounting challenges as supply chain bottlenecks intensify, according…
EU Commission steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security and market integration
In Kyiv today, the EU Commission has offered a new support package to Ukraine to secure its energy system and enable its full…
Germany: EU Commission approves €41m state aid to support Uniper Hydrogen
The measure will support Uniper Hydrogen GmbH in the implementation of its ‘CHESS' project. The project concerns the construction and…
Belgium: EU approves state aid to cover lifetime extension of two nuclear reactors
Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a revised Belgian support measure for…
EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen: Remarks at the EU Parliament’s Industry Committee
"If we were better at exploiting the grid we have, and we can be, via digitalization and AI, and better planning and better coordination…
First meeting of the Ecodesign Forum: Speech by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"The EU has a strong track record with ecodesign and energy labelling, achieving to date a 12% reduction in energy…
NATO allies discuss energy security with IEA and European Commission
On Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol and the…
Nuclear materials: EU updates rules for a better supervisory system
The EU Council signed off on a revised regulation on the application of Euratom safeguards, the nuclear materials supervision system…
EU Commission publishes focus report on energy-efficient appliances
The latest generation of the energy label can be found on dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators, electronic displays, light sources and…
ACER releases recommendations on Poland’s National Resource Adequacy Assessment
ACER recommends that the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Polish TSO take these findings into account and,…
Russian President Putin discusses development of Kamchatka with Governor Solodov
Russian Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Kamchatka Territory Governor Vladimir Solodov. The head of the region briefed the President about his performance in the past…
How to implement the EU Gas Package in relation to LNG issues
The latest report on "How to Implement the Gas Package in Relation to LNG Issues", published by the Council of…
US President Trump establishes the “National Energy Dominance Council”
The National Energy Dominance Council will be established within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of…
Eurelectric: Europe needs an energy security strategy based on clean electrification
Munich, 14 February 2025 Translations are also available in French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Cables...
Drone attack in Chernobyl: IAEA Director General Statement on the situation in Ukraine
A drone attack caused a fire on the building confining the remains of the reactor destroyed in the 1986 Chornobyl…
Greece: EU Commission approves €111.7m RRF state aid for Motor Oil Hellas
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €111.7 million Greek measure to support Motor Oil Hellas, a Greek…
Gas market manipulation: French regulator fines Danske Commodities and Equinor
The Dispute Settlement and Sanctions Committee (CoRDiS) of the French energy regulatory authority (CRE) imposed an €8 million fine on Danske…
EU Affordable Energy Action Plan: Eurelectric publishes its position
At two weeks from the EU Affordable Action Plan, the electricity industry calls on the EU Commission to avoid ill-designed…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivers welcome remarks to DOE staff
Chris Wright reflected on the U.S. Department of Energy’s rich legacy, highlighting key milestones like the 1938 discovery of nuclear…
New major projects for critical energy infrastructure: EIB Group President Calviño visits Kyiv
The package–part of the European Union’s €50 billion Ukraine Facility–includes €420 million for new public-sector projects to restore and protect energy supplies,…
ENTSO-E confirms successful synchronization of Baltic and European electricity systems
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) announces the successful synchronization of the electricity systems of the…
Correctiv report warns: EU unready for upcoming carbon pricing rules
Carbon pricing for transport and heating fuels is to be introduced across the EU from 2027. But several countries are…
Baltic States join the EU electricity grid, fully disconnected from Belarus and Russia
As of today, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are fully independent from Russia's and Belarus's electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU…
EU Commission visits Lithuania to discuss Baltics’ grid synchronisation and infrastructure
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen and Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, will be in…
IAEA recognizes Spain’s commitment to improving nuclear and radiation safety
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts assessed that Spain showed a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety,…
IAEA Conference on Resilience of Nuclear Installations: Call for papers:
"The conference will explore strategies and methodologies to assess and enhance the resilience of nuclear installations to external event scenarios,…
Alternative fuels: EU offers €422m in funding of zero-emission mobility
Learn more about the projects selected under the 2024-2025 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF),…
FT-Iberdrola Energy Policy Forum: Speech by EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen
"Before the end of this month, I will present an Action Plan for Affordable Energy, a key part of our…
EU Commission clears joint control of Rolls-Royce SMR by Rolls-Royce and CEZ
The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Rolls-Royce SMR Limited by…
Sweden: Interim report on the mission of the National Nuclear New-build Coordinator
The National Nuclear New-build Coordinator’s second interim report provides a clarified recommendation on how a programme organisation may be designed.…
EU Commission and Moldova agree on a two-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy
The EU Commission and Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It…
New Housing Task Force set up to ensure access to affordable and sustainable houses
The Task Force is formally attached to the Directorate-General for Energy. As President von der Leyen set out in her Political Guidelines…
ACER consults on cost allocation mechanisms for financing hydrogen infrastructure
The EU’s Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package aims to support the development of a competitive hydrogen market and the integration of…
France: EU Commission approves €48m for Envision AESC’s EV battery production
The EU Commission approved a €48 million French measure to support Envision AESC France in setting-up a new factory for the…
Austria: EIB Group increases investment in Austria by nearly a third
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) reported a total lending volume of nearly €1.7 billion and granted around 30% more loans…
G20 climate strategies insufficient to meet goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
2025 needs to be a year of accelerated global climate action according to the newly published Global Climate and Energy…
Energy prices: Gas Market Correction Mechanism ends on 31 January 2025
31 January 2025 marks the final day of the EU’s gas Market Correction Mechanism (MCM). Established by the MCM Regulation in…
EU household energy price trends: ACER’s data dashboard provides insights
ACER has updated its data dashboard, which tracks monthly changes in household energy prices across EU Member States and Norway…
ACER amends the methodology for cross-zonal electricity balancing capacity allocation
The methodology harmonises the processes that compare the market value of cross-zonal capacity between balancing capacity and day-ahead electricity markets.…
EU invests over €1.2bn in cross-border energy infrastructure to boost competitiveness
The EU Commission will allocate almost €1.25 billion in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects, which have obtained…
Estonia: EU Commission preliminarily endorses 3rd RRF payment request for €122.3m
The European Commission has today endorsed a positive assessment of Estonia's payment request for €122.3 million in grants under the…
Delphi Forum on the Mediterranean: Speech by EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica
"The Mediterranean is one of the most challenging regions. But it is also full of opportunities - for shared prosperity, security, and a wide…