BMWK: Antrag für Wasserstoff-Kernnetz von Fernleitungs-Netzbetreibern eingereicht
Die Fernleitungsnetzbetreiber haben der Bundesnetzagentur einen gemeinsamen Antrag für das Wasserstoff-Kernnetz vorgelegt. Das Wasserstoff-Kernnetz ist ein zentrales Infrastrukturprojekt der Energiewende.…
Luxembourg: EU Commission endorses €241m modified RRF plan
Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment of Luxembourg's modified recovery and resilience (RRF) plan, which includes a REPowerEU…
Anna Cavazzini re-elected Chair of Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO)
At the constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) members re-elected Anna Cavazzini as Chair. They also elected…
Borys Budka elected Chair of the EP Committee for Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE)
Borys Budka (EPP, Poland) was elected as Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee on Tuesday. He is…
EU Commission authorizes the creation of a joint venture by SSE and TotalEnergies
The transaction primarily concerns the electric vehicle charging and related convenience services sector in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
IEA: Global electricity demand set to rise strongly this year and next
Growth in demand in 2024 and 2025 is forecast to be among the highest levels in the past two decades,…
Ukraine: EIB President Calviño briefs EU Foreign Ministers on support for energy
EIB commits more than €450 million to support Ukrainian energy infrastructure crucial for upcoming winter. The bank also announces a…
ACER’s monitoring shows EU gas balancing systems adjusted to new conditions
The Gas Balancing Network Code (BAL NC) establishes market-based rules to ensure that gas supply and demand are balanced efficiently within the…
Slovakia: ACER assesses the gas transmission tariff methodology
ACER releases its report on the Slovakian gas transmission tariffs proposed by Eustream A.S., the Transmission System Operator (TSO) of…
Serbia: EU signs value chain MoU for raw materials, batteries, and EVs (updated)
Today, the EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw…
Sustainable products to become norm for consumers as new EU law enters into force
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation also aims to reduce the overall environmental and climate impacts of products on the…
ACER’s quarterly monitoring shows European gas markets stabilising amid ongoing challenges
The ACER report highlights the main trends in Europe’s gas markets in the first half of 2024 and identifies upcoming…
ACER opinion: EU gas network set to meet demand and winter storage goals
ACER issues its Opinion on the Summer Supply Outlook 2024 published by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).…
Bundeskabinett verabschiedet Bundesbericht zur Energieforschung 2024
Der Bericht gibt einen ausführlichen Überblick über die Förderpolitik der Bundesregierung in der Energieforschung und stellt die Fortschritte und Entwicklungen…
UNECE Executive Secretary calls for targeted policies in key SDG transition areas
Delivering a message on behalf of all five UN Regional Commissions regarding climate action, Ms. Molcean stressed that all regions…
Energy labelling in visual ads: EU Commission clarifies rules following EU Court ruling
The EU Commission has published a clarification today of how suppliers and retailers of energy-labelled products should show energy label…
Ukraine Facility: EU Commission paves the way for first regular payment of €4.2bn
Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment for the first regular payment of close to €4.2 billion under the…
Renewable hydrogen power: EU auditors call for a reality check (updated)
The EU has had mixed success in providing the building blocks for the emerging renewable hydrogen market, according to a…
Outcome of the informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Budapest
Without the presence of any EU-Commissioner, the ministers discussed the role of geothermal energy. The participants agreed that geothermal energy…
Germany: EU Council approves amended RRF plan including REPowerEU chapter
The EU Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Germany’s amended recovery and resilience plan. The amended plan now…
ACER and ENTSO-E investigate 21 June power blackout in south-eastern Europe
Following a blackout in the south-eastern part of Continental Europe on 21 June, ENTSO-E has set up an Expert Panel…
EU Commission authorizes acquisition of HyVia by Renault and Plug Power
The transaction mainly concerns the manufacture and supply of fuel cell light commercial vehicles and the supply of hydrogen refueling…
Förderbescheide für 23 IPCEI-Wasserstoff-Projekte in Deutschland übergeben
Bundesminister Habeck hat heute gemeinsam mit mehreren Wirtschaftsministerinnen und -ministern der Länder die Förderbescheide für 23 herausragende und zukunftsweisende Wasserstoffprojekte…
Finland: EU Commission approves €200m aid to renewable fuels and energy storage
The European Commission has approved a €200 million Finnish scheme to support the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin and the deployment of energy…
Bulgaria: EU Commission approves €142m state aid to the support energy sector
The scheme aims to alleviate part of the costs for companies that stored natural gas at the Chiren underground gas…
Poland: EU Commission approves €194m aid to Gdańsk offshore wind terminal
The EU Commission has approved Poland's support measure of approximately €194 million (PLN 900.45 million) for the construction of an offshore…
EU Commissioner Simson: Supporting Ukraine’s resilience through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund
"Between March and June of this year, Russia destroyed and significantly damaged around half of Ukraine winter's demand (9.2 GW…
Nuclear safety: IAEA Director General Statement on the situation in Ukraine
The Director General reiterated, amon others, that a Russian attack last week that reportedly injured eight ZNPP workers at an…
ENTSOG opens stakeholder consultation on draft Annual Work Programme 2025
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) launched a public consultation on its Annual Work Programme 2025…
CEER and ACER: Position paper on the challenges of the future electricity system
Power regulators call on the new European Parliament, Commission and Council to focus on key electricity and infrastructure challenges to…
Decarbonising energy and mobility sectors: The role of digital infrastructures
The ambitious EU climate neutrality targets aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To realize this vision, fast…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Greenergy by Trafigura
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of Greenergy Halo Holdings III Limited of the UK by…
PICASSO platform: ACER amends the EU electricity balancing rules
ACER has issued two decisions that amend the EU electricity balancing including the implementation framework for the PICASSO platform and…
U.S.-Philippines civil nuclear cooperation agreement enters into force
On July 2, the United States and Philippines’ Agreement for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (or “123 Agreement”)…
Grünes Licht für deutsches Kraftwerkssicherheitsgesetz
Die Bundesregierung hat sich im Rahmen des Wachstumspakets für die Wirtschaft auch auf die Kraftwerksstrategie geeinigt. Diese setzt die im…
Eurogas Annual Renewable Gas Conference: Speech by EU Commissioner Simson
"Industry, stakeholders, Member States, European institutions – we all know how important decarbonised gases are. They provide flexibility to the energy…
Battery-electric vehicles from China: EU Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties
Nine months after the initiation of its anti-subsidy investigation, the EU Commission has imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles…
France: €10.82bn state support to offshore wind energy approved by EU Commission
The EU Commission has approved a €10.82 billion French scheme to support the deployment of offshore wind energy, which will help…
Electricity trading with neighbours: ACER sees urgent need to maximise transmission capacity
In its 2024 Market Monitoring, ACER highlights the urgency for Transmission System Operators (TSOs) to meet their obligation of making…
Renewable hydrogen development in Chile: Remarks by EU Commissioner Simson
"The Global Gateway RH2 Funding Platform is a joint EIB KfW initiative with a budget of EUR 216.5 million. It will…
ACER is consulting on revising the Annex of the REMIT Implementing Regulation
Following the publication of the revised REMIT, ACER has received numerous requests from stakeholders seeking clarification on the REMIT Implementing…
IEA Commentary: Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?
Meeting global goals for sustainable development, climate and energy security requires a substantial increase in capital investment in the energy…
EU Commissioner Simson visits Chile and Argentina to deepen energy cooperation
This week, Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will be in Chile and Argentina to step up cooperation with these two countries…
IRENA: New insights to advance global energy modelling
The 2024 edition of the International Energy Workshop (IEW) has concluded in Bonn, Germany last week, drawing energy modelling experts from across…
EU electricity generation greener than ever before – Eurelectric
The generation of clean electricity in Europe is setting records. In the first half of 2024, renewables made up more…
EU imports of energy products continue to drop
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU imported €95.5 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Encavis by KKR
The transaction relates primarily to the operation of renewable energy assets. The EU Commission concluded that it would not raise…
ECA: The future for hydrogen in the EU: A real solution or a lot of hot air?
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has examined the European Commission’s effectiveness in creating the right conditions for the emerging…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Dragon LNG by Shell and VTTI
The transaction relates primarily to the operation of an LNG regasification, import and storage terminal in the UK.