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Insight EU Energy Monitoring 20 December 2021

Dec 21, 2021 ,
HYDROGEN
  • EU Commission approves €900 million German scheme to support investments in the production of renewable hydrogen
  • ACER and CEER make recommendations to empower consumers and to avoid getting it wrong with hydrogen in the new EU gas decarbonisation legislative proposals
  • GEODE Webinar on the newly launched Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Package
  • SWP: A New Hydrogen World – Geotechnological, Economic, and Political Implications for Europe
  • Baden-Württemberg fördert 20 innovative Wasserstoffprojekte
ENERGY REGULATION
  • ACER provides Recommendation on reasoned amendments to the Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management Regulation
  • ENTSOG publishes its Annual Work Programme 2022
  • Energy Community: Household consumption surveys supported by Energy Community completed
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
  • Strengthening EU resilience: Council adopts negotiating mandate on the resilience of critical entities
  • Wind Europe: New EU infrastructure Regulation phases out support for cross border oil and gas projects, drives joint planning of offshore wind
ENERGY STATE AID
  • EU Commission approves Greek measure to support construction and operation of pumped hydroelectricity storage facility in Amfilochia
  • EU Commission approves modification of Romanian aid scheme to support high efficient cogeneration
  • EU Commission approves Finnish investment aid to NordFuel and Veolia for the construction of advanced biofuels plants in Finland
  • EU Commission approves Latvian scheme to support energy-intensive companies
RENEWABLES
  • EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 – PE703.044v01-00
BIOGAS
  • EBA: News from the renewable gas industry – December 2021
  • EBA: Gas Package grants better access of renewable gas to the EU market
  • EBA: EU Commission acknowledges benefits of natural CO2 storage and utilization, applied in biogas production
GAZPROM
  • Gazprom boosts gas supplies to Turkey in 2021
  • Gazprom and Srbijagas discuss gas supplies to Serbia
GERMANY
  • Is nuclear energy ‘green’? France and Germany lead opposing camps.  – The Washington Post
  • Habeck: „Zusätzliche Flächen für Windenergie auf See bringen dem Ausbau der Erneuerbaren einen kräftigen Schub“
  • Ausschreibung Wind an Land: Gebotstermin 1. Februar 2022 – Bundesnetzagentur
CELEX
  • CELEX:52021PC0804: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast)
  • CELEX:52021PC0803: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen
  • CELEX:52021PC0802: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
  • CELEX:52021PC0805: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
  • Commission decision – Administrative Arrangements implementing the Euratom-UK nuclear cooperation agreement
  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 as regards harmonised standards for seamless and welded stainless steel tubes, steel forgings for pressure purposes at high temperature and with high proof strength, unfired pressure vessels and vehicle fuelling appliances for natural gas vehicles
  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for laser products, adjustable speed electrical power drive systems, power electronic converter systems and equipment, luminaires, low-voltage switchgear and control gear, uninterruptible power systems (UPS) and certain other electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits

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