Europe could cover most of its future hydrogen needs itself, but not enough investments are flowing into some of the most promising regions for producing this energy carrier. This is the result of a study by Fraunhofer ISI, RIFS Potsdam and the German Energy Agency (dena), which is set to be presented on Friday and […]
Europe could cover most of its future hydrogen needs itself, but not enough investments are flowing into some of the most promising regions for producing this energy carrier. This is the result of a study by Fraunhofer ISI, RIFS Potsdam and the German Energy Agency (dena), which is set to be presented on Friday and […]
Energy ministers are scheduled to meet on Oct. 17 for an extraordinary meeting, a spokesman for the Spanish Presidency confirmed Wednesday. The topic will be electricity market reform, a Brussels observer said. However, no official decision has yet been made on the agenda.Negotiations are deadlocked because France wants to modernize its nuclear power plants via […]
The Environment Committee (ENVI) has removed nuclear power from the list of net-zero technologies in its opinion on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). A narrow majority of committee members voted Wednesday against a motion by EPP, Renew and EKR to keep nuclear energy on the list. However, the Industry Committee (ITRE) is the lead committee, […]
In the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), Parliament’s Environment Committee wants to limit the definition of sustainable alternative fuels as net-zero technologies to e-fuels for aviation and marine transport. This is according to the compromise motion by EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens and Left, on which the ENVI is to vote tomorrow, Wednesday. However, Article 3, the […]
Germany and France have been arguing for months about the reform of the electricity market – it’s about the promotion of nuclear energy and cheap electricity for their own industry. Now Eurelectric President Leonhard Birnbaum is calling on Paris and Berlin to find a quick solution. “As a European energy association, we have no interest […]
Mr. Birnbaum, does the future of European industry depend solely on low energy prices?In my view, the problems facing European industry are more diverse. We clearly have a problem between the world’s major power blocs. And we are not suitably positioned for this, either geopolitically or institutionally. We are not innovative enough as one Europe. […]
At the second attempt, the plenary of the EU Parliament adopted the report of the Industry Committee on electricity market reform on Thursday. On Monday, ECR and Left as well as several individual MEPs had initially voted against the start of trilogue negotiations. However, the majority of S&D, EPP, Renew and Greens, which had negotiated […]
The plenum of the EU Parliament yesterday adopted the amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive from Fit for 55 (RED 3) and RePowerEU (RED 4). This paves the way for a mandatory renewables target of 42.5 percent in 2030 and faster approval procedures. All that remains is for the Council to give its approval.A voluntary […]
In energy policy, work starts after the summer break with the nuclear issue – no, not with the fundamental dispute between France and Germany for a change. Rather, Franc Bogovič (EPP) from Slovenia will soon present his draft for the Parliament’s own initiative report on small modular reactors (SMRs). The following few years will show […]