At the last Energy Council under the Swedish presidency, the EU energy ministers were only able to agree on parts of the reform package for the electricity market on Monday. They achieved a general orientation for the market transparency regulation REMIT and a provisional political agreement for the electricity market directive. This was announced by […]
Ahead of the Energy Ministers’ meeting on Monday, the Swedish Council Presidency is catering to Poland and other member states with many coal power plants. According to a compromise proposal for the electricity market reform obtained by Table.Media on Thursday, stated capacity payments for coal power plants are set to be extended until the end […]
The delegated acts on e-fuels have finally been adopted and departmental coordination is already underway in the German government to transpose them into national law. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the objection period for Council and Parliament at EU level expired, according to a Commission database. Publication in the Official Journal is expected […]
The EU member states are increasing the pressure for the rapid introduction of capacity mechanisms. They say the Commission should present legislative proposals on how to speed up the approval of capacity mechanisms just three months after the new electricity market design comes into force. This is stated in the fifth version of the current […]
The EU Commission wants to make the central EU energy platform more attractive for the industry with new rules on gas procurement. From June 26, buyers will be able to place bids in the second tender round for joint gas purchasing, Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič announced on Friday. He said the delivery period would […]
“EU plans tougher heating hammer than Habeck,” the Bild newspaper headlined on Wednesday morning. The “Ecodesign Directive” is to be changed so that from 2029 at the latest, only heat pumps can be newly installed in buildings and “definitely” no more oil and gas heating systems. To make matters worse, the Commission could simply “rush […]
The EU Commission has declared the 2022 skimming of windfall profits in the electricity market a failure and is against extending all emergency measures in the electricity sector. “Different implementation strategies in the member states have reportedly led to considerable uncertainty among investors“, the Commission wrote in an evaluation published Monday on the planned EU-wide […]
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, German scientists are to support Ukraine in making its climate and energy policy fit for accession to the EU. To this end, the four-year project “Green Deal Ukraina” started on Thursday under the leadership of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB). “Germany will use its expertise […]
Several MEPs are pushing for rapid approval under state aid law to promote fuel cells. The pending decision on the four German Innovation and Technology Centers for Hydrogen (ITZ) is delaying the transformation of automotive suppliers and jeopardizing Europe’s position in international competition, they say in a letter to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The senders […]
Shortly before the start of the trilogue on the building directive next Tuesday, the German government has yet to agree on a negotiating position. However, Minister of Construction Klara Geywitz (SPD) pushes for a modification of the mandate compared to the general orientation of the Council from October.There was a “need for improvement,” said a […]