On Wednesday, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck discussed possibilities for cooperation on hydrogen imports during a visit to Germany by Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. According to a ministry statement, is the focus on a European opening of Germany’s H2Global funding mechanism. “Together with the European Hydrogen Bank the H2Global Foundation will also work on a […]
Europe Day is an opportunity for grand, symbolic gestures and inspiring, new impulses. But in Strasbourg, Chancellor Olaf Scholz remained hesitant and vague during his speech in parliament yesterday. Read Markus Grabitz’s analysis to find out which ideas from the coalition agreement between the two parties Scholz fell short of.Tomorrow’s parliamentary vote on the AI […]
German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck’s (Greens) plan for long-term financing of low-cost industrial electricity is meeting resistance in the EU Council. This is according to a presentation by the Swedish Council Presidency for tomorrow’s meeting of the Energy Working Group, which Table.Media has obtained.The Commission proposed skimming off excess profits from new generation […]
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has expressed caution about a push by German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck (Greens) for a discounted industrial electricity price. “You have to be very careful when you start subsidizing energy for companies that are in direct competition with other companies that don’t have the same opportunities“, Vestager told reporters […]
To enable financially weak EU states to subsidize electricity prices for their energy-intensive industries, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has brought European loan guarantees into play. According to a working paper from Habeck’s ministry presented on Friday, a temporary special “European bridge electricity price” program could provide favorable loans to the affected member states, […]
A tussle over competence has broken out in the EU Parliament over the reform of the electricity market, despite the high time pressure. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) insists on shared or exclusive competence for parts of the legislative package, according to correspondence obtained by Table.Media.So far, only the Internal Market Committee […]
The French stance on the electricity market reform has recently repeatedly led to controversy. Céline Pizzotti, Deputy Managing Director of the Franco-German Office for the Energy Transition, thus described the French view in an introductory lecture on Wednesday. France had succeeded in getting nuclear energy included in the rules for support via Contracts for Difference […]
The first trilogue on the Buildings Directive (EPBD) will take place on June 6. This was confirmed by a Council spokeswoman after an inquiry from Table.Media. Difficult negotiations are to be expected – shortly before the weekend, parts of the Berlin coalition and the real estate industry criticized the planned tightening of energy standards.“Moderation and […]
Even before the conclusion of the European electricity market reform, several German energy associations are urging the German government to make quick improvements for energy sharing. An alliance around the BEE presented a concept on Thursday for renewable energy communities, which were already envisaged in the RED II of 2018. The association said it did […]
Given the sale of heat pump manufacturer Viessmann, the electrical industry is calling for an acceleration of the European Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). “The demand for climate-friendly technologies such as heat pumps is growing rapidly and must also be able to continue to be met by the local industry, which is dominated by medium-sized companies […]