The EU Commission wants to strengthen energy security through more domestically produced biomethane. Maciej Ciszewski, Head of the Diversification and Joint Procurement Unit of the Directorate-General for Energy, said on Tuesday at the annual Eurogas conference that the AggregateEU mechanism for joint gas purchasing could therefore be extended to biomethane. The Commission already wanted to […]
With the seizure of the Russian tanker “Eventin” a few days ago, the German government demonstrated its ability to act in the implementation of sanctions. In future, however, a new EU authority could have a say in such actions. Finance Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque is examining whether the EU should set up a central enforcement […]
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The EU Commission has published an internal estimate of how much green hydrogen the industrial, shipping and aviation sectors must legally use by 2030. The obligations are based on quotas from the Renewable Energy Directive (RED3) and the ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime regulations. “The Commission’s internal estimate for the use of renewable hydrogen by […]
Spring was in the air at the meeting of energy ministers in Brussels. “We are slowly getting over the crisis. This gives us the opportunity to plan for the long term and address future risks,” said Poland’s Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska in the evening after the Council meeting. However, the outlook is still highly problematic.Vladimir […]
The European Gas Storage Regulation is to be extended until the end of 2027. This was proposed by the EU Commission on Wednesday. The law requires member states to fill their gas storage facilities to 90 percent by Nov. 1 of each year and to reach interim targets in the months beforehand. According to critics, […]
The Commission will probably not present its roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels from Russia on March 26 after all. The project has been removed from the Commission’s latest timetable. The reason for the delay is the “latest geopolitical developments,” a Commission spokesperson told Table.Briefings. However, work on the roadmap is continuing.One industry expert speculated that […]
Will Russian gas still flow through Nord Stream 2 after the fighting in Ukraine ends? At the weekend, an article in the Financial Times fueled speculation. According to the article, the idea of involving US businessmen came from Matthias Warnig, a Putin confidant who was managing director of the operating company Nord Stream 2 AG […]
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Financial investors are pushing for EU-wide harmonization of regulation in the energy industry. Harmonization is of fundamental importance in order to scale investments, said Craig Douglas, Partner at the Berlin-based venture capital investment company World Fund, at the EU Commission’s Investors Dialogue on Energy on Thursday. He cited the regulation of electricity grid fees as […]