Building the hydrogen economy is complicated by the multitude of different definitions of terms. This is the conclusion of a new publication by the Foundation for Environmental Energy Law (SUER). “The multitude of hydrogen-related terms used in Union law, as well as the sometimes different definitions of the same terms, lead to an incoherent legal […]
The EU member states want to place a tighter limit on the European gas price while allowing an automatic, daily increase in the price cap. On the one hand, the limit for bids is to be lowered further – to €220. That’s according to the Czech presidency’s second revision, which was available to Europe.Table yesterday. […]
SPD MEP Jens Geier harshly criticizes the expected date for the publication of the Commission’s delegated act on hydrogen. Choosing December 15 is a “sign of a lack of appreciation towards the stakeholders,” Geier said at a press briefing in Berlin on Friday.This is the penultimate working day of the Parliament before the Christmas break. […]
For the production of hydrogen, the Commission wants to shorten the transition period in which facilitated conditions apply. The deadline is now March 31, 2028, according to a new version of the Delegated Act dated Wednesday and obtained by Europe.Table. In a July leak, the transition period was still valid until the end of 2029.In […]
In the European debate on a new electricity market design, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs sees no major need for reform of the spot market. “Basically, the short-term electricity market is working,” said the head of the electricity department at the BMWK, Volker Oschmann, in Berlin yesterday. At most, small, “evolutionary” improvements would […]
The Commission could take action against excessive gas prices more quickly than it announced in its draft legislation of November 22. This was indicated yesterday by Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson in the Parliament’s Industry Committee.According to the draft, the gas price at the TTF trading point is to be capped only when it has been […]
The ITRE will not adopt its report on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) today as originally planned. There is no new date yet, but the vote is expected for January, Europe.Table learned from the environment of the rapporteur Ciarán Cuffe (Greens).The reason for the postponement was not initially known. However, it can be […]
The disagreement was so great that the energy ministers might as well have gone home, said Czech Council President Jozef Síkela yesterday after the Council meeting. What he meant was the dispute over the Commission’s proposal on the gas price cap on Tuesday. In the end, there was a compromise: The Council reached an agreement […]
In the coming months, Germany will need significantly larger volumes of gas to maintain security of electricity supply than initially assumed. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) had expected a monthly demand of up to 1.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas by the end of next year. However, 73 percent […]