Germany’s energy policy and the entire internal energy market are coming under increasing pressure from its European partners. At the meeting of energy ministers on Monday, countries that rely on nuclear energy used last week’s high energy prices as an opportunity to attack renewable energies.A dark doldrums had caused the price for Thursday afternoon to […]
The energy ministers will once again discuss the German gas storage levy at their meeting on Monday. “In view of the current political developments in Germany […] we once again appeal to Germany to pass the amendment to the Energy Industry Act in the Bundestag as soon as possible and to abolish the application of […]
Christoph von dem Bussche, Co-Managing Director of the German gas network operator Gascade, was elected President of Pre-ENNOH on Wednesday. Pre-ENNOH is the forerunner organization of the future European Hydrogen Network Association (ENNOH), which plans to start work in 2025. Detlef Brüggemeyer, Technical Managing Director of Open Grid Europe, was also appointed to the board. […]
Despite new liquefaction capacities for LNG, the industry expects supply to remain tight. “The market will remain tight for the next two to three years,” said Laurent David, spokesman for the International Association of LNG Importers (GIIGNL), at the World LNG Summit in Berlin on Wednesday.The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global liquefaction capacities to grow […]
The nationalized gas company SEFE continues to see risks in the gas supply for Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Market prices have lost some of their threat,” said CEO Egbert Laege at the opening of the World LNG Summit in Berlin on Thursday. “However, I am sometimes surprised at how carelessly some people now […]
In a new essay, the think tank Bruegel reminds us of the value of European cooperation to make energy prices in the EU more competitive. Author Conall Heusaff outlines four ways to lower prices:
According to René Obermann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Airbus, Europe can produce world-leading companies in several future technologies. “I believe it is wise for us to focus on the high technologies where we are still at the forefront and can stay there. Keyword quantum technologies, where we are one of the top five […]
Now that Ursula von der Leyen has revised the mission letters for the College, the Greens are claiming key changes for themselves. “Above all, we have ensured that the implementation of the rule of law instruments falls under the responsibility of Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath. This removes responsibility for the Cohesion Fund and the […]
There are further additions to the cabinet of Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen: According to his LinkedIn profile, Kamil Talbi has previously worked in DG COMP on antitrust law, in the Secretariat-General on the Green Deal, and was most recently a member of Maroš Šefčovič’s cabinet. Anne-Maud Orlinski comes from the Strategy Unit of […]
The Commission published revised mission letters to mark the start of its term of office on Sunday. In the mission letter for Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has softened the wording on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. Should Hoekstra still develop a framework for the phase-out in the September version, […]