Norway’s usually cheap energy as costly as Germany’s for Q3-regulator
Norway’s electricity prices, usually among the cheapest in Europe, have doubled for the third quarter as a lack of rainfall…
14 European countries call for stronger EU climate action
A group of European countries known as the ‘Green Growth Group’ have called on the European Commission to update the…
Renewables reach a share of over 40 percent in Germany’s net power generation
The net output of renewable energy sources in Germany’s power mix has reached a new record share in the first…
New ways to tackle fuel poverty: successful approaches and what works in Romania
In Romania alone, it is estimated that nearly 20% of citizens live in energy poverty, while about 460,000 households do…
Germany shifts radically its RES target policy, accusing huge consumer costs
Voters across Europe have lost faith in politics partly because of “unachievable targets” on renewable energy, said German Energy Minister…
Germany launches coal closing commission
After being postponed three times, Germany’s government has appointed the long-awaited commission which is to define a roadmap for the…
Netherlands sees an opening for more ambitious car CO2 limits
The European Commission’s proposal for new car CO2 limits left many disappointed. But a spate of new governments in Europe…
Baltic, German foreign ministers split on Nord Stream pipeline
The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who met with their German colleague in Palanga on Friday, disagreed with…
IRENA: Renewable energy jobs up 5% to 10.3 million worldwide in 2017
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016,…
Effective taxation of the Upstream sector in Romania remains double that the average in the European countries (Deloitte study)
The Romanian Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association (ROPEPCA) presented in a press conference the results of the annual study…
10th Energy Day 16-17 March 2018, Hotel Kronwell, Brașov
REPOMs 10th edition of Energy Day Brasov on 16 and 17 March has been recognized by the German Embassy in…
Enel, ENERTRAG and Leclanché team up to build storage plant in Germany
Enel, through its renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power Germany (EGP Germany), has signed an agreement with German wind energy company…
Trump nominee for key U.S. energy post says would oppose Russia pipeline
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top State Department energy position said on Thursday he would oppose Russia’s proposed…
Europe powers up record levels of offshore wind energy
The UK and Germany led the way as Europe powered-up a record amount of offshore wind energy last year, it’s…
Diesel driving bans loom for 10 German cities – study
Ten German cities considerably exceed EU nitrogen oxide (NOx) limits, making diesel driving bans more likely in 2018, according to…
Plug wars: The battle for electric car supremacy
German carmakers hope a network of high-power charging stations they are rolling out with Ford will set an industry standard…
Chemical industry in bid to harness Germany’s green power overload
Evonik (EVKn.DE) has become the latest German chemical maker seeking to convert excess renewable power into chemical building blocks that…