No-deal Brexit will hit Eastern Europe trade: EBRD
Trade in a host of Europe’s emerging economies and nearby Turkey will be hit if Britain crashes out of the…
Merkel says Germany needs e-cars for 2030 climate goal, faces “tough decisions”
Germany needs e-mobility to reach its 2030 emissions reduction targets in transport, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, according to Suddeutsche Zeitung.…
Newly installed solar capacity increased in EU by 36% in 2018, up to 8 GW
SolarPower Summit opened on Wednesday in Brussels announcing another year of growth for the global solar sector in 2018 to…
Regulatory changes spell trouble for Germany’s e-car charging stations
Operators of e-car charging stations in Germany could face regulatory confusion once changes to the country’s measurement regulation take effect,…
Germany struggles with dirty energy in climate change battle
Germany has mined and burnt lignite for hundreds of years and has the physical scars to show for it. From…
Germany to back Nord Stream 2 despite Ukraine tensions
Germany will not withdraw its political support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, its foreign minister said…
31 Romanian companies in the Atlas of Biomass and Bioenergy from Energy Barge
The ENERGY BARGE project consortium has launched the modal transfer platform, a tool combining the “Biomass and Bioenergy Atlas” and…
Nordstream 2 gas pipeline important for Europe: German Energy minister
The Nordstream 2 pipeline is important to secure energy supplies and Russia is a safe and reliable provider of gas…
Merkel opposes more ambitious EU car fleet emissions targets
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany should not push for more ambitious EU car fleet emission limits. “I think…
German energy prices reach six-year record
The front-year contract for German power rose to a fresh six-year high of EUR 50.15/MWh on Monday, buoyed by a…
Germany’s coal conundrum: Moving toward renewable energy before the infrastructure is ready
Moving away from carbon as a source of energy is a key ambition for the European Union and no less…
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…
