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…
Renewables cover about 100% of German power use for first time
Germany has crossed a symbolic milestone in its energy transition by briefly covering around 100 percent of electricity use with…
Patrick Graichen: Germany’s Energiewende is right on track
By 2022 Germany will have shut down the very last nuclear plant, as by now half of the capacities being…
Renewables produce record 33 percent of German electricity
The share of renewables in German electricity generation grew from 29 percent in 2016 to a record 33 percent this…
Germany: Offshore wind farms deliver power on 363 days a year
Offshore wind farms produce electricity more reliably than previously thought, a study by research institute Fraunhofer IWES has shown. Wind…
Italy declares state of emergency after the Austrian gas terminal explosion
Italy has declared the state of emergency regarding energy supplies after the explosion at the Baumgarten gas terminal in eastern…
Tesla, removed from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies in Germany
A German government agency has removed Tesla from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies, sparking a row with…