Region/EU
French company launched first offshore hydrogen facility
26 September 2022 - After the end of the trial, Lhyfe will have a substantial volume of data, which should allow it to design mature offshore production systems
Macron: France can’t rely either on renewables or on nuclear power alone
23 September 2022 - President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated France's first offshore wind park and promised to speed up renewable energy and nuclear power projects
Governments should subsidize energy savings, not gas, electricity prices – analysis
22 September 2022 - The analysis Why Gas Price Cap and Consumer Subsidies Are Both Extremely Costly and Ultimately Futile was prepared by CEPS
NGOs start legal action against EU over including gas in green taxonomy
21 September 2022 - The European Commission has up to 22 weeks to reply, and if it refuses, the NGOs will be able to turn to the Court of Justice of the EU
Trina Solar delivers 379MW Vertex bifacial modules for project in Extremadura, Spain
20 September 2022 - Trina Solar Co., a PV and smart energy total solution provider announced a sizable sale...
European Parliament votes to raise renewables 2030 target to 45%
16 September 2022 - Lawmakers backed the revisions of the Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to match the REPowerEU plan
Greece and North Macedonia to cooperate on fossil fuel supply
15 September 2022 - The two prime ministers agreed that Greece would continue to supply North Macedonia with fossil fuels and discussed joint investments
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report – green energy is way out of climate change woes
14 September 2022 - Renewable energy and energy savings are key solutions for mitigating climate change, REN21 and UNECE said ahead of the release of their report
Akuo’s Scotto: Power prices can only be tamed with renewables, storage
14 September 2022 - Eric Scotto from Akuo Energy said renewables are the only option for easing power price volatility and stressed that storage is essential
EU fails to agree price cap on Russian gas
10 September 2022 - EU energy ministers achieved little progress with regard to plans for a price cap on Russian gas
Grid stress test: Germany intends to extend operation of two nuclear plants
06 September 2022 - After performing a stress test, the German government now wants to keep two reactors in reserve this winter instead of closing them
Natural gas, electricity prices soar 30% on Nord Stream 1 shutdown
05 September 2022 - Gazprom said it would keep the Nord Stream 1 pipeline offline right after the G7 agreed to cap the price of Russian oil
Albania, Serbia sign memorandum to cooperate in energy, mining sectors
02 September 2022 - The memorandum of cooperation between the two countries was signed at a summit of the Open Balkan initiative in Belgrade
France offers citizens EUR 4,000 grants to switch from cars to bikes
02 September 2022 - France is offering incentives of up to EUR 4,000 to citizens who want to switch their cars for electric bicycles
Energy Community to adopt 2030 energy, climate targets in December
02 September 2022 - The adoption of the targets is essential to put the contracting parties on a path towards achieving climate neutrality