New-look floating wind platform for world's largest sector project seals 'detailed design'
Next-generation version of 'industrialisation-enabling' Stiesdal Offshore TetraSpar concept moves ahead for use on 100MW North Sea project being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Read MoreLightsource BP reaches Sun Mountain peak in switch-on of major US solar array for Xcel
Giant 293MW PV project joins similar-size Bighorn plant in supplying Minneapolis-headquartered utility following 'cumulative half billion-dollar private investment' in state
Read More'We'd be fools not to embrace it' | BP hits EV charging accelerator as boss defends integrated vision
CEO Looney says higher target reflects 'exponential growth' with chance to tap existing customers and offer outlet for green energy
Read MoreLEAK: France wins recognition for nuclear in EU’s green hydrogen rules
The European Commission has tabled long-awaited rules defining the circumstances under which hydrogen can be labelled as coming from “renewable” energy sources. Last minute, Paris also won recognition for low-carbon hydrogen produced from nuclear electricity.
Read MoreSeven EU countries call for cautious electricity market reform
A group of seven EU countries has called on the European Commission to keep its upcoming reform of the electricity market “targeted” and focused on measures that will enable the green transition while ensuring affordable energy for consumers.
Read MoreA new EU electricity market design for a decarbonised energy system
The current electricity market model was designed in different times and has proved to be vulnerable to stress situations.
Read MoreEurope’s spending on energy crisis nears €800 billion: study
European countries’ bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly €800 billion, researchers said on Monday (13 February), urging countries to be more targeted in their spending to tackle the energy crisis.
Read MoreIs the EU ready for the next big climate battle?
The EU needs more accurate modelling tools for its climate policies, as the current information is often not up-to-date and does not reflect the rapid development in green technologies, argue Jens Mattias Clausen and Mart
Read MoreBattle lines drawn for EU’s packaging waste law
The EU’s proposed packaging regulation, designed to reverse the growing amount of waste generated in Europe, is set to cause frictions as policymakers in the European Parliament and EU countries hash out their position.
Read MoreGermany running behind its renewable energy ambition
Government infighting and bureaucracy continue to block the approval of new renewable energy projects in Germany, despite the emergency caused by falling gas supplies from Russia.
Read MoreAn EU-US green subsidy race could be good news for climate
How the US and the EU handle the present moment could have significant positive spillover effects for industrial decarbonisation around the world – and, as a result, international climate mitigation efforts, write Mary Hellmich and Sarah Jackson.
Read MoreCommission details subsidy-matching scheme for green industry
Just days after the Commission presented its new Green Deal Industrial Plan to counter foreign subsidies for clean industry, a leaked Communication details the full extent of the temporary bending of state aid rules across the bloc, including a rule to prevent a German go-alone.<
Read MoreGermany welcomes EU’s new green hydrogen rules, activists divided
The European Commission published a long-awaited set of rules on Monday (13 February) defining what can be considered as “renewable” hydrogen, drawing praise from industry and mixed reactions from campaigners.
Read More‘Hydrogen-ready’ boilers – a lifeline for fossil fuel heating in Europe
The fossil fuels heating industry is trying to push hydrogen boilers as renewable, but at the moment only a very small fraction of hydrogen is green. To halt the greenwashing of heating technologies, legislative clarity is needed, writes Jan Rosenow.
Read MoreEU to slap penalties on companies making false green claims
EU member states will be in charge of imposing “dissuasive” penalties on companies making unsubstantiated environmental claims about their products under a draft new EU law, seen by EURACTIV.
Read MoreOur Planet Versus Plastic Bags—A Tale of Two Cities
Americans discard 100 billion plastic bags annually, the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil.
Read MoreWe’ve Never Been Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe—Who Gains by Ignoring It?
Antiwar and environmental activist Dr.
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing as ‘Humane Slaughter’ of Livestock—Federal Records Prove It
Most meat-eaters want to believe that the animals they eat don’t suffe
Read MoreHumanity’s Secret War Against the Environment, Ourselves, and Our Children
Inequitable family planning and illogical pro-growth policies are taking away every child’
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