Germany hopes imports will bridge power gaps
Industry
Germany will rely on power imports and it abandons coal and nuclear energy before 2038, according to Thomas Bareiss, Berlin’s
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Poland eyes €1bn homegrown electric car plant
Storage
State-owned Polish energy companies are due to launch a €1-billion factory producing electric vehicles, the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported. Most
EU wind-power investment slumps: NGO
Environment
The European wind industry brought online 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity last year, down 32 per cent in
EU leaders scramble to lower bills ahead of May elections
Policy
European citizens face higher energy bills this year as wholesale and environmental costs rise, amid fears the issue could boost
Germany to obey EU Nord Stream rules: Altmaier
Policy
Russia and Germany are in talks over how the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should adapt to an EU deal on
US oil exports set new record
Consumption
The US exported a record amount of crude oil last week after increasing for a fifth straight week, amid rising
Shell buys German battery pioneer
Storage
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to acquire a 100-per-cent stake in Sonnen, a German domestic energy storage provider, for an
Erdogan vows to boost energy independence
Production
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he aims to reduce dependence on foreign energy. During a campaign rally for municipal
11 EU nations meet 2020 renewable targets
Policy
Eleven of the European Union’s 28 members have reached their renewable energy targets for 2020 by 2017, the bloc’s statistical
Oil an ‘ethical’ investment: BP
Industry
Oil and gas major BP has predicted that renewable energy will become the world’s main source of power within two
Kremlin mocks fresh US sanctions
Policy
The US Congress has voted to impose fresh energy sanctions on Russia, prompting the Kremlin to label the measures as
Equinor signs Korean and US offshore wind deals
Production
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and South Korea’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (KNOC) say they are exploring opportunities to develop commercial
Merkel ignores Pence on Nord Stream
Consumption
US Vice President Mike Pence says he told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Europe and Washington needed to stand together
Cypriot tensions rise amid Turkish war games
Policy
Tensions continue to increase over the Cypriot gas assets as Turkey increases military and drilling activity around the divided island.
Single-use plastic bans could damage environment: BP
Industry
The 2019 BP Energy Outlook argues that a global ban on single-use plastics, including packaging, by 2040 could have the