Erdogan steps up Cyprus tension
Policy
The showdown over natural gas deposits off the coast of Cyprus is set to intensify, with Turkey announcing it will
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France and India commit $2bn to solar
Environment
India and France have committed more than US$2 billion to fund solar-energy projects in developing countries, as both countries address
Sun and rain panel unveiled in China
Environment
Solar panels work most efficiently when the sun shines but a Chinese research team has announced a hybrid energy harvester
Šefcovic vows to back renewable budget
Transmission
European Commission’s vice president for energy Maroš Šefcovic has said he will push for continued support for renewables in negotiations
VW invests €20bn in battery boom
Storage
Volkswagen has secured €20 billion in battery supplies to underpin an ambitious push into the electric vehicle market, increasing pressure
Polish gas firm reports profit boom
Storage
Poland’s state-run gas utility PGNiG has reported record pre-tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation earnings (Ebitda) of US$1.9 billion: up 10
Italy to auction wind projects
Environment
New auctions for wind and solar projects exceeding 1 MW in size will be part of a new incentive scheme
Germany tops electric car investment
Storage
Germany’s car industry is the world’s biggest investor in electric vehicles as it faces increasing pressure to adopt low-emissions technology
Study hails proton battery breakthrough
Storage
Scientists say they have created the world’s first rechargeable proton battery, a potentially important step towards cheaper and less ecologically
Kosovo dispute slows EU clocks
Transmission
Ovens, microwaves, radios, clocks and other electronic devices around Europe have been running on reduced power for over a month,
EU divides over Nord Stream
Policy
A European Union legal team has rejected a European Commission proposal to extend the EU internal energy market rules to
French wind power costs fall
Environment
Costs have fallen in the latest French onshore wind tender, according to government results, with 22 projects, totalling 508 megawatts
EU ready to mediate with Gazprom
Industry
The European Union says it is ready to host talks in the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia, and European
Funding ‘threatens’ wind triumphs
Industry
As the overwhelming success of the ambitious Norwegian-backed 30-megawatt (MW) Hywind project (pictured) off the Scottish coast is being
Researchers hail superconductor breakthrough
Storage
Researchers have claimed a breakthrough in battery technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as oil-fuelled