Statoil bids for Dutch wind project
Environment
Statoil has submitted a bid for the offshore wind-power contract for Hollandse Kust Zuid: a 760-megawatt project in the Dutch
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Power rivals claim arbitration victory
Industry
Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russian major Gazprom have both claimed victory as a Stockholm arbitration tribunal handed down the final award
Poland reveals gas hub ambitions
Industry
Poland’s power major Gaz System and its Slovak counterpart Eustream have signed an agreement to build a pipeline as part
Gazprom to counter US sanctions
Policy
Russia’s natural gas exporter, Gazprom, is channeling investment into the fight for market share as Washington threatens its largest European
Russia remains China’s top oil supplier
Consumption
Russia was China’s largest crude oil supplier for the ninth consecutive month in November, keeping Saudi Arabia in second place,
UK sets renewable record
Environment
As use of renewables has risen across the EU, Britain’s electricity generation from renewable energy has reached a “record high”,
Iter key to US science: study
Production
The United States is lagging far behind the world on fusion research and must not withdraw funding from the International
Lithuania questions daylight saving
Industry
Lithuania says it will push the European Union to abolish its daylight-saving laws, despite claims that it saves energy. Vilnius
Energy ministers back coal: Greenpeace
Policy
EU energy ministers have backed coal and other fossil fuels over renewables in proposed reforms of energy laws, Greenpeace claims.
EIB invests in UK-German solar firm
Environment
A UK-German solar panel manufacturer says it is poised to revolutionise the global energy industry and has secured more than
EDF benefits from ‘dreadful’ Hinkley deal
Environment
Hinkley Point, on England’s Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe at 430 acres and the UK’s first
Battery pilots claim breakthroughs
Storage
As the EU looks to increase power storage capacity, US scientists are pooling resources to reduce battery cost, weight, size
Germany unveils renewable record
Environment
Renewable energy has reportedly provided a third of German electricity this year, with wind energy overtaking natural gas and nuclear
Energy council agrees 27% renewable aim
Policy
The European Union’s energy council remains in favour of three years’ visibility on the volume and budget of public support
France bans new fuel extraction
Environment
The French parliament has enacted a ban on producing oil and gas by 2040, which is seen as a largely