EU to spend €873m on energy infrastructure
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EU member states have signed off the European Commission’s proposal to invest €873 million in 17 energy-infrastructure projects. The commission
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Second Yamal ship heads to US: data
Industry
A second ship carrying Russian natural gas may be on its way to the US, in contravention of Washington’s sanctions,
Russia shelves Sakhalin output boost
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The Russian Pacific Sakhalin-1 oil project, led by ExxonMobil, has reportedly ditched plans to boost output by 25 per cent
Finnish power shortfall alarms firms
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Employers in Finland risk having to cut their power use as the Nordic nation’s growing energy demands outstrip supply, warns
Malta demands lower power prices
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Energy security in Malta is becoming an increasing focus of debate with imported electricity prices rising last year as a
Swedes divide on nuclear safety
Environment
Sweden’s radiation safety agency (SSM) and an environmental court issued conflicting recommendations to the government on whether to allow the
Dutch gas field to shut amid quake fears
Consumption
The 200 biggest Dutch companies have been told to stop buying fuel from a major gas field in the Netherlands
Russia hails nuclear progress
Environment
Russia is reportedly moving ahead with the installation of the world’s first floating nuclear power at a strategic Arctic town
Study blasts microwave power use
Consumption
Europe’s microwave ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a study has estimated. As costs fall and
EU threatens nine NO2 polluters
Consumption
Nine EU governments have been asked to detail how they expect to meet air pollution limits, with the threat of
EDF eyes ‘cheaper’ nuclear plant
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French giant EDF Energy has said it could build a new nuclear power station in Suffolk for significantly less than
MEPs demand 35% renewable boost
Environment
The European Parliament has approved draft measures to reform the power market and reduce energy consumption that envisage more ambitious
Gazprom to challenge Swedish ruling
Policy
Gazprom’s announcement to challenge the Stockholm Arbitration Court’s preliminary ruling in the gas supply contract dispute with Ukraine’s Naftogaz is
MEPs to vote on renewable targets
Environment
The European Parliament will vote today (Wednesday) on renewable energy targets up to 2030. EU energy ministers endorsed the European
Norway trials dimming streetlights
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Norway is testing auto-dimming street lighting technology to cut energy use on remote and less-used roads. Hole, about an hour’s