Seven EU members fail to submit energy policy
Environment
Seven EU member states – Bulgaria, Spain, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Luxembourg and Greece –missed a 2018 deadline to
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Renewables overtake coal in Germany
Production
Renewable sources last year overtook coal to become Germany’s biggest source of electricity for the first time, boosted by an
EU targets derail VW plans
Storage
Volkswagen says it must sell 600,000 more electric vehicles per annum to comply with carbon dioxide emissions goals released by
Members states agree to renewable targets
Policy
By 2030, the EU will have to generate 32 per cent of its energy from renewable sources and reach an
Spain coal imports slump amid reforms
Production
Spanish coal imports fell 36 per cent year on year in September to almost 1.3 million tonnes, according to customs
Dublin called to back offshore wind
Environment
Irish offshore wind energy has the potential to create up to 20,000 jobs during the next two decades if it
Germany plans giant green hydrogen plant
Transmission
The German grid operators Tennet, Gasunie Deutschland and Thyssengas have made detailed plans to link the electricity and gas grids
UN climate report demands action
Policy
Governments must make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to avoid disastrous levels of global warming,
Brussels delays appliance eco-reforms: report
Policy
New eco-designs for televisions, fridges and other appliances, seen as crucial to European Union member states meeting climate targets, have
Scholars blast EU climate directive
Policy
Climate scientists say that the world’s carbon sinks could be threatened by the EU Renewable Energy Directive’s inclusion of energy
Chinese panels to boost Irish solar sector
Environment
The decision by the European Union to scrap restrictions on Chinese solar imports will stimulate Ireland’s renewable sector, according to
Brussels ends Chinese solar tariffs
Environment
The European Union will end its five-year-old restrictions on Chinese solar panel imports, where importers were subjected to duties of
Cañete faces opposition to higher target
Environment
The European Commission is facing opposition to setting more ambitious European emissions reduction targets for 2030, amid arguments that member
Poland moves to cap energy prices
Policy
Poland’s power companies will have to sell all electricity they produce, except for green energy, on a power exchange to
German projects provide EU model
Environment
In Germany, the price paid for solar-generated electricity within communities is presenting a model for the rest of Europe to