Gazprom hails $20bn Baltic methane plant
Industry
De-facto Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says it plans to work with Rusgazdobycha to build a gas processing plant on the
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Leak ‘exposes’ Gazprom grip on EU
Policy
Russia’s grip on EU gas supplies has reportedly been exposed by leaked documents, exposing alleged violations of European law over
Merkel suggests Nord Stream 2 U-turn
Policy
Amid tension with her eastern neighbours and the European Commission over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, German Chancellor Angela
EU falls behind global renewable shift
Environment
Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged
German diesel sales slump
Industry
Germany say there has been a sharp drop in sales of new diesel-fuelled cars, following a court ruling that allows
Nord Stream a Moscow tool: Poroshenko
Industry
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says those who back Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline (pictured) to Germany are Russian accomplices. Nord
German Tesla subsides restored
Storage
German Tesla buyers can again apply for subsidies after the authorities ended a dispute over whether the manufacturers’ Model S
Poland arrests Russian energy ‘spy’
Industry
Poland’s counterintelligence agency, the ABW, says it has detained a Polish official over suspicions that he collaborated with Russia over
Fukushima breaks utility model
Policy
The 2011 earthquake led to three meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, last week forced Eon and RWE into
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
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
Deal to shake up German utilities
Transmission
A German deal to split Innogy between RWE and Eon could create a model for European utilities that includes the
Belgians given iodine amid nuclear fears
Production
Belgium has made iodine pills available free to its 11 million citizens in case of an accident at its ageing
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
Dutch grid operator plans €28bn overhaul
Environment
Dutch grid operator Tennet says it wants to invest €28 billion over the next decade developing renewable sources and other