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France announces simplification measures for geothermal permitting
France’s Ministry of the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty has announced measures to simplify the mining procedures related to geothermal energy, CO2 storage, and critical minerals. Among other improvement, the new measures aim to cut the permitting time by half for exclusive research permits related to geothermal projects.
read more... 16/04/2024
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Europe is not meeting its cross-border grid connection goals
As EU energy ministers meet in Brussels to discuss grid expansion, the EU electricity market watchdog ACER warned on Friday (12 April) that Europe’s key grid connections are not sufficiently dedicated to electricity trading between neighbouring countries.
read more... 16/04/2024
Contested EU green buildings law adopted
The EU’s buildings directive has been adopted by member states on Friday (12 April), paving the way for national renovation plans amid cheers from the wider energy efficiency industry.
read more... 15/04/2024
Daily (12.04.2024): Carbon prices surpassed the 65 EUR/tonne mark on Friday
On Thursday, oil prices retreated amid reports of rising US weekly inventories and higher US inflation. Brent crude dropped by 1% to $89.74 a barrel, while WTI crude experienced a similar 1% decrease to $85.02 a barrel.
read more... 12/04/2024
EU Parliament approves deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme
The new rules establish a registry for certified units of carbon dioxide, which have been removed from the atmosphere via industrial or nature-based processes.
read more... 12/04/2024