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Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
The EU’s emissions trading scheme sectors, industry and power, saw emissions drop by 15% in 2023, putting them on track for their 2030 targets, but experts question whether this was because of – or despite – Europe’s carbon trading framework.
read more... 05/04/2024
The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants
An alliance of 14 pro-nuclear EU member states said the EU needs an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050 to meet energy transition targets, requiring the construction of more than 30 new reactors.
read more... 05/04/2024
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EU investigates Chinese bidders over Romania solar tender
The European Union has opened two investigations into whether two Chinese bidders benefited excessively from subsidies in their offers in a public tender for a solar power park in Romania, the European Commision said on Wednesday.
read more... 04/04/2024
Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter to ensure that the country would meet its climate neutrality targets, with Economy Minister Robert Habeck saying that the plants were “neither necessary nor economical”.
read more... 02/04/2024
Renewables meet 89% of Portugal's Q1 power demand
National grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN) said on Monday that renewable energy plants in Portugal have covered 89% of the country's electricity consumption in the first quarter of 2024.
read more... 02/04/2024