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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.
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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.
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Daily (15.04.2024): Carbon prices surpassed the 70 EUR/tonne mark on Friday
Oil prices rose on Friday to their highest level in more than five months, boosted by the prospect of an Iranian retaliation against Israel and the possibility of a disruption in the supply of black gold. Brent crude increased by 1% to $90.45 a barrel, while WTI crude experienced a similar 1% rise to $85.66 a barrel.
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Shift to hydrogen networks: EU Parliament adopts laws for new gas era
The European Parliament adopted a new set of laws on Thursday (11 April) to transition Europe’s gas markets and infrastructure to hydrogen and pave the way for the eventual creation of an independent hydrogen grid development body.
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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.
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