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Germany’s North-South renewables divide is intensifying
Germany, a world leader in renewable energy, is heavily divided between the North, where most wind power is installed, and the South, which leads in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations.
read more... 31/10/2022
Green power avoided 70bcm of gas for EU since war
Renewable energy production avoided the need for 70bcm of natural gas imports to the EU – or around EUR 99bn in costs – following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a study showed on Tuesday.
read more... 19/10/2022
EU countries eye scrapping 45% renewables target
EU countries are considering watering down the European Commission’s plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, known as REPowerEU, including scrapping a proposed 45% renewable energy target for 2030, according to a document seen by EURACTIV.
read more... 13/10/2022
EC approves up to €5.2 billion funding for second hydrogen IPCEI
The European Commission (EC) has approved IPCEI Hy2Use, the second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the hydrogen value chain. The project will receive up to €5.2 billion in public funding from thirteen member states.
read more... 22/09/2022
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’
French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher is trying to get EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to include nuclear among energy sources for the production of so-called “green” hydrogen, according to a letter seen by EURACTIV France.
read more... 19/09/2022