Latest news

EU probes Greece’s largest power producer’s behaviour in wholesale market

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess possible abusive behaviour by Public Power Corporation (PPC) in the wholesale Greek electricity sector, examining whether Greece’s largest power producer and electricity supplier distorted competition and slowed down renewable energy investment, the EU’s anti-trust chief said on March 16.

read more... 17/03/2021

news

UK ETS auctions to begin on 19 May

The first auction of UK ETS allowances (UKAs) will be held on the platform on 19 May, and will continue to take place on alternate Wednesdays from here until the final sale of the year on 15 December.

read more... 01/03/2021

news

EU's 2030 goal requires 400 GW of wind, solar and tough decisions

Adding 162 GW of wind and 253 GW of solar capacity over 10 years, boosting electric vehicle (EV) sales and speeding up coal power plant retirements would result in a reduction of 53% in Europe’s emissions by 2030, but the bloc needs to do more to reach its 55% goal.

read more... 23/02/2021

news

BP buys into 4.4 GW of Equinor's US offshore wind leases

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) has closed the sale of a 50% stake in up to 4.4 GW of offshore wind leases in US waters to UK oil and gas major BP Plc (LON:BP).

read more... 01/02/2021

news

Sales of battery-electric vehicles in Germany triple in 2020

Sales of battery-electric vehicles in Germany increased three-fold to more than 194,000 units in 2020, the country's road-traffic regulator said on Wednesday, citing the appeal of a more diversified product offering and of more reliable technology.

read more... 07/01/2021

news