Germany's hard coal importers want the Berlin government to prolong the operation of hard coal-to-power generation plants enlisted in last year's energy crisis beyond the targeted end of March 2024, the VDKi lobby said on Tuesday.
read more... 22/11/2023
Denmark and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday on the sidelines of the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg, pledging to cooperate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and CO2 transport.
read more... 18/10/2023
The leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus on Monday pledged to deepen energy cooperation and explore ways to get East Mediterranean gas to Europe, as well as connect electricity grids.
read more... 05/09/2023
French nuclear watchdog ASN issued a decision allowing for the continued operation of state-owned utility EDF's Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France, the first lifetime extension granted to a French reactor after 40 years of operation.
read more... 23/08/2023
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a French aid scheme to set up a guarantee fund for deep geothermal operations. The fund will be implemented for a period of 10 years and may provide compensation for deep geothermal projects, providing some protection against the risk linked to the high degree of uncertainty of deep geothermal resources during drilling.
read more... 10/08/2023