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Crown explores additional offshore wind capacity
The Crown Estate has initiated steps to potentially unlock an additional 4GW of green electricity from several offshore wind farm projects currently in development.
read more... 13/11/2023
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Fuels industry urges EU countries to finalise dormant energy tax overhaul
The EU’s energy taxation directive (ETD), a proposal to bring energy tax rules in line with the bloc’s green goals, remains at a standstill more than two years after it was first proposed.
read more... 09/11/2023
Britain to legislate for annual North Sea oil and gas licence rounds
The British government plans to legislate to mandate annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds, in a move Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says would create certainty for the industry during a transition to greener energy.
read more... 06/11/2023
France Uncovers Massive White Hydrogen Deposit
The green hydrogen revolution has an energy problem. For years, green hydrogen – the industry term for hydrogen produced from renewable and clean energies – has been touted as a silver-bullet solution for hard-to-decarbonize industries. But producing green hydrogen is energy-intensive, making it a pricey endeavor that is often suboptimal in terms of efficient resource use. But yet another kind of hydrogen, white hydrogen, could finally provide the kind of climate panacea that green hydrogen has long promised – and failed – to deliver.
read more... 03/11/2023
Pro-renewables EU countries call for more support for green energy
Eleven EU member states have called on the European Commission to help boost renewables, cut red tape, and facilitate the necessary legislation to get projects off the ground in a joint communication sent last week, ahead of the European Wind Power Package, due Tuesday (24 October).
read more... 24/10/2023