EU ‘declaring war’ on energy sector methane emissions Tired Earth April 13, 2024 The European Parliament adopted a pioneering new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector on Wednesday (10 April),....
European power grids head towards an ever closer union – and a new watchdog Tired Earth February 29, 2024 The rest of this decade will see deeper integration of EU electricity grids to enable a sharing of renewables across....
EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing Tired Earth February 28, 2024 The European Commission has asked EU countries to keep curbing their gas use but softened the policy to be entirely....
Ireland lays out plans for €100-billion sovereign wealth fund Michael Murphy October 11, 2023 Ireland laid out plans in Tuesday’s (10 October) budget to turn some of the healthiest public finances in Europe into....
French hydrogen industry bets on commercial vehicles in clean mobility race Michael Murphy October 10, 2023 Faced with the growing dominance of electric vehicles, France’s hydrogen industry is betting on commercial vehicles to capture a share....
Europe starts the clock on greening Soviet-era heating grids Michael Murphy October 09, 2023 As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, transforming the massive pipeline networks heating millions of homes poses a....
Germany extends emergency coal capacity for another winter Michael Murphy October 05, 2023 Faced with another winter of scarce gas supplies, the German government is keeping its lignite coal power plants on standby....
Investments in France’s EDF could top €20bn per year, minister says Michael Murphy September 30, 2023 French power giant EDF’s future investments could exceed €20 billion per year, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the country’s energy transition minister, said....