A group of seven EU countries led by Germany have rejected calls to incorporate nuclear-made hydrogen into the bloc’s green transport targets, reigniting a dispute with France that has held back an agreement on the bloc’s renewable energy directive.
read more... 22/03/2023
Seven EU states including Germany, Spain and Denmark have strengthened their resistance to efforts by France to count nuclear energy towards EU renewable energy targets, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
read more... 20/03/2023
Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros ($192.76 billion) over the next five years in areas including battery production and its North American operations, it said on Tuesday, with spending on combustion engines to fall from 2025.
read more... 14/03/2023
Oil prices lost momentum on Tuesday as the Chinese National People’s Congress estimate a lower-than-expected GDP growth target of around 5%, hence this could cause a fall in oil demand. A rise in US oil output also weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude fell by 3.4% to settle at $83.29 a barrel.
read more... 08/03/2023
The European Commission is drafting a new target to have at least 40% of clean technologies manufactured in the EU by 2030 as part of a drive to meet its climate goals and strengthen energy independence. Eligible technologies include renewables, nuclear power and carbon capture and storage, among others.
read more... 07/03/2023