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Portugal to auction 3-4 GW of floating offshore wind farms in summer
Portugal plans to hold its first auction for floating offshore farms this summer, which it hopes will be able to produce between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2026, Environment and Energy Transition minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters.
read more... 17/03/2022
Hydrogen production in Germany ‘at the ready’ and about to boom
The German economy and climate protection minister, Robert Habeck, has said hydrogen would soon establish itself as a key component of the energy transition, according to a report carried by Der Spiegel.
read more... 17/02/2022
EU in balancing act over carbon border levy
The European Commission’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is meant to replace free allowances distributed to industry under the existing EU ETS, but European steelmakers worry the transition will be a mess and leave them without protection from foreign competitors.
read more... 15/02/2022
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New Polish gas plants will cost taxpayers billions, derail green transition
Poland’s plans to build five new gas power plants will cost more than investments into renewables and undermine efforts to reach net zero emissions, according to financial think tank Carbon Tracker.
read more... 11/02/2022
Germany supports gas in EU green label row
The German government this weekend reiterated its opposition to include nuclear energy in the EU's green finance taxonomy, while it called on the European Commission to amend rules for the inclusion of natural gas as a transitional fuel.
read more... 26/01/2022