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Germany commits to ‘blue hydrogen’ in updated national strategy

Germany’s updated hydrogen strategy, unveiled on Wednesday (26 July) places heavy emphasis on imports from Denmark and Norway while securing “blue hydrogen” production from fossil gas using CCS technology to mitigate the related emissions.

read more... 27/07/2023

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Spanish EU Presidency draws criticism on carbon capture technology

Spain, the current holder of the EU Council presidency, has been accused of undermining the adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Europe following the circulation of a discussion paper that questions the EU’s approach.

read more... 20/07/2023

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France braces for power demand surge driven by EVs, alternative fuels

Electric vehicles and other technology to cut emissions is likely to drive a surge in French power demand by 2035, meaning France will need to maintain its existing nuclear capacity, grid operator RTE said on Wednesday.

read more... 08/06/2023

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Regulators support international collaboration on SMR technology

Members of the International Nuclear Regulators' Association (INRA) have released a joint statement affirming their commitment to work together on generic design assessment and licensing of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies.

read more... 29/05/2023

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Hungary aims to eliminate reliance on Russian gas by 2050 - minister

Hungary, one of the European Union's most-reliant members on Russian energy, aims to eliminate Russian gas imports by 2050 by a large-scale electrification drive, Technology and Industry Minister Laszlo Palkovics said on Tuesday.

read more... 04/10/2022

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