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France’s Edf Could Sell Renewables to Focus on Nuclear – Bfm
Date: April 13, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) -France is considering restructuring plans for debt-laden power firm EDF that include full nationalisation followed by the sale of its renewables business to focus on nuclear energy, BFM Business reported, citing unidentified sources. The website said the government was working with investment bank Goldman Sachs on several restructuring scenarios. The sale of the...
Investors Urge Governments Not to Ditch Climate for Energy Security
Date: April 8, 2022
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Asset owners managing more than $10.4 trillion have urged governments not to let worries about security of fossil fuel supplies impede the transition to greener energy needed to limit catastrophic climate change. With governments scrambling to replace Russian oil and gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, United Nations...
Greek PM Warns of Populism if Europe Fails to Tackle Energy Crisis
Date: April 7, 2022
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Europe on Thursday to quickly find a way to address soaring gas and power prices, which have dented household income, or risk seeing the “forces of populism” reappear on the continent. Energy prices have soared since last year and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed them...
Solar, Wind and Diesel: European Companies Tool up in Energy Crisis
Date: April 7, 2022
By Victoria Waldersee, Isla Binnie and Stine Jacobsen BERLIN/MADRID/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Big companies aren’t waiting around for Europe to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels. With Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine deepening the region’s energy crisis, some are taking matters into their own hands. Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is working to increase its energy independence this decade...
Britain Plans Nuclear and Offshore Turbines to Boost Energy Independence
Date: April 7, 2022
By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set out plans to expand nuclear and offshore wind power on Thursday to bolster its energy independence, but a failure to target improved energy efficiency even as heating costs surge was attacked for lacking ambition. With energy prices hitting record highs this year, driven in...
German Residential Battery Unit Sales May Surge 67% in 2022 – Study
Date: April 6, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Sales of household power batteries in Germany may jump 67% in 2022 as residents employ energy-storage technology for a cheaper, renewable and more reliable supply of energy, industry association BVES said. “High energy prices and the quest for security of supply will give home storage batteries a further push in 2022,” BVES...