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Eu, Norway Agree to Increase Gas Deliveries as Russian Cuts Deepen
Date: June 23, 2022
By Kate Abnett and Nora Buli BRUSSELS/OSLO (Reuters) – The European Union and Norway agreed on Thursday to cooperate to bring more gas from western Europe’s biggest producer to the EU’s 27 countries, nearly half of which are now grappling with cuts to Russian gas supplies. Brussels said on Thursday that 12 EU member states...
Biden Administration Leans on Tesla for Guidance in Renewable Fuel Policy Reform
Date: June 23, 2022
By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden rarely mentions electric car maker Tesla Inc in public. But privately his administration has leaned on the company to help craft a new policy to allow electric vehicles (EVs) to benefit from the nation’s lucrative renewable fuel subsidies, according to emails reviewed by Reuters....
Dutch Grid Operator TenneT to Tender for Help With Vast Wind Plan
Date: June 23, 2022
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Grid operator TenneT will draw up a tender to seek companies to help with a 30 billion euro ($31.5 billion) plan to build sea-to-land connections for offshore wind farms planned by the Dutch and German governments, it said on Thursday. European Union countries risk falling behind with plans to shift to green...
Explainer – Could Germany Keep Its Nuclear Plants Running?
Date: June 22, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Every domestic energy source, including nuclear power, is under consideration as Germany seeks to fuel its economy and ward off a recession considered likely if faltering Russian gas supplies stop completely. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to halt the use of nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 and utility...
Europe Faces ‘scramble’ to Replace Dwindling Russian Energy – Iea
Date: June 22, 2022
By Noah Browning BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe must race to replace sanctioned and curtailed Russian energy supply and should double down on efficiency and renewables, including nuclear power, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. Gas prices have hit record levels as a slowdown in flows from Russia in recent days has deepened worries over...
Sunny Spain’s Green Energy Plan Leaves Needy Feeling Cold
Date: June 21, 2022
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Standing by his swimming pool at his home in an affluent Madrid suburb, retired engineer Juan Manuel Cosmes Cuesta enthuses over the 30% state subsidy he will get for installing solar panels that have already more than halved his monthly power bills. “Lots of people we know – neighbours,...