A European association representing automotive industry suppliers has criticised the EU for violating the principle of technology neutrality in road transport, saying that policymakers might soon table a ban on the sale of combustion engine trucks.

Octopus Energy Generation has continued its expansion plans into Europe, deepening its role in Italy’s green power market.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government says that Russia supplies Hungary with cheap gas, however, that doesn’t correspond to reality, greatly worsening Hungary’s reputation and putting the country on the wrong side of history.

The Netherlands will pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which has come under fire for protecting investments in the oil and gas sector, the country’s energy ministry said on Wednesday (19 October).

Wind and solar energy sources accounted for a record 24% of EU electricity generation between March and September this year, equal to 345 terawatt hours, growing by a record 39 TWh year-on-year.

As part of its REPowerEU plan presented in May, the European Commission set out a target to ramp up domestic production of biomethane to 35 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2030, up from around 3 bcm today.

Renewable energies have allowed the European Union to avoid €99 billion in fossil gas imports since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

The European Union and Morocco on Tuesday (18 October) signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation on renewable energy.

Restarting nuclear reactors would help ease the impact of a weak yen on the Japanese economy by reducing fuel imports for power generation, the industry minister said Tuesday.

Six interest groups have mobilised against the European Commission’s recent restrictions on the involvement of representatives of non-European companies in the Radio Equipment expert group, saying they go against the EU’s global values.