The high-speed winds blowing through Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region once only whipped up dust and sand from the northwestern Chinese region’s vast expanses of Gobi Desert, affecting local life and production.
The German government has created a stir in the automotive sector by insisting on a non-binding provision that asks the EU executive to assess the option of synthetic fuels for combustion engine vehicles after the 2035 shift to zero-emission vehicle sales.
Germany, a world leader in renewable energy, is heavily divided between the North, where most wind power is installed, and the South.
Despite favourable winds due to high gas prices, Europe’s fledgling hydrogen-based industrial transformation is hitting several roadblocks: lack of legal certainty, next-to-no infrastructure and limited availability of green hydrogen made from renewables.
French lawmakers approved President Emmanuel Macron’s pick for CEO and chairman of soon-to-be fully state-owned energy giant EDF with a narrow majority, handing over the reins to the current chairman of Schneider Electric, Luc Rémont.
Although Hungary’s agriculture minister has recently hailed the ethanol industry’s fresh investments in animal feed and foodstuffs in addition to biofuel production, the European Commission appears to remain unconvinced, still invoking the “food versus fuel” argument.
Poland’s electricity network requires a major investment of at least €25 billion to enable the transition away from coal towards renewables and nuclear energy.
The transformation of Poland’s energy sector, including measures to support the ailing coal mining sector, could cost up to €135 billion by 2030.
The European Union has pledged €500 million to improve energy infrastructure in the Western Balkans, commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday (26 October) in North Macedonia on the first stop of a tour of the region.
Investment in renewables must more than triple to $1.3 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.