Wind and solar power generation overtook fossil fuel electricity in the EU in the first half of 2024, for the first time, clean energy think tank said in a new report. Between January and June, the share of wind and solar in the EU’s power mix was 30%, compared to …
Read More »Ukraine’s Steel Exports Skyrocket with EU Market Access
For the first half of 2024, Ukrainian steel manufacturing increased finished and semi-finished production by about one-third year on year. According to a July 15 report from Kyiv-based steelmaking association Ukrmetallurgprom, volumes for the first six months came to 3.14 million metric tons, representing a 32% rise from an estimated …
Read More »Turkey Willing to Boost EU Gas Exports if Bloc Guarantees Demand
Turkey has said it is prepared to significantly increase natural gas exports to the European Union, desperate to further wean itself off Russian gas, but it won’t be easy or cheap: In order to do that, the most likely route is to re-export Azeri natural gas from Turkey. That, in …
Read More »Energy in the EU will Remain Expensive under Net-Zero Scenario
Energy will remain expensive in the European Union even under a best-case net-zero scenario, the bloc’s business association, BusinessEurope, has warned. According to a study by the association, electricity prices in the European Union would be at least 50% higher than the same prices in the United States and China …
Read More »EU Gas Imports in First Quarter down YoY
The volume of natural gas imported into the European Union fell by over 11 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same three-month period a year ago, while the value was more than halved, official figures showed. “The significant decrease in value reflected the declining prices of …
Read More »EU Approves $3.2 Billion German Aid for Hydrogen Pipeline Network
The European Commission has allowed Germany to grant $3.2 billion (3 billion euros) in state aid to support the construction of a pipeline system for hydrogen transportation. The European Commission said on Friday that it had approved, under EU State aid rules, the German scheme to support the construction of …
Read More »Russia Dethrones U.S. as Top EU Natural Gas Supplier
Russia became the biggest supplier of natural gas to Europe last month, for the first time since 2022, replacing the United States at the top spot. “It’s striking to see the market share of Russian gas and [liquefied natural gas] inch higher in Europe after all we have been through, …
Read More »EU Considers Sanctioning Russian Shipping Giant
The European Union is proposing to sanction Russia’s oil-shipping giant Sovcomflot PJSC (FLOT.MM) in a move to limit the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war against Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported this week, citing a document seen by it. The move would follow similar punitive measures imposed on the leading Russian …
Read More »EU Proposes to Sanction Russian Shipping Giant Sovcomflot
The European Union is proposing to sanction Russia’s oil-shipping giant Sovcomflot PJSC in a move to limit the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war against Ukraine, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. State-owned Sovcomflot, the largest shipping company in Russia, has been one of the key companies helping to …
Read More »China’s EV Boom Sparks Trade Tensions with US and EU
The United States and the European Union fear the Chinese electric vehicle competition, the founder and CEO of China’s EV manufacturing giant BYD said on Friday. “There are many examples of politicians in other countries who are worried about EVs in China,” BYD founder, CEO, and chairman Wang Chuanfu said …
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