Germany has asked the European Commission to investigate the flow of allegedly fraudulent biofuels into the European Union, a spokesperson for the German Environment Ministry said, stepping up scrutiny on trade in the fuel that has rattled the industry. EU incentives for biodiesel production made with waste oils and fat …
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that the country should speed up the transition to green energy both for climate protection and more prosperity. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, after a meeting with business and trade union leaders, Scholz underlined that Germany has ambitious goals, and it is aiming …
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The first ten places on the list of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the EU are occupied by coal-fired power plants, with the highest number found in Poland and Germany. These ten power plants accounted for one-quarter of the total emissions from the energy sector and 13 percent of …
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The European Union is considering formally banning Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland, which have already stopped importing Russia’s crude, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing documents it has seen. The Druzhba pipeline is a key artery of oil supply from Russia to Europe. It has …
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German utility EON SE warned that Europe may not have seen the end of turmoil in its energy markets and the situation could still take a turn for the worse. “The crisis is not over yet,” the energy company’s Chief Financial Officer Marc Spieker said Wednesday alongside an earnings report. …
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Despite having access to the Naftoport-Polish oil port in Gdańsk, the German side has not yet completely removed Russia’s stake from Germany’s Schwedt Refinery. On May 3, Germany’s “Task Force PCK,” which is dealing with the situation of the Schwedt Refinery (PCK), met for the fourth time. Task Force PCK …
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Sasol has opened a 7,000 m2 R&D and analytics laboratory in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The $39 million building can accommodate up to 140 employees. It features 33 offices and has the capacity to analyze up to 200,000 samples per year. A section of the lab has been certified according to good …
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Germany looks to install one or two floating LNG import terminals at its largest island, Rügen in the Baltic Sea, as officials do not rule out further attacks on energy and gas pipeline infrastructure, sources with knowledge of the plans told Bloomberg on Thursday. Germany cannot rule out another attack …
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Germany’s fund for climate action and energy security is some $13.2 billion (12 billion euros) short on resources from funds to be allocated by 2026, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Last year, the federal government of Germany moved to create a $195.5 billion (177.5 billion …
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This weekend sees the end of an era as Germany’s long journey away from generating power from nuclear takes place with the closure of its last three operating reactors, World Nuclear News reported on Friday. The last three operating nuclear power reactors in Germany are being permanently shut down on …
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