‘Possibly politically motivated’ arson attack leaves 20,000 Berliners without electricity
Thousands of households in the German capital Berlin have been left without electricity following an arson attack.
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Oversaturated Spanish electricity grid ‘threatens industrial development’, report says
Spain's Association of Electric Power Companies (Aelec) warned that most of the country's power grid is saturated, hindering the economic development of the nation.
Europe confuses symbolic gestures on energy with strategic effectiveness
The most striking example of Western strategic confusion lies in energy policy.
Denmark’s Ørsted sues Trump administration over wind farm halt order
Danish company Ørsted has taken legal action against the US Government, demanding to be allowed to finish a $1.5 billion (€1.28 billion) wind farm in the Atlantic.
UK oil giant Shell abandons huge Rotterdam biofuels plant construction
British oil giant Shell is to abandon the construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business.
Trump: ‘No, I am not dead, it’s fake news’
US President Donald Trump dismissed social media rumours that he had died as "fake news" during a press conference at the White House.
Slovakian PM snubs EU with Putin meeting
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is to meet President Vladimir Putin in China, highlighting Bratislava’s resistance to EU efforts to cut energy ties with Russia.
UK oil and gas output to plunge soon, lobby group warns
The UK’s oil and gas sector has issued its starkest warning yet, cautioning that the North Sea could be “wiped out within years” as a source unless the government…
Nothing simple or cheap about the ‘friction, energy and violence’ of wind power
The answer lies in the word: mill, from the Latin word, molinun, grind. Its essence is friction, energy and violence, as in the word maelstrom.
Judge sides with XR activist-vandals against Schiphol Airport over demonstrations
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was not allowed to ban radical climate-change activists with Extinction Rebellion (XR), a Dutch judge ruled, which allowed them to target…
British wind farm paid to discard half its generated power
Half of the power generated by one of Britain’s largest wind farms was discarded in 2024 yet it was still paid millions for electricity that never reached a single…
Polish energy giant Orlen to build Europe’s first small modular nuclear reactor
Polish State energy conglomerate Orlen has agreed with Synthos Green Energy, owned by Poland’s richest man, to build the country’s first small modular nuclear…
Small tax, big ripple: Ryanair to stop expansion in Belgium
Low-cost airline Ryanair said it will end its growth plans in Belgium after the country hiked its aviation tax from €2 to €5 per flight.
Calls for inquiry into Germany’s Habeck over failed green projects
German Christian Democrats have called for a committee of inquiry into the former Green Federal Minister of Economics, Robert Habeck, for "wasting billions of taxpayer's…
Zelensky chuckles at attacks on key Hungarian oil pipeline
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could not hold back a chuckle during a press conference after a journalist asked about bombing a Russian Druzhba pipeline…
High prices and poor routes puts train travel behind flying in Europe
Travelling by train in Europe is still struggling to compete with flying, with tickets often more expensive than budget airlines and journeys less direct and harder…
Sweden moves ahead on plan for new nuclear power plants
The Swedish State power company Vattenfall has announced that it selected candidates for the planned construction of a series of small modular reactors (SMR).
Polish President vetoes bill coupling loosening restrictions on wind turbines with electricity price freeze
Poland’s new President, Karol Nawrocki, has decided to veto legislation backed by the government that would have loosened the restrictions on the construction…
South Koreans pull out of Polish nuclear power project
The South Korean State-owned Korean Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) company revealed it was withdrawing from a nuclear power project in Poland.
Alleged Nord Stream pipeline saboteur arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested a main suspect in the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022.
China wants to address overcapacity in critical sectors
China says it wanted to confront the problem of its factories producing far more than the domestic market can absorb.
Melting glacier in Austrian mountains exposes remains of 50-year-old ski lift
A retreating glacier on the 2,995m Austrian Dachstein mountain has revealed the remains of a long-lost ski lift.
XR anti-aviation activists demand access to Schiphol Airport – so they can fly
Extinction Rebellion (XR) has filed a lawsuit against Amsterdam Schiphol Airport over an access ban imposed on 37 members of the organisation after they held an…
Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts
Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased…
Spain suffers third wildfire death, Greece beats back flames
Spain, on August 14, mourned its third wildfire death this week, and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras, as an unrelenting…
Former MEP Carola Rackete disrupts debate on Norwegian TV
Carola Rackete, who recently gave up her seat as MEP and returned to left-wing activism, has crashed a Norwegian TV broadcast, comparing fossil fuel companies with…
Danish wind-farm major Ørsted hammered by brutal financial storm
Danish wind farm constructor Ørsted has been left facing one of the most turbulent periods in its recent history, with its stock price having plunged to an all-time…
Mercedes CEO : Europe risks ‘automotive collapse’ over CO2 emissions rule
Europe’s automotive sector faces collapse under the weight of the EU’s CO2 regulations and their “draconian penalties,” Ola Källenius, CEO of carmaker Mercedes…
US battery producer Lyten to take over remnants of bankrupt European competitor Northvolt
Californian battery start-up Lyten has agreed to buy the remaining assets of Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer.
Failed: German offshore wind power auction ends without a single bid
A major German auction for wind power installation in the North Sea has closed without a single company entering a bid.