A vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee on Thursday may help accelerate the use of gas in long-haul road transport.
15 October 2018
EU nations have scaled down their ambitions on CO2 limits for cars and vans, but the electrification of the road transport sector looks set to continue.
10 October 2018EU demand for gas imported from outside the union grew by 10% in 2017, ACER said in its annual gas market report.
10 October 2018
Europe’s gas markets are becoming more competitive and interconnected, but the underuse of pipelines means assets could become stranded.
9 October 2018
Uzbekistan needs to make further reforms to attract the foreign investment necessary to unleash its renewable energy potential and expand its gas sector.
8 October 2018
The European Parliament has voted for stricter limits on CO2 emissions from passenger cars and vans in a move that could speed up the electrification of Europe’s transport sector.
4 October 2018The tense power supply situation in Belgium has improved, but concerns remain over shortages this winter.
3 October 2018
The European gas industry is calling on the EU and national policymakers to help support investment in clean gas technologies.
1 October 2018
Poland is going ahead with plans to build a new 1 GW coal-fired plant despite higher CO2 prices and the EU’s clampdown on national capacity payments.
27 September 2018Renewables such as hydro, wind and solar are steadily gaining market share in the EU’s power mix.
26 September 2018
Stakeholders have until the end of October to decide whether a set of proposals put forward by Romania’s TSO go far enough in addressing competition concerns raised by Brussels.
24 September 2018
Berlin has signalled strong support for piped gas and LNG as a way of helping it move to a low-carbon energy mix.
20 September 2018High gas prices have boosted coal-fired power output in the UK despite the cost of EU carbon allowances.
19 September 2018
Big swings in EU carbon allowance prices have raised speculation that the market’s year-long bull run will start to slow, which would be bad news for the gas-to-power sector.
17 September 2018
National capacity payments for coal-fired power plants could continue at least until 2035 if some EU member states get their way.
14 September 2018The price of EU carbon allowances cleared €25/t this week, but volatility remains high.
12 September 2018
MEPs have put pressure on the EU to adopt more ambitious CO2 targets for cars and vans following a key vote in Strasbourg on Monday night.
11 September 2018
A surge in the price of EU carbon allowances has yet to significantly boost gas-fired power generation in continental Europe, partly because gas prices have also risen.
28 August 2018
Prices for EU carbon allowances hit their highest levels in 10 years this week and could trigger large-scale fuel switching from coal to gas earlier than expected.
23 August 2018The Carbon Tracker Initiative has revised its forecast for EUA prices, saying they could now reach €25/t by the end of 2018 and average €35/t in 2019.
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