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A view of the production line for solar panels at photovoltaics systems maker Solarwatt in Dresden, Germany, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
ElectricityNewsSolar

Solar power overtook coal in EU’s electricity mix in 2024, Ember says

By Susanna Twidale (Reuters) – Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind...

Jonathan Brearley, the chief executive of Ofgem, speaking to MPs on Wednesday (House of Commons/PA)
BusinessElectricityFinanceFuelNews

Ofgem boss demands new powers to recoup cash when energy firms collapse

The boss of energy regulator Ofgem has called for more powers to make sure customers rather than investors get compensated when suppliers go...

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and EDP Renovaveis logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
BusinessNewsOffshore WindPoliticsWind

Portugal’s EDP confident of its US plans despite Trump wind review

By Marwa Rashad DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – EDP is confident its existing U.S. onshore projects will not be affected by President Trump’s wind...

The Energy Skills Passport will help workers go from oil and gas to offshore wind (Big Partnership/PA)
EconomyLabourNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Pilot scheme to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables launches

Oil and gas workers looking to transition into careers in the renewables industry will be given greater support under a new pilot scheme...

FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric vehicles are lined up at the company's plant in Hanover, Germany, December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)Manufacturing

Analysis: Volkswagen seeks new era in Germany with old methods

Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation.

FILE PHOTO: A flag of Volkswagen's truck unit Traton SE is pictured at Frankfurt Stock Exchange during Traton's initial public offering (IPO) in Frankfurt, Germany, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessNewsTransport

VW plans to sell 15% of Traton shares in H1

Germany's Volkswagen plans to sell 15% of its shares in truck unit Traton in the first half of this year.

A view of the Neste logo at the Neste refinery located in Tuas South, Singapore May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/ File Photo
BiofuelsBusinessHydrogenNewsOilSustainable Aviation Fuel

Finland’s Neste scraps investment in renewable hydrogen in tough biofuel market

Neste has withdrawn from an investment into renewable hydrogen production at its plant in Porvoo, Finland,

A man walks past the logo of Spanish oil major Repsol outside its headquarters in Madrid, Spain, December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera/ File Photo
BusinessEconomyHydrogenNewsOilPolitics

Repsol freezes green hydrogen projects in Spain

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish oil major Repsol has put on hold planned green hydrogen projects in Spain with an electrolysis capacity of 350...

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Orsted can be seen on the jacket worn by an employee as he talks to journalists during a visit to the offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
BusinessNewsOffshore WindPoliticsWind

Trump’s anti-wind policy hits European companies

European wind shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump axed support for new offshore wind power on his first day in...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Liquefied Natural GasNewsPoliticsTrade

Portugal to import more US, Nigerian LNG, aims to end Russian supply

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal plans to increase purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States and Nigeria as it aims to...

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