Nord Steam 2 blames Denmark for possible six-month delay
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Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany may be delayed by at least six months if Denmark forces it to
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France and Ireland agree 700MW interconnector
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The French and Irish energy regulators have given the go-ahead for financing a bilateral 700-megawatt power link that is due
Italy and Tunisia agree 600MW interconnector deal
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Italy and Tunisia have agreed to push ahead with the 600-megawatt Elmed Mediterranean power interconnector linking their power grids. The
Clean Druzhba oil arriving: Belarus
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The Belarusian state-run oil firm Belneftekhim says “clean” Russian oil imports have begun to arrive through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline
Russia grapples with month’s worth of toxic oil
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The Russian oil sector faces the challenge of quickly cleaning at least US$2.7 billion worth of contaminated oil from its
‘Chernobyl on ice’ ready to supply power
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The world’s first floating nuclear power station, known as “a Chernobyl on ice”, is ready to begin supplying electricity, according
Russia promises to restore oil exports in two weeks
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Russia aims to restore normal oil flows through a major crude pipeline to central Europe in two weeks after chemical
UK reports ‘green gas’ boom
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The UK’s Green Gas Certification Scheme says that since 2017 there has been a 13-fold increase in customers being supplied
Low dam levels force Norway to import power
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Norway has said it was a net importer of electricity in the first quarter, reversing five years of net exports.
Serbia starts constructing TurkStream section
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Serbia has started constructing its section of the TurkStream pipeline to carry Russian natural gas to Central Europe, its foreign
Poland wins EU funding for Norwegian gas pipe
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The European Commission and Poland signed an agreement his week for €214.9 million for a natural gas pipeline through Denmark to
Bulgaria to import gas from Greece
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Bulgaria’s state-run gas supplier, Bulgargaz, has signed a deal to buy 1.5 million megawatt hours of natural gas from the
Scottish renewables hits record levels: govt
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Renewable electricity generation in Scotland, a hotbed of green power, reached record levels in 2018, the Department for Business, Energy
Equinor invests in battery research
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Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor is announcing a US$180-million investment fund focused on battery technologies. The Chicago-based Volta Energy
Ex-Toyota factory due to converted into hydrogen hub
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A former car factory in Melbourne will be transformed into a hydrogen fuel cell production centre to power vehicles adapted