EU to unveil policy package with eye on emissions goal Focus on promoting greener consumer, business choices Negotiations set to expose differences between members Impact on industry, households seen stirring resistance BRUSSELS : The European Union is set to take the lead in climate policy action among the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters this week, […]
‘On Our Way to Gigawatts’: Shell Turns on Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant
Supermajor and partners say 10MW German deployment will be expanded tenfold Shell has started up what is claimed to be Europe’s largest green hydrogen electrolyser so far, as the Anglo-Dutch supermajor hailed a step on the road to gigawatt-scale deployments. The company began operation of the 10M-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser at its Energy […]
Electric Car Sales Surge as Europe’s Climate Targets Bite
The uptick in electric car sales caused a 12% drop in average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in Europe last year, compared with in 2019, reversing a trend that had seen such emissions increase for three consecutive years. BRUSSELS: One in every nine new cars sold in Europe last year was an electric or […]
Renault Puts Unproductive French Plants to Work on Electric Vehicles
Renault plans to produce as many as 400,000 electric vehicles in three sites combined each year. Renault will create ElectriCity a wholly owned unit that combines operations at the three sites in Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz. Renault Megane E-Type electric hatchback used for representational purpose. Renault SA revealed just how much work is needed to […]
Hydrogen-Powered Trains Have Arrived
For all the buzz about hydrogen trucks and planes, railways provide the most immediate test case for the rollout of a clean-energy technology that has electrified policy makers and markets alike. Investors got very excited about the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel last year, but have taken a breather in recent months—as they […]
Spain Positions Itself to be Europe’s Green Hydrogen Hub
Toledo, Spain : Spain is in the “best conditions” to become Europe’s green hydrogen hub, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. Sanchez spoke after US engine maker Cummins announced on Monday it would build a plant in Spain to make electrolyzer systems to produce green hydrogen, a zero-carbon fuel created using renewable energy […]
Oxford to See Europe’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub
The UK’s largest public EV charging hub of 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers will deliver 100 per cent renewable energy to EV drivers day and night. Pivot Power and Oxford City Council have teamed up with Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea to deliver Europe’s most powerful EV charging Superhub in Oxford. The hub, initially featuring […]
The Great Unfunded Green-Hydrogen Dream of Europe’s Oil Refiners
Europe’s oil refiners have big plans to boost the use of green hydrogen to help them make fuel, an important component of the petroleum industry’s plans to cut its operational carbon emissions. But with the clock ticking in the battle against climate change, the reality of what the industry has committed to remains modest. Green […]
Spanish energy companies to carry the torch for renewable deals
Rising demand for environmentally friendly investments is focusing attention on Spain’s under-exploited solar and more established wind sector MADRID/LONDON: Several Spanish clean energy companies are planning stock market listings or stake sales within the next two years, taking advantage of a market boom in green assets to raise funds to build more wind farms and […]