Europe’s electric vehicles (EVs) market share is set to treble this year to 10%, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. According to a new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E), that’s because of the EU 2020/21 car CO2 emission standards. The legislation forces carmakers to meet targets to reduce the average emissions of the … Read more
French supermajor Total said Tuesday it’s starting a “new phase” with the purchase of London’s largest electric vehicle charging network, Kallanish Energy reports. Under the undisclosed deal, Total is acquiring the “Blue Point London” from the Bolloré Group, with over 1,600 on-street charger points. The network will be powered by 100% renewable electricity, supplied by … Read more
Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas company, SOCAR, said on Monday it has become the main natural gas supplier to Turkey, Kallanish Energy reports. “If a year ago Azerbaijani gas occupied the 4th-5th place in the Turkish market, now we are in the first place, which is very important for us and for Turkey, because gas … Read more
Scotland’s ambitious H100 project has reached a significant milestone with the successful conclusion of its early design phase. This groundbreaking initiative, aimed at establishing the world’s first green hydrogen heating network, marks a pivotal moment in Scotland’s transition to renewable energy. The H100 project, spearheaded by SGN and backed by the Scottish Government, is a … Read more
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday. According to Christoph Jugel, head of energy systems at the German Energy Agency, green hydrogen – the fuel produced from renewables power and water – “isn’t the silver … Read more
Russia’s Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 LNG plant, said on Thursday its oil and gas licenses have been extended for another five years, Kallanish Energy reports. The joint venture between Gazprom, Shell, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi was granted an extension on its development licenses for the Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunkskoye fields in the Sea of … Read more
Norway has unveiled its hydrogen strategy, pitching its development as a “story of hope” for the future, Kallanish Energy reports. Oil and energy minister Tina Bru said in an industry event last week that hydrogen offers “hope for a new world with low emissions. Hope for disruptive change. Hope for new industry and new jobs … Read more
Norway has unveiled its hydrogen strategy, pitching its development as a “story of hope” for the future, Kallanish Energy reports. Oil and energy minister Tina Bru said in an industry event last week that hydrogen offers “hope for a new world with low emissions. Hope for disruptive change. Hope for new industry and new jobs … Read more
Bulgaria hopes to complete the Balkan Stream gas pipeline by year-end as planned, despite the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. The 474-km pipeline is an extension to the TurkStream gas pipeline, from Russia to Turkey. With a planned capacity of 20 billion cubic meters per year, the section will deliver gas … Read more
Swedish special steelmaker Ovako has successfully tested the use of hydrogen to heat steel, opening up further possibilities to reduce the carbon footprint of the steelmaking industry, Kallanish Energy reports. The test was done within a full-scale trial launched by the company together with its partner Linde Gas. The partners used hydrogen instead of liquefied petroleum … Read more
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