Europe
PGNiG, Centrica sign 5-year U.S. LNG supply Pact
Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG announced Tuesday it signed its first medium-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal originating from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in western Louisiana. ...
Portugal to phase out coal-fired power by 2030
Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK ...
Developers launch EIA for Baltic Pipe gas project
Polish gas transmission operator, GAZ-SYSTEM, and its Danish counterpart, Energinet, have started work on securing a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for their proposed natural gas pipeline project, ...
Portugal to phase out coal-fired power by 2030
Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK ...
Scotland outpaces UK on ban of fossil fuel cars
The government of Scotland announced Tuesday it plans to ban new gasoline and diesel cars by 2032 – eight years earlier than proposals made by the UK’s Westminster government, ...
EDF eyes lifespan extension of French fleet of 10-20 years: BFM TV 🔓
French state-controlled utility firm EDF is “secretly planning” to extend the lifespan of 58 nuclear reactors in France by 10 to 20 years, pushing back the country’s energy mix ...
Poland prepares to build first nuclear power plant
Poland’s energy ministry said Tuesday it’s mulling construction of a nuclear power plant to help the country meet its growing electricity demand, Kallanish Energy learns. In 2009, Poland launched a ...
voestalpine builds hydrogen fuel test facility at Linz
Austrian steelmaker voestalpine has joined Siemens and utility Verbund for the project “H2Future” to test the viability of using so-called “green hydrogen” as a fuel in the steelmaking ...
Spain’s Gamesa to build two wind farms in Egypt
Spanish wind power giant, Gamesa, said Tuesday it has secured contracts to build two wind farms in Egypt’s Gabbal El Zayt region, along the Red Sea coastline, featuring a combined ...
Brexit, May could benefit UK’s shale gas industry: sources
Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) could push forward hydraulic fracturing (fracking) exploration and the development of a shale gas industry in the UK, Kallanish Energy learns. Since the ...