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Transport

queue of trucks along road

2/3/2022 News

EU adopts new tolling rules to incentivise zero emissions trucks

The European Parliament has voted to adopt new legislation that gives EU member states until 2023 to implement a new system of road tolls which Transport & Environment (T&E) anticipate will incentivise the uptake of zero emissions trucks.

Wind

Wind turbines on a mountain near sea at sunset

8/2/2023 News

Investments in new wind turbines down by 47% in Europe

Inflation caused investments in wind energy in Europe to fall in 2022, with costs rising at a higher rate than prospective revenues and investors being turned away by ‘unhelpful national interventions’ in electricity markets, reports WindEurope.

Wind

Turbine blade being transported by truck

24/4/2024 News

Lithuania’s latest wind auction fails to find enough bidders

The Lithuanian Energy Ministry recently cancelled the country’s second offshore wind auction after only one bid was tendered. Now, the government plans to carry out a market consultation and subsequent update of auction conditions, after which the auction will be relaunched. On a more positive note, the first turbine at the 63 MW first phase of the Jurbarkas wind farm onshore Lithuania has been successfully installed.

Nuclear

EDF's Hinkley Point C under construction in Somerset last year

2/2/2022 News

Sizewell C inches forward with £100mn government funding

The government has backed plans to build a new nuclear power plant in Suffolk with £100mn of funding intended to support the continued development of the Sizewell C project and, potentially, to attract further financing from private investors.

Fossil fuels

View of three floating offshore wind turbines in a row, extending into distance, in calm blue sea and set against blue sky

11/5/2026 News

France publishes roadmap to phase out fossil fuels by 2050

France has published a national roadmap to phase out fossil fuels that sets explicit timelines to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and fossil gas by 2050.

Shipping

aerial view of container ship full of containers by port side

16/2/2022 News

UK looks to roll out emissions-cutting shore power at ports

The UK government is looking to accelerate the country’s ambitions to deliver a greener, more sustainable future for the shipping industry with plans to explore the rollout of emissions-cutting shore power at UK ports.

Nuclear

16/2/2022 News

Macron plans up to 14 new nuclear reactors for France

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans to build six new nuclear reactors, with the possibility of eight more to be studied, if he is re-elected. The new plants would be built and operated by state-controlled energy provider EDF, with the support of tens of billions of Euros in public finance.

Coal

Coal plant silhouetted against sunset sky, with billowing vapours heading skywards

8/5/2024 News

G7 nations agree to phase out coal by 2035… but with caveats

Among the commitments made at last week’s G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers meeting in Turin, Italy, was an agreement to phase out coal by 2035. Although sending a clear message on the level of commitment needed to address the challenge of climate change, some environmental campaigners argue that the target is still ‘too little, too late’.

Hydrogen

Aerial view of Hekinan power station

28/1/2026 News

Japan and EU build international hydrogen trade through state-backed contracts

Japan has awarded its first international hydrogen Contracts for Difference (CfD), committing $6.8bn to large-scale blue ammonia imports from the US. The announcement comes as Europe advances its own cross-border hydrogen support mechanisms.

Biomass

Distant view of power station cooling towers and biomass domes

19/2/2025 News

UK government to halve subsidies paid to Drax power station from 2027

The UK government is to halve the level of subsidies paid to Drax for its biomass power plant in Selby, North Yorkshire, from 2027. This is the date when the current support mechanism ends. Stricter sustainable sourcing requirements for the plant’s feedstock of wood pellets are also to be implemented.

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