Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group are participating in the collaboration agreement “H2 Accelerate” with the aim of creating the conditions for a mass-market…
Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen expects to receive a first ever shipment of Nigerian crude oil as Poland seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies.
The Baltic Pipe gas pipeline will provide Denmark and Poland with direct access to Norway’s gas fields.
“Russia attaches great importance to the development of mutually beneficial cooperation with Germany in the political, economic and other areas.
A 48 MW battery in northern Germany is now ready to supply reserve power to the European grid.
European governments must not be detracted from developing a unified strategy to prevent Russian energy interventions, speakers agreed at a 24th May Atlantic Council forum.
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry entered into a “new era” of nuclear power development with France, using the state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to sign a joint agreement to advance nuclear and clean energy.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel encouraged Spain and Portugal to invest more in solar energy and said they need a better link to France amid a push for a unified European power grid.
OEF REVIEW:The first European fuel cell of megawatt size is now operating in Germany. Contrary to conventional power plants, this energy solution delivers heat and electricity virtually absent of pollutants. It will provide clean energy for the production processes of materials specialist FRIATEC. It has a capacity of 1.4 megawatts.In terms of technology and environmental protection, fuel cells represent a promising alternative to conventional combined heat and power plants. They generate power in a non-combustion process which is virtually absent of pollutants. By using this fuel cell, FRIATEC will be able to reduce its CO2 emissions by approximately 3,000 tons per year. Karsten Wildberger, a member of the E.ON SE Board of Directors, adds: “Fuel cells are one of the key technologies for the clean energy world of tomorrow.”
OEF REVIEW:The shale gas boom has proved to be a game changer for the United States economy, bringing about an era of cheap natural gas that has helped to make the country’s industry more competitive. Europe has also been seen as a future shale gas region in recent years, but a Wood Mackenzie survey of global shale gas drilling activity highlights only three European countries – Poland, Ukraine and the UK – as having any shale gas wells scheduled for 2016.
