The Polish government wants to use the Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act to put the hydrogen targets for 2030 to the test. It is also in favor of European preference criteria in procurement.
By Manuel Berkel and János Allenbach-Ammann
Climate-friendly e-fuels will continue to be taxed at the same level as petrol. The agreement on the Energy Tax Directive sought by the Council Presidency was removed from the agenda of the meeting of finance ministers on Wednesday.
By Manuel Berkel
Despite recent setbacks, production capacities for climate-friendly hydrogen will grow strongly by 2030, writes the International Energy Agency in a new analysis. However, the EU is likely to miss its target for biogas by a wide margin.
By Manuel Berkel
Several voices from Europe's energy industry have praised the latest plans of Economics Minister Katherina Reiche. However, the Danish utility Ørsted still has some wishes for German energy policy.
By Manuel Berkel
The Germany Ministry of Economics wants to change the EU's legal framework for producing hydrogen and is willing to accept a higher capacity utilization of gas and coal-fired power plants. A study makes good arguments for a large power plant operator.
By Manuel Berkel
