The European Commission proposed an EU Action Plan for Grids in late 2023 to deliver on the European Green Deal. They estimate that around €584 billion will be needed for electricity infrastructure investments between 2020 and 2030.
Distribution grids (DSOs) are the facilitators of the Green Deal’s objectives and a prerequisite for a functioning European electricity market. Managing 97% of EU’s power lines and connecting 70% of renewables, DSOs are diverse across Member States.
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at ‘slow agony.’
“Germany will not agree to this,” country’s finance minister tells POLITICO.
A blueprint to make the EU more competitive with the rest of the world is published on Monday. It’s likely to prove controversial.
The Spanish energy minister and designated Commissioner Teresa Ribera says connecting EU countries’ grid would further the European project, meaning that France may have to abandon its obstruction of power links across the Pyrenees.
The EU’s road transport sector faces critical challenges. The IRU’s roadmap urges policymakers to enact supportive legislation to ensure the EU’s economic and environmental goals are met.
Moscow’s renewed assault on power grids and transmission lines in recent months has knocked out about half of Ukraine’s available generation capacity, causing daily blackouts of up to 12 hours in several cities including Kyiv, the capital. Once energy …
Dozens of cities in southern and eastern Europe are on red alert as unrelenting heat is making daily life unbearable and sparking concerns about the rest of the summer. While Europe is no stranger to heatwaves, climate change is making them longer, st…
Farmers and researchers tell of the impact of a rapidly changing climate, and the measures being taken to adaptPaola Ferraro marches through the neat grids of vines that chequer the slopes of Monfumo and rattles off the number of ways violent weather h…
G7 countries have only 10 years left to act on their commitment to reach net-zero emissions power systems.
A well-established electricity infrastructure is not only key for the delivery of the Green Deal objectives but also a precondition for a competitive European industry. Given their relevance, grids must remain on top of the EU’s next strategic agenda.
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about top German government advisors warning of longer lasting economic malaise, Baltic states approaching the ‘final phase of work’ to de-synchronise electricity grids from Moscow. and so much more….
In the context of the war in Ukraine, the three Baltic States want to accelerate the desynchronisation of their electricity grids from Russia and Belarus and complete it by February 2025 at the latest.
The EU is looking to fast-track massive investments into its energy infrastructure, shifting risk from companies to consumers and risking a landscape with derelict, half-finished pylons.
European power industry association Eurelectric seeks longer-term planning and a reform of grid tariff rules to finance an anticipated €584 billion investment into the continent’s electricity grids by 2030.
This article explores the InterConnect project, showcasing its impact on smart homes, buildings, and grids across Europe. It emphasizes the project’s results and the community it champions, highlighting the blend of technology, collaboration, and citiz…
EU countries systematically underestimate the speed at which renewables will be added to grids in their development plans – making the investment gap larger than thought, new research made available to Euractiv has shown.
The rest of this decade will see deeper integration of EU electricity grids to enable a sharing of renewables across the bloc – and with, a power boost for the Ljubljana-based EU energy watchdog ACER.
Romania is leading EU efforts on small-scale reactors that could make the bloc a clean tech leader. But so far, they remain unproven.
Europe’s first-ever Offshore Network Development Plan, published on Tuesday (23 January), highlights the huge investment needed to connect offshore wind farms to final consumers, with an estimated 54,000 kilometres of transmission assets expected to be…
When it comes to efforts to decarbonise our electricity systems, I am an optimist. Yes, there are challenges and obstacles toward meeting global targets for carbon reduction, but GE Vernova was born from the legacy of famed innovator Thomas Edison,…
Complex energy changes do not have to mean higher consumer costs or energy shortages if the right policies are backed by major investment measures.
The European Commission unveiled an action plan on Tuesday (28 November) to accelerate the roll-out of electricity grids and remove bottlenecks hampering the deployment of renewable energies at local level.
A market failure is preventing EV owners from using their cars’ batteries to power their homes and back up local grids. Following up on its Grid Action Plan, the Commission needs to propose the necessary regulatory measures to give drivers a right to b…
Donald Trump tried to prod Germany to ban the Chinese tech giant, but former Chancellor Angela Merkel defied him. As Germany grows increasingly anxious about China, Biden is trying to do the same with Merkel’s successor.
As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, transforming the massive pipeline networks heating millions of homes poses a huge engineering challenge.
As Europe strives for net-zero by 2050, electricity grids will play a pivotal role. ENTSO-E highlights the key challenges and solutions to leverage electricity grids and accelerate the energy transition, emphasising investment, regulation, manufacturin…
