A worker controls facilities at a liquefied natural gas station in Wilhelmshaven, northern Germany.MICHAEL SON (AFP) On April 7, 2022, a few weeks after Vladimir Putin’s first bombings on Ukraine, the European Union activated the first sanctions on a Russian fossil fuel: coal. At that time, there were still fears that a total embargo on … Read more
A worker controls facilities at a liquefied natural gas station in Wilhelmshaven, northern Germany.MICHAEL SON (AFP) On April 7, 2022, a few weeks after Vladimir Putin’s first bombings on Ukraine, the European Union activated the first sanctions on a Russian fossil fuel: coal. At that time, there were still fears that a total embargo on … Read more
2023-12-06 21:39:29 Tenants of HLM buildings will soon be able to reduce their heating bill by using the energy check, an operation which was not possible until now, announced Wednesday, December 6, the Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. Questioned by the deputy and national secretary of the Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, the minister described« aberration » … Read more
2023-04-28 20:01:00 Friday April 28, 2023 “But the installation ban must remain” Habeck approaches the FDP in the heating dispute Heat pump instead of gas heating: Habeck does not want to negotiate the green core of his law. (Foto: picture alliance/dpa) Despite the cabinet decision, Habeck’s heating law in the traffic light is still controversial. … Read more
A pensioner died of hypothermia in Bury, UK, this winter after she turned off the heating in her home over fears of high energy bills. That’s the conclusion reached by a coroner’s inquest at Rochdale Coroners Court on Monday. 87-year-old Barbara Bolton passed away in January this year after a four-week hospital stay. She suffered … Read more
Renewable turbo must be ignited in 2023 St. Polten (OTS) – After a sharp increase in net electricity imports to Austria in 2021, this rose again by 15 percent in 2022. As a result, an unbelievable 3.2 billion euros flowed from Austria to foreign coal, nuclear and gas power plants. “How do we want to … Read more
What will be the price of gas (and therefore electricity) in Europe at the end of the year? Even taking out his crystal ball, no expert claims to be able to establish a reliable forecast. Experience does not help them much. Contrary to what was expected, gas prices have dropped significantly since this summer, dropping … Read more
Workers inspect power lines in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On February 9, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of national disaster due to the power-off nationwide and highlights that the lack of electricity poses an existential threat to the economy and social fabric. In his annual national message addressed to Parliament at … Read more