One of the most ambitious European energy projects, the $45 billion Southern Gas Corridor may be about to breathe its last, in spite of the ongoing effort to revive it. It has been beset by a disease that has been developing as quickly as a particularly pernicious tumor. While in spring, there was still hope […]
The point of no return has been reached: on January 25, a government-appointed commission reached an agreement to shut down all of Germany’s coal-fired power plants by 2038 at the latest. Since 2011, Germany has also been heading towards the denuclearization of its energy sector, which should be completed in 2022. This strong push towards greener energy sets an example for other countries, […]
After almost a year of suspense, the future of Romanian gas exports remains highly uncertain. Restrictive legislation adopted by the previous government in 2018 remains in force, while new steps to ease gas exports are proving incongruent with it. The Neptun Deep Standstill Perhaps most revealing is the lack of development in the Neptun Deep […]
Europe is pouring billions into artificial intelligence and new data centres. Yet access to electricity, rather than available capital, is increasingly deciding whether projects go ahead. Congested grids, lengthy connection queues and rising infrastructure costs are changing where companies choose to invest. They also raise a pressing economic question. Who will pay to power Europe’s […]
On 3 January 2026, as part of Operation ‘Absolute Resolve’, the US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him to the US. Power passed to an interim government led by Delcy Rodríguez, after which Caracas’s oil policy underwent a drastic change. The United States did not formally take ownership of Venezuela’s oil […]
Europe’s gas storage facilities are considerably less full than in previous years. At the same time, the conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global trade in liquefied natural gas. The EU nevertheless considers its gas supply secure. How serious are the risks for the coming winter, and what could the developments mean for 2027? […]
Germany’s route to climate neutrality promises greater energy security, but requires trillions of euros in investment. The challenge is to finance the transformation without pricing households out of it or weakening the industries expected to deliver it. Germany presented its roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels at the United Nations in New York […]
The G7 has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and fuel stocks through the International Energy Agency over four months, taking account of earlier commitments. It has not specified how much of that total represents newly pledged supply. US President Donald Trump has since said he will not authorise a […]
WindEurope expects Europe to install around 24 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2026, putting the continent on course for a record year. Strong growth in the first half of the year, new offshore connections and Germany’s position as the largest market underpin the forecast. Whether this translates into a lasting increase in annual […]
The Arctic is becoming a test case for Europe’s energy policy. The region has substantial oil and gas potential, as well as critical raw materials and renewable energy resources for the energy transition. At the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, it became clear that Europe wants not only to strengthen its security in the far […]
Helium is essential to advanced chipmaking, yet its supply depends on gas-processing plants, cryogenic containers and vulnerable sea routes. Even if normal shipping through Hormuz resumes, producers and semiconductor manufacturers will face a slower, more expensive recovery. The artificial intelligence boom depends on some of the world’s most advanced semiconductor factories. Those factories, in […]
Europe’s energy transition is no longer just about building wind turbines and solar farms. The challenge now is to connect electricity, heat and storage – and to decide who owns the infrastructure and who benefits from it. Feldheim found practical answers to these questions remarkably early. Around 80 kilometres south-west of Berlin lies a […]
Europe is redrawing its energy map around the Mediterranean. With the EU aiming to mobilise €25 billion in investment by 2035, pipelines, LNG terminals and new energy links are bringing North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and Southern Europe into an increasingly interconnected energy system. Following the 2022 energy crisis, the Mediterranean is gradually returning […]
Extreme heat is exposing a new energy-security risk: demand for cooling rises just as hydro, wind, nuclear and thermal generation come under pressure. Solar helps during the day, but the hardest hours begin after sunset. This summer, Europe was already longing for autumn. Since late May, successive heatwaves had brought punishing temperatures across the […]
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