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Europe needs a massive increase in renewable electricity to meet its 2030 decarbonisation targets, including a ramp up of clean hydrogen production from electrolysers, a senior EU official has said. To ensure Europe’s scarce renewable electricity resources are used where they’re needed most, the EU’s climate targets must be supported by the energy efficiency first principle, said Paula Pinho from the European Commission’s energy directorate. “We believe that, first and foremost, we ne...

Energy companies face a rising tide of cybercrime The increasingly digital power grids of western Europe and the US may be especially vulnerable to hacking-related blackouts. Scott Heins/Getty Images On 15 October 2020, a US court in Pennsylvania charged six individuals working for Russian intelligence for their role in “Sandworm”. In addition to hacking into chemical laboratories in the UK and the Netherlands, and targeting victims at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea, ...

Europe is predicted to have 10.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads by 2030. That’s according to a new report Eurelectric and EY, which predicts fleet electrification in Europe will see a 24-fold increase by the end of this decade. The findings suggest the bus segment will have electrified 42% of its vehicle population, followed by the car and van segments that will have electrified at 17.5% and 12% respectively. However, the study finds a 13-fold increase in the charging infrastruc...

A major study shows that making European power grids fit for purpose in the future could create thousands of jobs.