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Electricity demand rebound will require more fossil fuel generation -IEA 07/15/2021 | 01:24am EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewable energy capacity can be rolled out and will require more power to be generated from the burning of fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Thursday. After falling by about 1% in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic curbed industrial activity across ...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Friday launched Europe’s biggest hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Wesseling site of its Rheinland refinery after two years of construction, as it expands further into alternative energies. Slideshow ( 5 images ) The Refhyne plant, with a 10 megawatt (MW) capacity, will produce green fuels as part of a European Union-funded consortium which is already setting its sights on a 100 MW facility at the site near Cologne. Refhy...

3 Min Read MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom has held off from booking additional capacity for gas supplies via Ukraine to meet surging demand in recent months, sending a clear sign it is waiting for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be commissioned, analysts said. Slideshow ( 2 images ) Nord Stream 2, which runs on the bed of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, bypassing Ukraine, has faced criticism from the United States, which says it will increase European reliance on R...

Germany, Australia sign hydrogen accord to boost lower-emissions technology

Germany's Laschet vows to raise military spending if elected

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FRANKFURT/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Germany and Australia on Sunday signed a bilateral alliance on hydrogen production and trade to try to facilitate a renewable energy-based hydrogen supply chain between the two countries. FILE PHOTO: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2021. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and Education and Research Minister Anja Karliczek signed a lett...

'Intense' Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress

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The German Green Party will seek to support the country's industry on its road to cutting carbon emissions by ensuring the state helps meet any additional costs companies incur, its leader Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday. On the second day of a party conference to approve the party's election programme, Baerbock said industry in Europe's leading economy would receive binding assurances on the support on offer. Germany is committed to reach net zero emissions of planet-warmin...

IRAN-NUCLEAR/TALKS (PIX):Intense Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress