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Electrical transmission networks (TSOs) in Germany said they mastered a solar eclipse around midday on Thursday across northern Europe and related fall in solar power output without problems, having prepared for the event months in advance.

Hyundai raises hydrogen game as new trucks roll into Europe By Vera Eckert and John Revill Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) - South Koreas Hyundai Motor plans to ship a new series of fuel-cell trucks to Europe later this year, turning up the heat on rivals in a battle to test the viability of hydrogen-powered heavy goods transport. A new class of the Xcient Hyundai truck, equipped with more efficient fuel cells with longer life-span, is due to arrive in Europe in the fourth quarter, said Mark Fr...

By Vera Eckert and John Revill FRANKFURT (Reuters) - South Koreas Hyundai Motor plans to ship a new series of fuel-cell trucks to Europe later this year, turning up the heat on rivals in a battle to test the viability of hydrogen-powered heavy goods transport. A new class of the Xcient Hyundai truck, equipped with more efficient fuel cells with longer life-span, is due to arrive in Europe in the fourth quarter, said Mark Freymueller, CEO of Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HHM). Hydrogen lags ele...

Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  Article content FRANKFURT — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor plans to ship a new series of fuel-cell trucks to Europe later this year, turning up the heat on rivals in a battle to test the viability of hydrogen-powered heavy goods transport. A new class of the Xcient Hyundai truck, equipped with more efficient fuel cells with longer life-span, is due to arrive in Europe in the fourth quarter, said Mark Freymueller...

In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal 05/21/2021 | 01:01pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - The worlds seven largest advanced economies agreed on Friday to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate change targets. Stopping fossil fuel funding is seen as a major step the world can make to limit the ris...

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By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange (EEX) could double the number of participants in its Japanese power futures market from around 20 players in 2021, having traded over 3 terawatt hours (TWh) in its first 12 months, executives said. Interest in wholesale trading was boosted by extremely cold weather early this year, which left Japanese retail suppliers undercovered, said Steffen Riediger, director for Power Derivatives at the EEX, a unit of Deutsche Boerse. ...

Shipping flows on Asia-Europe routes will only return to normal during the third quarter of 2021 after the coronavirus crisis and a vessel blockage in the Suez Canal caused delays early this year, the head of Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday.

Factbox: German government agrees on tougher climate targets Reuters 2 hrs ago © Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay The lignite power plants of "Neurath New", Niederaussem, and "Neurath Old" of German energy supplier and utility RWE are pictured in Neurath FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German cabinet agreed on Wednesday on tighter sector targets for carbon emission curbs which implies bringing forward an exit date for ending coal generation, currently set at 2038. A new law, which could trigger 8 bill...

(Updated May 11 factbox with decision taken)FRANKFURT, May 12 (Reuters) - The German cabinet agreed on Wednesday on tighter sector targets for carbon emission curbs which implies bringing forward an exit date for ending coal generation, currently set at 2038.A new law, which could trigger 8 billion euros ($9.70 billion) of additional climate protection spending in the 2022