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Germany's LNG Terminals: 65% Capacity Utilization in 2024

Germany's North Sea LNG terminals reached roughly 65% capacity in 2024, while Baltic Sea terminals showed lower usage, highlighting challenges in infrastructure, market dynamics, and the transition to hydrogen.

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Dutch Minister to Overrule Parliament on Wind Turbine Spacing

Dutch Climate Minister Sophie Hermans wants to temporarily ignore MPs' demands for a legal minimum distance between wind turbines and homes to accelerate the construction of 100 new wind parks by 2030, despite health concerns and legal challenges.

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Germany's Onshore Wind Power Expansion on Track to Exceed 2030 Target

Germany's onshore wind energy capacity is projected to exceed its 2030 target of 115 gigawatts, due to a surge in approvals (2,400 plants with ~14 GW in 2023), and a more efficient permitting process. Current capacity is 63.5 GW, leaving a 69 GW gap by 2024, but a 50 GW pipeline in various approval ...

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Indonesia Considers Paris Agreement Withdrawal Amid Funding Concerns

Indonesia's climate envoy is exploring withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, citing unfairness compared to the US's higher per capita emissions and questioning promised funding for its energy transition, despite plans to close coal plants by 2040 and the country being the world's largest coal export...

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Heat Pump Boom in Netherlands Undermines Collective Heating Network Expansion

The increasing popularity of heat pumps in the Netherlands, driven by high gas prices and government subsidies, is hindering the expansion of collective heating networks, prompting the Algemene Rekenkamer to recommend government intervention to ensure the efficient use of approximately €1 billion in...

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Dutch Audit Chamber Recommends Ending Heat Pump Subsidies to Boost District Heating

The Netherlands' Audit Chamber recommends ending heat pump subsidies in areas planned for district heating networks due to high user costs, increased electricity grid strain, and the resulting impediment to warmtenet adoption.

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Germany Reopens Nuclear Debate Ahead of Election

Two years after Germany decommissioned its nuclear plants, the CDU, likely to win the February 23 election, proposes reviving nuclear power using small modular reactors (SMRs), driven by energy dependence exposed by the Ukraine war and facing resistance due to the technology's unproven nature.

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Almaraz Nuclear Plant's Planned Closure Raises Energy Security Concerns

Almaraz nuclear power plant, operational since 1981, faces closure in 2028, despite generating 7,590 GWh last year, due to high taxes and government policy, raising concerns about Spain's energy security.

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Trump's Pro-Oil Stance Unlikely to Halt Global Energy Transition

President Trump's pro-oil stance, while potentially lowering gas prices temporarily, is unlikely to significantly reverse the global shift toward renewable energy and electric vehicles; the long-term economic viability of renewable energy and the rise of EV manufacturers like Tesla suggest the globa...

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Equinor Cuts Green Spending, Prioritizes Oil Production

Equinor, Norway's state oil company, announced a 50% reduction in its renewable energy investment to \$5 billion over two years, prioritizing oil and gas production, including the controversial Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, to reach 2.2 million barrels per day by 2030, despite a court ruling a...

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Dutch Audit Court Recommends Ending Heat Pump Subsidies in District Heating Areas

The Netherlands Court of Audit advises the government to stop subsidizing heat pumps in areas planned for district heating networks due to high user costs and the added strain on the electricity grid, urging a reassessment of financing models to promote district heating adoption.

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Dutch Audit Chamber Recommends Halting Heat Pump Subsidies in District Heating Areas

The Netherlands' General Audit Chamber advises the government to stop subsidizing heat pumps in neighborhoods planned for district heating networks, citing high connection costs, increased strain on the electricity grid, and a lack of competition in the district heating market.

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