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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Lag Far Behind Battery Electric Vehicles

Despite continued interest in hydrogen fuel cells for heavy vehicles, the global market in the first half of 2024 shows only 5,621 units sold versus 4.5 million battery electric vehicles, indicating that battery electric vehicles are the superior technology for the near future.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Tyrrhenian Link Project Begins, Boosting Italy's Energy Transition

Construction began on the Tyrrhenian Link, a 3.7 billion euro project laying 970km of submarine cable between Sicily and Campania to increase electricity transmission capacity and advance Italy's energy transition goals, with completion expected by 2028.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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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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Affordable and Clean Energy
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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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Affordable and Clean Energy
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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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Affordable and Clean Energy
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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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Climate Action
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German Greens Push for 2035 Oil and Gas Ban Amid Borkum Field Protest

The German Green Party is advocating for a nationwide ban on oil and gas extraction by 2035, protesting a planned gas field off Borkum Island due to environmental concerns and conflicting climate goals, despite the project nearing completion and facing opposition from environmental groups and local ...

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Climate Action
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Netherlands Streamlines Electricity Grid Expansion, Reducing Objection Periods

The Dutch government is reducing public objection periods for electricity grid expansion, classifying it as a "heavy societal interest" to address delays affecting 10,000 businesses and new housing developments; the first proposal is sent to the Council of State for advice.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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France's Decarbonization Plan Faces Setback Amidst Rise in Fossil Fuel Heating Sales

France aims to eliminate 300,000 oil and 350,000 gas home heating systems annually by 2030, but sales of these systems rose by 14% in 2024, despite regulations phasing them out, due to factors like stock replenishment and lower gas prices, while heat pump sales decreased.

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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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Climate Action
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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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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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