The European Union’s decision to block public funding for solar projects using Chinese-made inverters has sparked concerns that renewable energy growth could slow across the bloc. Officials argue the move is necessary to reduce security risks, warning that internet-connected inverters could potentially be used by foreign actors to disrupt power grids. The restriction is
Climate activists gathered outside TotalEnergies’ headquarters in Paris ahead of the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting, protesting the French state’s undisclosed accumulation of a 1.33% stake in the energy giant. The stake, valued at approximately $2.8 billion, was revealed through a U.S. regulatory filing earlier this year, making the French state one of the
The Czech Republic is set to close its last deep hard coal mine at the end of January, marking the end of more than 250 years of underground coal mining in the Ostrava region. Final extraction is underway at the CSM mine in Stonava near the Polish border, as low global coal prices, rising mining […]
Spain has emerged as one of Europe’s renewable energy leaders, now generating over half of its electricity from wind and solar power. Regions such as Aragón, dotted with wind turbines and solar farms, symbolise this transition. The shift has also attracted major foreign investment, including a €4bn battery factory near Figueruelas backed by China’s CATL […]
On Friday, four Balkan countries—Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro, and significant parts of the Croatian coast—experienced simultaneous power outages lasting several hours amid a summer heatwave. The blackouts, which began at 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT), were triggered by a surge in power demand as residents used air conditioning to cope with the high temperatures, which




