Andreas G. Franke

Nov 29, 2024 | spglobal.com | Andreas G. Franke

Germany's main energy associations are split on the future of the minority government's draft after a final three-day consultation that ended Nov. 28. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The energy ministry, or BMWK, still aims to push the law that would underpin tenders for 10 GW new gas-fired generation capacity through cabinet and parliament, a spokesperson told S&P Global Commodity Insights Nov.

Nov 19, 2024 | spglobal.com | Roudy Dirani |Lena Dias Martins |Andreas G. Franke

Europe is set to burn less gas for power generation this winter despite strong gains in early November due to low wind power, S&P Global Commodity Insights analysts said Nov. 19. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The region's five biggest power markets are forecast to see a 6% year-over-year decline in generation from combined cycle gas plants versus last winter (October 2023 to March 2024).

Nov 15, 2024 | spglobal.com | Andreas G. Franke

The UN Climate Change Conference presidency has launched the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, seeking country endorsements for a significant acceleration in infrastructure to support COP28's target to triple renewables by 2030. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Hosting a high-level green energy roundtable Nov.

Nov 11, 2024 | spglobal.com | Andreas G. Franke

Achieving a tripling of global renewable power capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, as , would keep the energy transition on track for net-zero emissions by 2050, according to IRENA's World Energy Transitions Outlook 2024. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. It is "virtually certain" 2024 will be the hottest year on record and surpass the 1.5 C global warming threshold, Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Nov.

Nov 7, 2024 | spglobal.com | Andreas G. Franke |Camilla Naschert

German energy industry association BDEW has called for urgent legislative initiatives still to be approved in 2024 before parliament dissolves in January after the ruling three-way coalition collapsed late Nov. 6. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The sector fears months of energy policy gridlock in Europe's biggest economy.