Europe's carbon capture dream beset by delays, fears and doubt

Brevik, a small coastal town two hours west of Oslo, has found itself on the front line of a global battle over a technology that is hailed in some quarters as the solution to climate change, but denigrated in others as a reckless and potentially fatal gamble.

Russian gas shutdown would not cause blackouts, says European commission

A total shutdown of Russia’s gas supply to Europe will not cause blackouts this winter, the European commission said on Thursday, as Vladimir Putin warned of a potential repeat of 2008 when Russia turned off gas supplies to the Ukraine.

EU approves Hinkley Point nuclear power station as costs raise by £8bn

The European commission on Wednesday gave Britain the green light for a huge government subsidy that will open the way for the first atomic power stations to be built for nearly 20 years.

EU scraps plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed scrapping a mandatory requirement to label tar sands oil as highly polluting after years of industry opposition.

Nuclear energy should be kept out of politics: Russia's Rosatom

LONDON (Reuters) - Nuclear energy should be left out of any political decisions such as sanctions, an executive at Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom told Reuters on Thursday.

Yorkshire carbon capture power plant gets EU funding

Drax, the operator of Britain's biggest power station, has secured up to €300m (£238m) of European Union funding to build a power plant whose carbon dioxide emissions will be trapped and buried deep beneath the North Sea.

Ukraine crisis: Russia halts gas supplies to Kiev

Ukraine says Russia has cut off all gas supplies, in a major escalation of a dispute between the two nations.

EU backs compromise on plane CO2 emissions

The EU will not levy a carbon emission tax on airlines when their planes are outside European airspace, the European Parliament has decided.

Spain's oil deposits and fracking sites trigger energy gold rush

Spain is already the world's largest olive oil producer but now it's looking to a very different kind of oil to pull it out of economic decline: petroleum.

Spain's oil deposits and fracking sites trigger energy gold rush

Spain is already the world's largest olive oil producer but now it's looking to a very different kind of oil to pull it out of economic decline: petroleum.

Hinkley Point decision delay is no surprise given the history

Anyone who has followed the saga of EDF’s Hinkley Point plans has long learnt to take its pronouncements on the project’s timescales with a healthy dose of salt.

EU wants common rules for shale gas 'fracking'

BRUSSELS: The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources.

UK opposition to new EU green energy targets could risk 'half a million jobs'

Over half a million new jobs over the next two decades could be at risk from the UK's opposition to new EU targets for green energy, according to a leaked official report from the European commission.

EU's Almunia says ready to charge Gazprom in antitrust case

(Reuters) - The European Union's antitrust chief said on Thursday that he was ready to charge Gazprom (GAZP.MM) with anti-competitive practices in a move that could lead to a fine of up to $15 billion for the Russian gas export monopoly.

EU, China resolve solar dispute - their biggest trade row by far

(Reuters) - China and the European Union defused their biggest trade dispute by far on Saturday with a deal to regulate Chinese solar panel imports and avoid a wider war in goods from wine to steel.

EU-China solar deal hinges on price as deadline nears: sources

(Reuters) - Beijing's envoys have agreed central elements of a deal with the European Union that may yet avert punitive duties on Chinese solar panels that the bloc plans to impose next month, Chinese and European sources said on Wednesday.

Merkel vows to rein in renewable subsidies

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Wednesday to scale back Germany's generous system of subsidies to the renewables sector if she is re-elected in September, a move that would reduce the costs of her green revolution on consumers.

EU faces tough decision on China solar panels

BRUSSELS: The European Commission faces a difficult choice on Wednesday -- stick to its principles and impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports, or bow to German-led pressure and avoid a step many believe risks a full-scale trade war with Beijing. The stakes are high, commercially and politically.

UK has until July to implement tougher energy market rules

The government has so far failed to introduce measures from Brussels to crack down on oil and gas market abuse more than 18 months after it was told to and despite a flurry of price-fixing claims.

Energy suppliers held back gas during UK shortage

Some of Britain's biggest energy suppliers were holding back gas in storage tanks at a time when the market ran into an acute shortage two months ago, triggering a doubling of wholesale prices.