April 2018April 24, 2018 THIS WEEK: Oil price up – what happened to peak oil demand, why this will boost EVs Oil majors versus utilities – and why Exxon’s algae business is a joke – or worse EU struggles with “clean mobility”, U.S. backtracks, ICE “isn’t dead yet” Second shale revolution in U.S., shale spreads to China and Gulf, climate suffers THIS WEEK: After green gas, green oil: EU refining industry pitches low-carbon vision and asks policy support EU ministers can’t agree on clean energy THIS WEEK: Trouble in Energiewende-paradise – end subsidies in sight “Modern Energy Union” wants to help EU achieve its goals in Czech Republic European wind energy: new ways of financing, Siemens Gamesa overtakes Vestas Five key trends in carbon pricing – plus advice from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum April 4, 2018 THIS WEEK: Renewables poised for spectacular growth, zero subsidies Energy dominance: Trump massively pushes fossil fuels, but China starts yuan oil futures contract Shell’s Brave Low-Carbon Energy World – why it won’t be achieved by Shell EU climate blackout: emissions in the ETS go up THIS WEEK: EU gas and power transmission grid operators team up to map out energy future Wastewater can produce instead of consume energy THIS WEEK: Portugal’s renewable energy output trumps consumption, Poland discovers wind EDF aims to be “storage leader” and goes for 100% carbon-free power Dutch phase out EU’s largest gas field, put cards on offshore wind FirstEnergy goes down and sends SOS: coal, nuclear can’t compete, Mr President April 11, 2018 THIS WEEK: Special focus: climate change and energy Shell knew – but it didn’t want to know Sue the bastards! – the legal battles against the oil companies The double message of the IEA: stop climate change, invest in oil If Shell won’t save us, and governments can’t, who will? THIS WEEK: The Clean Gas Package is coming: will EU go for hydrogen? Mediterranean TSOs take a real step towards market integration THIS WEEK: Want to get an EV? You will have lots of choice in 2021 Electric buses prove their worth Rosatom: the unlikely new player in renewables, electric vehicles and batteries Action to ban fossil fuel companies from UN climate conferences April 18 In Energy Watch: The OPEC of the future – world faces “fundamental shift in resource demands” Clean energy investment takes a hit, especially in Europe Shell keeps all options on the table French EPR in trouble, largest U.S. nuclear operator sees no future for new nuclear In Brussels Insider: Ocean energy: Europe’s next big renewable power Brussels puts pressure on private investors to go green In Express: U.S. researchers work on 50 MW offshore wind turbine Electric road for mobile EV charging launched in Sweden Solar beats wind in German technology-neutral tender EU energy-intensive industry “paid to pollute”