Tag: energy

EU Says No to Natural Gas Price Cap

Price caps on electricity, which are meant to protect retail customers from soaring production costs, can cause supply shortages.

German Import Prices Skyrocket; Electricity up by 200%

Even before the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, German energy prices have gone through the roof due to the uncompromising switch to renewable energies. Combined with the looming threat of inflation, prices for energy imports have increased at a rate unseen since the 1970s.

Germany Woefully Unprepared for Potential Blackout

While the German government continues its move towards renewable energies, a recent report shows that the danger of a large-scale blackout is not only greater than ever, but that the German public is completely unprepared to deal with such a scenario.

Nuclear Power and Natural Gas: Green Energy?

Many EU countries support a green designation for nuclear power. France has made nuclear energy the pillar of carbon-neutral energy production, and Czechia and Hungary also rely heavily on nuclear energy. Germany opposes this, but approves of a green label for natural gas as a transition energy.