Russia – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Fri, 12 May 2023 15:06:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Europe’s Energy Crisis Has a Silver Lining: More renewables than ever https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/ https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 08:00:33 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28163 Defying the grimmest projections, Europe made it through the temperate winter of 2023 with remarkably little collateral damage – and even a few big wins. The energy crisis may have displaced Europe’s climate aspirations by a fraction, but thanks to a record rollout of renewables and conservation measures, the continent’s emissions footprint inched downward and positioned Europe to remain within...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/feed/ 0 Russian Assault on Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Stations: “An Hour Away from Nuclear Meltdown” https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/ https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28155 At the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Berlin, several international experts including two from Ukraine, underscored the precarious events unfolding at Ukraine’s nuclear power stations, among them the Zaporizhzhia complex, the largest nuclear power facility in Europe. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Credits: Ralf1969 | Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. During the 15-month Russian attack on Ukraine...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/feed/ 0 Low-carbon Technology’s Russia Problem https://energytransition.org/2022/09/low-carbon-technologys-russia-problem/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/low-carbon-technologys-russia-problem/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:00:27 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27283 Low-carbon technology has a Russia problem, too. And it’s going to get bigger. Higher prices, supply chain disruptions, and the war in Ukraine has Europe’s clean tech branch scrambling for non-Russian suppliers of key raw materials, such as nickel, palladium, lithium, platinum, cobalt, and neon-gas, as well as aluminium and copper. Some countries, such as the UK, have already begun to sanction...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/low-carbon-technologys-russia-problem/feed/ 0 Poland and the energy costs of the Russian war in Ukraine https://energytransition.org/2022/09/poland-and-the-energy-costs-of-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/poland-and-the-energy-costs-of-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:00:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27185 The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine is not only barbaric – it is also a harbinger of rapid economic changes around the world. Even if the war ends relatively soon (and that is unlikely), a return to the status quo ante is unthinkable. So too is a return to the heavily fossil-fuelled and import-dependent European energy model that existed before the war. Is it appropriate to ponder over...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/poland-and-the-energy-costs-of-the-russian-war-in-ukraine/feed/ 0 Green hydrogen as a substitute to Russian gas – could Latin America be an energy partner to Europe? https://energytransition.org/2022/06/green-hydrogen-as-a-substitute-to-russian-gas-could-latin-america-be-an-energy-partner-to-europe/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/green-hydrogen-as-a-substitute-to-russian-gas-could-latin-america-be-an-energy-partner-to-europe/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:00:56 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26701 Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine means Europe has to look elsewhere to secure its energy supplies. Green hydrogen could be an important new fuel, and here Latin America has the potential to become the next energy partner to Europe. The ongoing trade talks for a EU-Mercosur free trade agreement can provide a space for such negotiations. Rebecca Bertram has the details. While fossil gas is...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/06/green-hydrogen-as-a-substitute-to-russian-gas-could-latin-america-be-an-energy-partner-to-europe/feed/ 0 Since Ukraine Invasion, Energy Security and Climate Policy are One https://energytransition.org/2022/05/since-ukraine-invasion-energy-security-and-climate-policy-are-one/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/since-ukraine-invasion-energy-security-and-climate-policy-are-one/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:34 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26613 Europe can hurt the Russian war machine – and help the climate at the same time. Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a wide-ranging revamping of energy policy in Europe with a new, no-holds-barred objective: to wean the continent from Russian fossil fuels — as rapidly and comprehensively as possible — and accelerate the continent’s green energy transition.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/since-ukraine-invasion-energy-security-and-climate-policy-are-one/feed/ 0 Bulgaria Can Circumvent Russian Gas Freeze https://energytransition.org/2022/05/bulgaria-can-circumvent-russian-gas-freeze/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/bulgaria-can-circumvent-russian-gas-freeze/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:13 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26519 Many Central and Eastern European countries rely on Russia for more of their fossil fuel than Germany does. This is one reason why Russian president Vladimir Putin targeted Bulgaria and Poland when he announced that these two EU and NATO countries would no longer receive natural gas deliveries. Paul Hockenos spoke with Bulgarian energy expert Radostina Primova. The current energy-crisis is an...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/bulgaria-can-circumvent-russian-gas-freeze/feed/ 0 Wintershall Dea and Russia: The fossil fuelled franchise must end! https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:16 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26449 The war in Ukraine reveals the consequences of Germany’s fossil fuel dependency on Putin’s regime in a brutal way. The international voices to cut these fossil ties are growing by the day. Many oil and gas producing companies – such as BP, Shell and ExxonMobil – have already pulled out of Russia. However, Germany’s largest oil and gas company, Wintershall Dea, is still reluctant to follow these...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/feed/ 0 Energy conservation can hurt the Russian war effort https://energytransition.org/2022/04/energy-conservation-can-hurt-the-russian-war-effort/ https://energytransition.org/2022/04/energy-conservation-can-hurt-the-russian-war-effort/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26365 Energy efficiency has long been overlooked to the detriment of the larger smart energy transition. Now it’s being shortchanged to the disadvantage of besieged Ukraine. Paul Hockenos explains. Even though wind and solar energy are the backbone of renewables-based systems of the future, reduction of energy consumption is only win. (Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel, CC-0) Often insulating and energy...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/04/energy-conservation-can-hurt-the-russian-war-effort/feed/ 0 US fracked LNG and Russian gas via Nord Stream 2: Germany’s double game heats up both geopolitics and the climate https://energytransition.org/2020/09/us-fracked-lng-and-russian-gas-via-nord-stream-2-germanys-double-game-heats-up-both-geopolitics-and-the-climate/ https://energytransition.org/2020/09/us-fracked-lng-and-russian-gas-via-nord-stream-2-germanys-double-game-heats-up-both-geopolitics-and-the-climate/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:00:31 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23139 Away from coal! The need to get out of coal is now clear for everyone. But do we need instead more piped gas and LNG – liquified natural gas? Andy Gheorghiu reports Action against the construction of a liquified natural gas terminal in Brunsbüttel ( Uwe Hiksch, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) It is obvious to anyone with a clear mind that we have to say goodbye to fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – if we are to...

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