In brief | 26 March '25
Reuters:
Swedish power utility Vattenfall said it has made a final investment decision for two wind farm projects in the German North Sea, Nordlicht 1 and 2, the first of which is expected to become Germany's biggest offshore wind farm.
Reuters:
Delfin LNG and German company Securing Energy For Europe (SEFE) have signed a 15-year agreement for 1.5 million tons of U.S. LNG per annum, the companies said.
European Commission:
The new Strategic Projects mark an important milestone in the implementation of the , which aims to ensure European extraction, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials meet 10%, 40% and 25% of EU's demand by 2030, respectively.
Euractiv:
The long-awaited list and map of strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act identifies 47 projects to be developed on EU territory out of 170 applications.
EEA:
Europeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which as a result, is putting more pressure on our climate and environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing.
IRENA:
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024.
