Energy

  Bloomberg The European Union’s executive arm plans to discuss the feasibility of imposing a price cap on natural gas in a document to be presented to member states Wednesday, postponing the publication of a broader action plan on how to deal with soaring costs of the fuel. The European Commission is under pressure from the bloc’s 27 governments to ...

Bloomberg Natural gas prices in Europe headed for a fourth weekly loss, as ample supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) help countries fill reservoirs days ahead of the start of the heating season. Dutch front-month gas, the European benchmark, declined as much as 6%, and are on pace for a drop of about 5% this week. While prices have eased ...

  Bloomberg Nuveen’s London-based renewable energy fund manager Glennmont Partners has raised $698 million to buy green power assets in Europe. Glennmont’s latest fund comes as the European Union plans to boost construction of clean-power generation to cut its reliance on gas imports amid an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Glennmont will invest in technologies such as ...

  Bloomberg Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group and an affiliate of developer Related Companies have teamed up to start a venture that will sell clean energy products to big real estate owners. Radial Power will install solar panels, battery storage and electric vehicle charging stations to help large property owners hit their climate and clean energy goals, according to ...

  Bloomberg India plans to expand its coal power fleet by about a quarter through the end of the decade as it continues to lean on the fuel to meet growing demand until energy storage costs fall. The world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases will add nearly 56 gigawatts of coal power capacity unless there’s a substantial drop in the ...

  Bloomberg The UK expects to raise more than £28 billion ($30.9 billion) in the coming years from a windfall tax on oil and gas firms. The revenue will go toward offsetting the huge costs of subsidizing energy bills amid a cost-of-living crisis driven by soaring gas and power prices. The forecast was released as part of Chancellor of the ...

Bloomberg The UK government will relax planning rules for onshore wind to allow projects to be deployed more easily, marking a significant policy shift. Britain vowed to speed up the planning process for energy infrastructure including offshore wind farms and new oil and gas fields in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. Onshore wind was effectively banned in 2016, but developers were ...

Bloomberg The German government is planning to inject about 8 billion euros ($8 billion) into Uniper SE as part of a historic agreement to nationalise the gas giant and stave off a collapse of the country’s energy sector. Uniper confirmed it is in final discussions with the government over a package that would include an 8 billion-euro capital increase, subscribed ...

Bloomberg Norway’s $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund will require the companies it invests in to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, joining many global investors in setting such goals to prevent the financial risks from a “delayed transition.” Just 10% of companies in the wealth fund’s portfolio have a net-zero target for 2050, even as many have taken ...

  Bloomberg France denied a report that it’s considering cutting power exports to Italy, saying it’s committed to maintaining power supply to its European neighbours. France “reaffirms its commitment to reciprocal solidarity regarding gas and electricity with all our European neighbours,” the energy transition ministry said in a statement. “Fully functioning electric interconnections are a priority for collective supply security.” ...