Bloomberg Renewables are for the first time the dominant power source in Europe’s electric grid. In a year that saw pandemic restrictions sap energy demand across the continent, the drop in supply came mostly from more expensive power from fossil fuels. That helped green sources take the biggest share of the European Union’s generation, a portion that will keep growing …

Bloomberg Russian pipelaying vessel Fortuna has started working at the Nord Stream 2 construction site in Danish waters, defying new US sanctions against the controversial gas-pipeline project. The work being done in the Danish exclusive economic zone is “performed in line with relevant permits” and precede the actual construction of the gas link, a spokeswoman for Nord Stream 2 AG …

Bloomberg Danish utility Orsted A/S took a final investment decision on its first hydrogen project as it expands beyond wind power. The world’s biggest producer of electricity from turbines at sea will use the technology at its Danish demonstration project H2RES to produce green hydrogen. It’s a small, but concrete step for the company that could help it stand out …