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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flanked by Joachim Kreysing, managing director of Infraserv Hoechst, as he visits a hydrogen station for trains at the former headquarters of German chemical firm Hoechst AG, in Hoechst, the suburb of Frankfurt, Germany, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/

Germany's Energy Crisis Powers Hydrogen Switch

From the moment Russian gas exports to Germany were first disrupted in June, German firm Kelheim Fibers began casting around for alternative options to keep its engines running. As a result, the…

29, Dec 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

EU Eyes New Fund For Energy Investments To Quit Russian Gas

The European Union needs to review its budget and consider launching a new fund for the major additional energy investments needed to wean countries off Russian gas, European Commission President…

12, Dec 2022

Security walks in front of the landfall facility of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 in Lubmin, Germany, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Europe Suspects Sabotage As Mystery Gas Leaks Hit Russian Pipelines

Europe was racing on Tuesday to investigate possible sabotage behind sudden and unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, infrastructure at the heart of an energy crisis…

27, Sep 2022

ADDING FULL NAME OF BUSINESS An employee pushes bread rolls into one of the gas heated ovens in the producing facility in Cafe Ernst in Neu Isenburg, Germany, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Andreas Schmitt, head of the local bakers' guild, said some small bakeries are contemplating giving up due to the energy crisis. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Lights Out, Ovens Off: Europe Preps For Winter Energy Crisis

As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who can’t afford to heat their ovens are talking…

AP 27, Sep 2022

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