European Court of Auditors: The EU’s energy independence plan needs a boostREPowerEU, the EU’s plan for energy independence from Russia, is faltering just as Europe’s energy security is facing renewed threats from the turmoil in the Middle East.Politico: EU seeks to transform procurement into €600bln driver of industryThe EU wants to transform public procurement into a powerful tool of industrial policy by channelling hundreds of billions of euros spent on infrastructure, schools, energy or health toward European businesses.Proxima Fusion: Proxima Fusion and state of Lower Saxony sign MoU for €140 mio investmentSite for large-scale industrial production of high-temperature superconducting tape is intended to create industrial value and highly skilled jobs, while establishing an essential industrial foundation for new European supply chains.Bloomberg: Google gives a 20-year lifeline to Nordic nuclear plantA deal between Alphabet and Nordic utility Fortum, the first such agreement of its kind in Europe, will help unlock 1 billion euros of investment needed to keep a nuclear power plant in Finland running for decades to come.Hydrogen Council: Clean hydrogen investment reaches USD 130 bln as energy security and resilience rise up the global agendaGlobal Hydrogen Compass 2026 says 90 percent of 570 projects worldwide are under construction or already operational.Global Energy Monitor: Wind and solar potential in the MediterraneanAs COP31 approaches, cooperation will be critical to translating clean energy ambitions into reality.T&E: Chinese and US truckmakers set to gain over a quarter of European electric truck market by 2030Transport&Environment warns that maintaining ambition of the truck CO2 standards will be critical to EU manufacturers remaining market leaders.Bloomberg: Carbon removal pioneer Climeworks increases CO2 capture sixfoldSwiss carbon-removal company said its Mammoth facility in Iceland removed 675 tons of carbon dioxide in the first half of this year.IEA: Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflictWhile disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz do not directly affect coal supply, coal markets are experiencing knock-on effects from the crisis, said the International Energy Agency.EU Climate Change Service Copernicus: August was the world’s joint hottest month on recordLast month was the joint warmest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023, and also saw the average sea surface temperature over the extra-polar ocean reach a record high.
In brief | 10 September '26
European Court of Auditors: The EU’s energy independence plan needs a boostREPowerEU, the EU’s plan for energy independence from Russia, is faltering just as Europe’s energy security is facing renewed threats from the turmoil in the Middle East.Politico: EU seeks to transform procurement into €600bln driver of industryThe EU wants to transform public procurement into a powerful tool of industrial policy by channelling hundreds of billions of euros spent on infrastructure, schools, energy or health toward European businesses.Proxima Fusion: Proxima Fusion and state of Lower Saxony sign MoU for €140 mio investmentSite for large-scale industrial production of high-temperature superconducting tape is intended to create industrial value and highly skilled jobs, while establishing an essential industrial foundation for new European supply chains.Bloomberg: Google gives a 20-year lifeline to Nordic nuclear plantA deal between Alphabet and Nordic utility Fortum, the first such agreement of its kind in Europe, will help unlock 1 billion euros of investment needed to keep a nuclear power plant in Finland running for decades to come.Hydrogen Council: Clean hydrogen investment reaches USD 130 bln as energy security and resilience rise up the global agendaGlobal Hydrogen Compass 2026 says 90 percent of 570 projects worldwide are under construction or already operational.Global Energy Monitor: Wind and solar potential in the MediterraneanAs COP31 approaches, cooperation will be critical to translating clean energy ambitions into reality.T&E: Chinese and US truckmakers set to gain over a quarter of European electric truck market by 2030Transport&Environment warns that maintaining ambition of the truck CO2 standards will be critical to EU manufacturers remaining market leaders.Bloomberg: Carbon removal pioneer Climeworks increases CO2 capture sixfoldSwiss carbon-removal company said its Mammoth facility in Iceland removed 675 tons of carbon dioxide in the first half of this year.IEA: Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflictWhile disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz do not directly affect coal supply, coal markets are experiencing knock-on effects from the crisis, said the International Energy Agency.EU Climate Change Service Copernicus: August was the world’s joint hottest month on recordLast month was the joint warmest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023, and also saw the average sea surface temperature over the extra-polar ocean reach a record high.
Alphabet and Fortum signed Europe's first corporate nuclear deal—€1 billion securing a Finnish plant for 20 years. AI and cloud operators' energy intensity now drives strategic utility partnerships; major tech firms shifting from cost arbitrage to long-term grid stability.
