As DOE Cancels $7.5B in Green Tech And Freezes $100B in Loans, EU Accelerates: Energy Experts Reveals Buildings Sector Will Be Impacted Most, writes Exergio.

Surging power demand and mounting geopolitical tensions have made 2050 net zero goals unattainable, with the world now on track for 2.6°C of global warming, according to Wood Mackenzie's 'Energy Transition Outlook 2025-2026' report.

CCUS/#CCS - Climeworks, owner of the world’s largest direct air capture station, said it was still far from meeting cost-cutting targets that it wanted to achieve two years ago, showing how complex it is to scale up the process and make it less energy intensive. Writes @financialtimes.com

The IEA released a new interactive mapping tool that allows users to visualize the potential of #biogases. India, Indonesia, Eastern Chinese provinces, Brazil and Egypt seem the regions with more potential. In Europe: Benelux region and northern Italy www.iea.org/data-and-sta...

EU gas storage levels: 37% full in the EU, with some internal variability. Portugal (88%) and Spain (58%) lead the pack. Austria and Italy stand both at 45%, whereas Germany and the Netherlands are scoring poorly (31%, 24%). The UK, second gas market in Europe, stands at 27%

Even if demand for oil and gas remains robust for decades, Trump’s “US energy dominance” is challenging long-term, says Wood Mackenzie, adding that US production is set to decline in the 2030s and the rise of low-carbon energies across the globe, particularly in China, could leave the US exposed

Snam's Singapore GNL regasification ship arrives in Ravenna. CEO Venier: "Decisive contribution to the country's energy diversification and security. Ravenna an ideal port of call"

Catholic-church-related Italian newspaper Avvenire does not shed away from subtly criticising Germany’s CDU for its closeness with right-wing party AfD

Gas in West Africa, Eni started production of Phase 2 of the Baleine project, “marking a crucial step in the development of offshore Côte d'Ivoire. With this milestone, production will reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas (2 mcm),” says the Italian company

Wood Mackenzie predicts that the US will become the biggest blue H2 producer, while lagging behind with green H2 projects. “Looking ahead to 2025, we expect emerging economies in LATAM, the Middle East, India, and China to lead the way with new green giga-scale projects," said the data provider

Some Syrians take to the streets of Berlin waving the Syrian opposition flag, shows video

The shifting dynamics in Syria raise concerns about the durability of 3+3 format and the potential challenges for regional sovereignty in the South Caucasus. This format includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, and their larger neighbors, Russia, Türkiye, and Iran, writes Azernews

The head of the Syrian National Coalition said that the “situation is safe, and there is no room for revenge or retaliation.” He told Al-Arabiya that “public institutions will resume operations within 2 days”, and that the “transfer of power will take place in cooperation with the UN,” writes Irna

Rallies were held by Syrians in Cyprus on Sunday after rebels announced the seizure of Damascus and the Presidential Palace seeking to overthrow the Assad regime. In Nicosia they gathered on the walls of the old town chanting slogans and waving Syrian, Cyprus and Greek flags, reports CyprusMail

"Syria could go two ways: It could descend … into violence and social, political and economic upheaval, or it could basically begin the process of healing," Fawaz Gerges, a professor at the London School of Economics, told DW

"Bashar al-Assad brutally oppressed his own people, has countless lives on his conscience and has driven numerous people to flee Syria, many of whom came to Germany," said Germany's chancellor. My 1st impression of Syrians in Berlin: they are currently scared, unsure about possible developments.

BESS investments, S&P Global Commodity: ROI has seen some very significant declines in recent years. Not very long ago, it could take up to 80 or 90 years to make back an investment in storage by trading in day-ahead energy markets. Today, in many cases, the figure is less than 10 years.

RES in Italy - “Biomethane production fed into the grid at the moment equals about 570 mcm/year, a far cry from the targets contained in the PNIEC, which set it at 5.7 bcm/year by 2030,” said Paolo Maccarrone, scientific director of the Biomethane Outlook 2024, during the presentation of the report

Italy presents its national hydrogen strategy. Reading through the lines, it seems it is giving up on robust hydrogen production, rather relying on imports from Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula (and Snam). Scenarios by 2050, national production: 20-70% of national demand.