In brief | 26 March '25
Reuters: Vattenfall to build Germany's largest offshore wind farm
Swedish power utility Vattenfall said it has made a final investment decision for two wind farm projects in the German North Sea, Nordlicht 1 and 2, the first of which is expected to become Germany's biggest offshore wind farm.
Reuters: Delfin LNG and German firm SEFE sign 15-year supply deal
Delfin LNG and German company Securing Energy For Europe (SEFE) have signed a 15-year agreement for 1.5 million tons of U.S. LNG per annum, the companies said.
European Commission: Commission selects 47 Strategic Projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU
The new Strategic Projects mark an important milestone in the implementation of the Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA), which aims to ensure European extraction, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials meet 10%, 40% and 25% of EU's demand by 2030, respectively.
Euractiv: From Portugal to Finland, here are Europe’s next mines
The long-awaited list and map of strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act identifies 47 projects to be developed on EU territory out of 170 applications.
EEA: Consumption of clothing, footwear, other textiles in the EU reaches new record high
Europeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which as a result, is putting more pressure on our climate and environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing.
IRENA: Renewable capacity statistics 2025
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024.
