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Interview with Carbon Pulse: EU power market reform to underpin a reshaping of the economy as Franco-German tensions ease

Interview with Revolve Media: CBAM: EU Protectionism or Landmark Climate Policy

Op-Ed Dr. Bernd Weber and Markus Pieper for Euractiv: One year on, Europe is still missing a business case for industrial decarbonisation

Interview with Carbon Pulse: ANALYSIS: One year in, the US IRA climate law has triggered a global green industry race

Tagesspiegel Background on EPICO: EU Commission pushes ahead with work on European Hydrogen Bank

In May, the EU Commission plans to present its plans for a hydrogen bank. Internal documents from the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) show that the European Hydrogen Bank is expected to auction contracts for difference or fixed premiums for hydrogen projects. Epico KlimaInnovation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and Guidehouse have examined these models for a European Hydrogen Bank in their report earlier this year. They conclude that a double auction model would only be suitable under certain circumstances.

Energymonitor on EPICO Report: The ‘Iberian exception’: A success story?

Six months ago Spain and Portugal introduced the so-called ‘Iberian exception’, a cap on wholesale gas prices to reduce the cost of electricity. Now Brussels has finally agreed on an EU-wide cap. What can the bloc learn from the Iberian experience?

Bloomberg on EPICO and Aurora Energy Research Report: Easiest Fix for Europe Power Market Is to Do Little, Study Finds

"The European Union should refrain from big interventions, with only small changes required to better protect consumers and integrate renewables, according to a report by Berlin-based think-tank Epico and Aurora Energy Research."

euobserver on EPICO: Paying consumers who save most energy could tame gas prices

The saga of capping gas prices is far from over, and the EU is under pressure to balance high energy costs, maintain price signals, and meet its green transition targets — without any negative long-term impact on the energy market design.

Epico in Table Europe: Commission emphasizes Turkey's strategic role in gas supply

When it comes to securing Europe's gas supply, the Commission wants to focus more on transit countries.

Montel News on EPICO: EU market intervention risks supply crunch – think tank

EU leaders should commit to gas demand cuts as interfering with wholesale gas prices would create “significant risk” of supply shortages, said think tank Epico ahead of a key meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

Tagesspiegel Background on EPICO: Gas price proposals for scarcity and shortage

The EU Commission intends to present its proposal for capping gas prices tomorrow. The plan is apparently to introduce a flexible gas price corridor. This can be seen in a letter from the Commission to the energy ministers of the Union, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson confirmed over the weekend. The think tank EPICO has evaluated other possible measures.

Op-Ed Dr. Bernd Weber for Euractiv: EPICO Paper „What to cap? Emergency Interventions in the European Electricity and Gas Market“.

Tagesspiegel Background on EPICO: Think tank proposes cap on electricity and gas

On 28.09.22, Tagesspiegel Background reported on the new EPICO study entitled "What to cap? Emergency Interventions in the European Electricity and Gas Market."

Deutsche Welle Business Interview: Live Interview Deutsche Welle on EU Taxonomy Regulation

Dr. Weber was interviewed on the current push by the EU Commission and the EU Taxonomy Regulation to classify nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable.

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