The construction of a second Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany (Nord Stream 2) is very controversial for political, energy economic, and ecological reasons. The project owner and some European energy companies argue that it is a profitable, private-sector investment project...

As a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine, natural gas prices skyrocketed in 2022 and Germany in particular felt the impact of its strong dependency on Russia. Prices have since relaxed, the European natural gas industry has overcome the uncertainty due to the energy crisis in 2022, and the...

Nuclear stretching operation in Germany until April 15, 2023 brings down German (European) power prices by 6.01 percent (1.51 percent) until April 15, 2023 and by 2.98 percent (0.65 percent) in 2023, saving 4.8 TWH (8.6 TWh) of natural gas and 3.3 Mt (4.5 Mt) of CO2 emissions in 2023. Nuclear...