In brief | 13 May '26
pv magazine: Germany allocates 2.3 GW in latest ground-mounted PV tender
The latest round of the country’s solar PV tender scheme was oversubscibed.
Reuters: E.ON posts slight increase in first-quarter core earnings, keeps outlook
Europe's largest energy network operator posted a 2 percent rise in core profit, partly driven by its business with industrial customers in its home-market Germany.
Euractiv: Europe’s energy ministers shun crisis meeting
Major EU economies send only junior officials to informal summit in Cyprus.
Euractiv: US set to become the EU's top gas supplier this year
Europe has 'failed on both counts' in pursuit of diversification and security of supply, analyst warns.
IEEFA: Europe to source two-thirds of its LNG imports from US in 2026 as dependence deepens
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) forecasts that the EU could source 80 percent of its LNG imports from the US by 2028.
Reuters: Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom, scientists say
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere's summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in.