In brief | 20 February ‘26

Bloomberg: Italy to strip carbon costs from power bills, jolts markets

Move to reimburse gas plants for cost of carbon permits under ETS sends shock waves through energy markets, drives sharp selloff in forward prices.

IEA: Ministerial Meeting underscores Agency’s central role in tackling global energy challenges

Ministers deliver expanded mandate on critical minerals and build institutional ties with key countries around the world.

CNN: Trump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Here’s what European countries did 5 days later

North Sea states signed deal to build a vast offshore wind power hub that could wean Europe off its heavy dependence on US oil and gas.

E.ON: Waste heat utilisation increases acceptance of data centres

White Paper says data center of the future is not an energy silo, but a symbiotic partner of the city.

Wind Power Monthly: Leaked German rule change ‘violates EU law’ – legal firm

Draft proposals to rewrite German grid operators’ obligations to prioritise renewables violate EU law, according to the country’s wind power association.

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In brief | 20 February ‘26

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