In brief | 21 August '24
Politico:
A new microchips plant by world leader TSMC is a boon for Dresden, but Berlin wants to avoid alienating its major trade partner Beijing.
Bloomberg:
Two of Germany’s biggest utilities are putting deals worth billions of euros on hold after the government failed to buy part of Tennet Holding BV, operator of the country’s biggest power-grid network.
Euractiv:
An ethical hack of solar panels in the Netherlands has revealed their vulnerability to cyber attacks, prompting industry calls for more rigorous safety assessments.
Eurostat:
In 2022, hard coal for the first time was overtaken by solar energy in electricity generation in the EU.