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EC: publication of the list of products and waste containing recoverable critical materials

On 27/05/2026, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) the implementing regulation 2026/1116 establishing the list of products, components and waste streams considered to present a relevant potential for recovery of critical raw materials under regulation…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity
• Article # 442313
• Published on 27/05/26 at 10:09

FR / Decentralisation: plans to integrate Ademe's staff into Dreals "not satisfactory" (Conseil d'Etat)

Drawing up a national spatial planning strategy, strengthening the role of the prefect, integrating the Ademe's regional delegations into the State's decentralised departments responsible for environmental matters... These are the elements of the bill "aimed at strengthening the State at local…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 442257
• Published on 26/05/26 at 17:37

Spain: €9bn for the national Social Climate Plan

The Social Climate Plan announced by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on 25/05/2026 has a budget of €9 bn. 4.7 bn will be mobilised to help the most vulnerable households join the energy transition and €4.3 bn to modernise and decarbonise mobility. The plan is co-financed by the European…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 442238
• Published on 26/05/26 at 17:00

"Plastic Energy's situation does not prevent us from operating the Grandpuits unit" (TotalEnergies)

"Plastic Energy has informed us of its situation, which does not prevent us from operating the unit. We have all the necessary licences and our priority is to ramp up the Grandpuits chemical plastic recycling plant", a TotalEnergies spokeswoman told News Tank on 26/05/2026. In addition, "we will…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Financing & funding, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 442228
• Published on 26/05/26 at 16:30

EC: publication of a guidance on European water legislation

The European Commission is publishing a guidance on the application of EU water legislation to facilitate its implementation and reduce legal uncertainty for project developers, particularly in the mining sector, on 22/05/2026. This guidance, which is not binding but explanatory, is part of the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 442198
• Published on 26/05/26 at 15:00

Offshore wind power/Germany: BWO proposal to voluntarily return allocated sites and to renew tenders

On 20/05/2026, the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) called for a transitional legal mechanism to enable the voluntary return of allocated offshore wind sites and the renewal of tenders. "The aim is to clarify potential cases of non-completion as soon as possible, in order to avoid…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Financing & funding, Renewable energies
• Article # 442178
• Published on 26/05/26 at 13:00

UK: EDF power solutions to launch new consultation on its South Brooks project following concerns raised

EDF power solutions UK has launched a second consultation on its South Brooks Solar Farm proposal in Kent, running from 28/05/2026 to 09/07/2026. The 500 MW solar and battery energy storage (BESS) project, which could supply electricity to up to 140,000 homes in Kent, is planned on a 1,094 ha site…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Renewable energies
• Article # 442141
• Published on 26/05/26 at 11:30

FR / Commissariat général au développement durable: Amélie Le Nest Deputy Director of General Affairs

Amélie Le Nest has been appointed deputy director of general affairs at the French Commissariat général au développement durable with effect from 15/06/2026, for a period of three years, by an order published in the Journal officiel on 24/05. Prior to this appointment, she was Deputy Director…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 442107
• Published on 26/05/26 at 09:37

Data centres: "Unfair to say that nuclear power is the future and exclude it from a label" (C. Grudler)

"You can't say that nuclear power is the energy of the future for powering our data centres and then refuse to recognise it in a European label! It's totally unfair and unacceptable. The Commission must back down, and I have every hope that it will amend its delegated act defining the criteria for…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 442034
• Published on 22/05/26 at 16:14

FR / Conseil de Planification Ecologique: "Annual SNBC heat pump targets significantly delayed"

"We are significantly lagging behind the SNBC (French national low-carbon strategy) targets of 577,000 annual heat pumps (HPs) by 2030 (excluding air-to-air HPs)," stated the ecological planning assessment, taken from the 5^th meeting of the CPE (Conseil de Planification Ecologique) chaired by…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation
• Article # 441961
• Published on 22/05/26 at 14:32