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In brief | 1 October ’26

Montel: German surplus green power scheme struggles to attract demand

A German scheme designed to use renewable power curtailed due to grid bottlenecks has “significant potential” but participation remains limited amid economic hurdles and strict eligibility requirements, TSOs and energy companies told Montel.

Bloomberg: Summer heat widened Swiss glacier loss to 20% over past five years

Unstable conditions make terrain unsafe for tourism that’s critical to Alpine communities.

Reuters: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories…

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