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Market review

EnergyOctober 2026

Brent Hits Its Highest Monthly Average Since 2008

Brent crude
125,0 $/hordóup: 7.0%
thin stocks, tanker shortage, ship attacks
World Bank
Wind + solar share
18,9%up: 0.6 percentage points
solar output 20% above last year
Ember, September
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EnergySeptember 2026

Brent Jumps 28.5% as Asian LNG Eases

Brent crude
116,8 $/hordóup: 28.5%
new strikes on Middle East oil routes
World Bank
Wind + solar share
18,3%down: 0.5 percentage points
up 2.0 points on a year earlier
Ember, August
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Weekly review

EnergyWeek 45Sign in to read

Oil Slumps on Peace Hopes, but Gas Stays Tight

  • Brent spot fell from $120 to $107 a barrel in two trading days
  • IEA – Europe enters winter with its lowest gas storage since 2013
  • ACER – grid congestion cost European consumers €5.4 billion in 2025
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Wind Fades and Europe's Power Prices Converge

  • German wind fell from 28.7 GW to 4.1 GW and prices converged across the region
  • ACER finds US LNG now covers around 30% of EU gas supply
  • EU ministers debate network charges and taxing power no higher than gas
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Europe's Power Map Splits as Winter Approaches

  • German power fell to €13/MWh on Sunday while Hungary paid over €250/MWh
  • German gas storage stands at 61%, well below previous years, with LNG carrying the risk
  • The Innovation Fund backs 77 projects with €3.4 billion, including Europe's first nuclear heat SMR

Professional articles

A new KfW study says Germany must more than double its yearly climate investment, and it leaves the hardest financing problem on the balance sheets of municipal utilities.

Case studies

Kraków's smaller wastewater plant already covers about 80% of its electricity demand with biogas, the larger one 45%, and their upgrades show what it still takes to reach the EU's 2045 target.