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To weave the Russian Herbal gas, Europe has discovered new energy sources, adding imports from the United States. But maximum prices contract the economy.
By Stanley Reed and Liz Alderman
Stanley Reed reported from London, and Liz Alderman from Paris.
On a newly built spring along the Elbe River in Germany, the tankers of the United States liquefied herbal fuel to force factories and homes. In the center of Spain, a forest of wind turbines planted in the most sensible mountains is helping to feed the grid of the force. French government buildings, thermostats have been reduced in winter to save electricity.
During the 3 years following the invasion of Ukraine via Russia, Ukraine sparked a crisis of force in Europe, the continent has reshaped the way it generates and retail outlets force. Russian herbal fuel, Europe’s long-standing strength in Europe, has been replaced through other sources, adding liquefied herbal fuel from the United States. The production of wind and solar force has jumped by around 50% since 2021. New nuclear power plants are planned across the continent.
But Europe’s energy security remains fragile. The region produces far less natural gas than it consumes and is still largely dependent on other countries, especially the United States, to help keep the lights on. Natural gas, which drives the price of electricity, is roughly four times as expensive as in the United States. High energy costs have strained households and forced factories to close, weakening Europe’s economy.
The 2022 invasion of Ukraine revealed Europe’s dependence on energy from Russia, especially natural gas, which accounts for around 20 percent of Europe’s energy consumption.
“The energy appeared cheap, but it exposed us to blackmail,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, told the World Economic Forum last month.
Sources of natural gas supplies in the European Union and Britain.
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