'Race to replace': EU could replace Russian fossil gas for heat and power by 2028, researchers find

Cecilia Keating
clock • 3 min read
'Race to replace': EU could replace Russian fossil gas for heat and power by 2028, researchers find

Study analyses cost of phasing out fossil gas and replacing it with green technologies right across Europe

The EU could fully replace Russian fossil gas with clean energy and heat pumps as soon as 2028, unlocking hundreds of billions of Euros in operational costs in the process, a new analysis from the University...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Cecilia Keating
Author spotlight

Cecilia Keating

View profile
More from Cecilia Keating

We need the transition to a low-carbon economy to reverse historic injustices

Why the Women in Green Business Awards is more important than ever

More on Energy

Global Briefing: Solar installations in Africa grew 54 per cent during record-breaking 2025
Energy

Global Briefing: Solar installations in Africa grew 54 per cent during record-breaking 2025

New report reveals record year for Africa's solar industry, China's clean tech industries now bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, and Türkiye appoints COP31 Climate High-Level Champion

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 06 February 2026 • 7 min read
Scottish government rejects scaled-down plans for Scoop Hill wind farm
Energy

Scottish government rejects scaled-down plans for Scoop Hill wind farm

Revised plans for 60-turbine onshore wind farm thrown out, after government concludes it is 'not the right development in the right place'

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 06 February 2026 • 3 min read
IEA: Electrification and AI set to drive surge in global power demand
Energy

IEA: Electrification and AI set to drive surge in global power demand

Global electricity use expected to rise rapidly through to 2030, but new clean power projects mean emissions should remain flat

Amber Rolt
clock 06 February 2026 • 4 min read