Multi-stakeholder approach in achieving clean energy transition important and necessary, second Sustainability Forum hears
The second Sustainability Forum took place on June 22 in Vienna, gathering more than 120 participants from a multi-stakeholder environment actively engaged in the process of the energy transition of the Energy Community’s contracting parties. The Forum’s participants agreed that energy transition has already started bringing new models into focus of the energy sector development, […]
Energy Community issues guidance on preparation of National Energy and Climate Plans
Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) should cover the period from 2021 to 2030, including a perspective until 2050, in order to ensure consistency with long-term relevant policy objectives at the EU, UNFCCC and Energy Community level, the Energy Community Secretariat said in a guidance on the preparation of NECPs. The Secretariat has issued […]
Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria have no plans for introducing tenders for renewables – CEER
Eleven European countries, including Slovenia, Romania, and Bulgaria, have no concrete plans for introducing tenders for renewable energy sources (RES) in the short term, while Croatia has indicated it will start with tendering procedures for biomass this year, according to the Council of the European Energy Regulators’ (CEER) Tendering procedures for RES in Europe: State […]
Energy ministry to consider easing imports of new, electric vehicles
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Šarović has met with representatives of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) Chamber of Commerce to discuss an initiative to reduce taxation and improve the regulatory framework for imports of new and electric vehicles (EVs). Having in mind BiH’s obligations under European energy and […]
Greek energy exchange founded, launch expected in mid-2019
The Hellenic Energy Exchange has been founded as part of the EU’s target model to create a single energy market, Greece’s Environment and Energy Ministry said. The Greek energy exchange is expected to launch operations in mid-2019, the Greek Observer reported, citing an announcement from the ministry. The country’s first energy exchange will be owned […]
Germany’s ZF holds groundbreaking ceremony for EUR 160 million project to produce EV parts in Serbia
German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG broke ground today for a plant to produce drives for hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) in the Serbian city of Pančevo, in a EUR 160 million project Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić described as an investment in “a factory of the future.” ZF is investing more than EUR 100 […]
EuroAsia Interconnector secures land permit for HVDC converter station
The Republic of Cyprus has issued a notice for the expropriation of land for the HVDC converter station of the EuroAsia Interconnector. The 2,000 MW and 1,518km subsea cable, which will connect the electricity grids of Cyprus, Israel, Crete and Attica in Greece, has been declared a European Union Project of Common Interest (PCI). According […]
EU agrees on new energy efficiency target for 2030
The European Union has reached a deal on a new 32.5% energy efficiency target for 2030 and new rules for the Energy Union project to help member states deliver on energy and climate goals. The new target, agreed by the European Parliament (EP) and Council negotiators, is to be reviewed by 2023 to take into […]
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