EU energy ministers achieve breakthrough in electricity market design reform
The Council of the EU adopted its so-called general approach to the electricity market design reform, breaking the Franco-German deadlock
IEA: Global power grids need to be doubled by 2050
Grids are becoming a bottleneck for the transition to net zero, IEA said in its new global study on electricity networks
Kosovo* to hold its first wind power auction in 2024
After the current pilot auction for solar power, Kosovo* is planning a competitive bidding process in 2024 for 150 MW of wind power
Whistleblowers are crucial for response to climate change, pollution
Whistleblowers have a key role in shaping their organization's response to climate change and pollution, British group Protect said
ECF annual report 2022: Climate action for green, democratic, peaceful Europe
Emissions are still climbing and national plans aren't sufficient to contain global warming, CEO of ECF Laurence Tubiana said in its annual report
EU can meet its 2030 solar power target with agrivoltaics alone
Using a minuscule part of agricultural land for agrivoltaics would greatly contribute to the EU's 2030 renewables goals, a study showed
Bulgaria unveils two pumped storage hydropower projects of 800 MW each
Planning is underway in Bulgaria to install two underground pumped storage hydropower facilities with a combined capacity of 1.6 GW.
Romania seeks coal plant closure delay from EU
Romania has backtracked on its commitments regarding the shutdown schedule for coal power plants in its CE Oltenia Complex