ENTSO-E appoints new governance team
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) elected the governance team, led by President Zbyněk Boldiš.
ArcelorMittal Belgium to get EUR 280 million in state aid to decarbonize steelmaking
ArcelorMittal will substitute one of the two existing blast furnaces with a direct reduction iron plant and phase in green hydrogen
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase pollution, legal breaches in 2022
Emissions of SO2, NOx and dust all rose last year, Bankwatch said in a report on thermal power plants using coal in the Western Balkans
Large-scale heat pumps can replace 75% of Germany’s gas demand
To achieve this, Germany would need to install 4 GW of new capacities a year by 2045, a study by Agora Energiewende finds
Finnish company to decarbonize district heating with small modular nuclear reactors
Finland-based Steady Energy plans to build the world's first SMR for district heating and expects to have it running by 2030
Sweden paves way for new nuclear capacity by dropping 100% renewables target
Sweden has changed its electricity mix target from “100% renewable” to “100% fossil-free”
Solar panels protect raspberries from hail and increase yield
BayWa r.e. and GroenLeven have started the construction of a nearly 9 MW solar power plant above a field of raspberries in the Netherlands.
Bulgaria’s Devnya set to become first carbon-free cement maker in Eastern Europe
The project, valued at EUR 750 million, has already received EUR 190 million in financing from the EU Innovation Fund