Region/EU
SolarPower Europe publishes guidelines for recycling solar panels
31 January 2024 - SolarPower Europe has published a report with guidelines for the sustainable management of solar panels at the end of their lifecycle
EFET rebrands as Energy Traders Europe on its 25th anniversary
30 January 2024 - The European Federation of Energy Traders changed its name to Energy Traders Europe and presented the new logo
European PPA market enters its golden era in 2023
30 January 2024 - Europe’s PPA universe entered its golden era in 2023, Pexapark said in its European PPA Market Outlook 2024
WindEurope’s Annual Event to be held in Bilbao on March 20-22
30 January 2024 - The Basque Country aims to become a major offshore energy hub. Its capital city is hosting WindEurope’s Annual Event on March 20-22.
Energy infrastructure in the North Sea: a time-sensitive international challenge
29 January 2024 - Europe needs to achieve net-zero emissions in its energy system by the 2040s. The North Sea's contribution to this goal requires a coordinated global effort
Balkan Solar Summit to be held on February 8-9 in Banja Luka
28 January 2024 - Balkan Solar Summit will bring together leading experts, investors, decision-makers, and representatives of the business community from across the region.
EU grants EUR 480 million to carbon transportation, storage projects
26 January 2024 - The EU aims to store at least 400 million tons of CO2 per year by mid-century, but not everything would be put away underground permanently
Manousakis: We need European power interconnection network
25 January 2024 - Power transmission corridors must take center stage in the public debate in Europe, IPTO's chief Manos Manousakis said, highlighting offshore wind plans
Applications open for eighth Energy Community Summer School
24 January 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat is accepting applications for its Summer School, which will take place from July 20 to 27 in Chișinău
DTEK puts wind farm, solar park into operation in Romania
24 January 2024 - Wind power plant Ruginoasa and photovoltaic park Glodeni have started delivering electricity to the transmission grid in Romania, DTEK said
Danske Commodities to optimize flexible assets of Borås Energi och Miljö
24 January 2024 - Danske Commodities will optimize a diverse portfolio of energy assets owned by Swedish company Borås Energi och Miljö
Oliver Avramoski appointed as new director of IUCN ECARO
23 January 2024 - The Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) of IUCN has appointed Oliver Avramoski as its new director
Solar manufacturing industry issues ‘plea for survival’ in Europe
22 January 2024 - The European Solar Manufacturing Council urged the EU to launch immediate support as Meyer Burger is shutting a major plant in Germany
EU agrees to eliminate almost all emissions from trucks, buses by 2040
22 January 2024 - The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a deal on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles
GGF secures EUR 82.8 million in investments for green lending
18 January 2024 - GGF closed 2023 securing EUR 32.8 million from Germany’s KfW and EUR 50 million from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank
United Kingdom, Slovakia to bid farewell to coal this year
16 January 2024 - Britain and Slovakia are set to close their last coal power plants this year while Austria gave up on restarting its Mellach facility