Vienna airport completes Austria’s biggest solar power plant
Flughafen Wien Group said it has put Austria's biggest solar power plant into operation on 24 hectares at the Vienna International Airport
US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal
US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy
Solar projects awarded all premiums in Germany’s innovative renewables auctions
Germany has awarded market premiums for 403 MW of innovative solar facilities, including projects on farmland and parking lots
Four countries pledge 150 GW of offshore wind in North Sea
Four European countries have announced 150 GW of offshore wind by 2050, but all five European wind turbine makers are currently operating at a loss.
EU sets out REPowerEU plan to speed up green energy transition
The REPowerEU plan calls for investing an additional EUR 210 billion by 2027 and increasing the share of renewables fto 45% by 2030
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
Over 200 dams removed across Europe in 2021
Rivers in Europe are partitioned by over a million dams and barriers, many of which are out of date or out of service. More than 200 dams were removed in 2021, a report shows. Environmental organizations insist that European rivers must be freed of dams, and Montenegro is the first in the region to do […]
German year-ahead power price holds near record amid disputes with Gazprom
German year-ahead electricity price held near yesterday's all-time high amid threats that Gazprom's gas deliveries to Europe would be cut