Region/EU
Poland to build three nuclear power plants
01 November 2022 - Poland plans to build three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 9 GW by 2040. The government picked Westinghouse for the first one.
EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
28 October 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.
European Commission proposes stricter rules on air, water pollutants
27 October 2022 - The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
Europeans step up with personal action against air pollution – Eurobarometer survey
26 October 2022 - The Eurobarometer survey on Air Quality was conducted in all 27 European Union's countries in March and April
Electricity prices in Balkans: highest in Montenegro, lowest in Kosovo*
25 October 2022 - The highest price in European Union was in Denmark (34.4 eurocents), and the lowest in Hungary (9.4 eurocents)
Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine
25 October 2022 - A wind farm in Germany is being taken down to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine and maintain the security of electricity supply.
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
25 October 2022 - Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea
Innovative model for empowering Macedonian power utility through American-South Korean consortium
21 October 2022 - In an interview with Adam Cortese, CEO of UGT Renewables (UGTR), we discuss how the company and its partners can help ESM to develop and construct new solar power capacities and improve its power system flexibility with battery energy storage systems
KOSTT and Elektrosever reach deal on supplying Serb consumers in Kosovo*
21 October 2022 - Licensing of the company Elektrosever in Kosovo* was foreseen by the agreement between Kosovo* and Serbia on energy from 2013
EU leaders agree in principle to cap sharp increases in gas prices
21 October 2022 - The European Council agreed in principle on measures to ease the energy crisis, passing the issue to ministers and the European Commission
European PPA prices for wind, solar spike 51% on annual scale
20 October 2022 - PPA price offers from renewable energy project developers in Europe rallied 11.3% in the third quarter alone, LevelTen Energy said
Hungary’s power grid can’t fit any more photovoltaic capacity
19 October 2022 - Until Hungary gets access to European funds for grid upgrades, new PV systems in households can only be used for own consumption
Germany to extend operation of three nuclear power plants until April 2023
18 October 2022 - Germany is trying to ensure a stable supply of energy and lower the prices of electricity and natural gas
European Climate Foundation publishes 2021 annual report
18 October 2022 - The world is facing a convergence of a military crisis, an energy crisis, an economic crisis and a hunger crisis, the European Climate Foundation said
Rystad Energy: Investments in renewables in Europe set to surpass oil, gas in 2022
17 October 2022 - The surge in spot electricity prices in Europe decreased the payback period of wind and solar power projects, according to Rystad Energy
Renewable energy industry hits major milestones
12 October 2022 - Renewables fully covered electricity demand in Greece for five consecutive hours and Siemens Gamesa broke a world record