decarbonization
EU to back seven green hydrogen projects with EUR 720 million
01 May 2024 - The green hydrogen projects were selected in the first auction held under the European Hydrogen Bank initiative
EU completing Green Deal Industrial Plan as Net Zero Industry Act awaits go-ahead
01 May 2024 - The European Union's Net Zero Industry Act is about to come into force, completing legislative work within the Green Deal Industrial Plan
UK minister: G7 reaches ‘historic’ deal to abandon coal in first half of 2030s
30 April 2024 - An official statement on the G7 decarbonization commitments is due later today
Renewable electricity share in Turkey nears 50%
29 April 2024 - Renewable sources had a 49.3% share in Turkey last month. Minister Mehmet Şimşek said USD 100 billion would be invested within ten years.
UK-based Lightsource bp to build Europe’s second-biggest solar park in Greece
29 April 2024 - British solar energy developer Lightsource bp is launching works on a 560 MW photovoltaic park in Greece, in a EUR 395 million investment
Slovenia amends Energy Act to bolster efficiency, decarbonization
25 April 2024 - The changes to Slovenia's Energy Act introduced incentives for renewables, decarbonization of coal regions and energy efficiency measures
China’s energy transition on track for carbon neutrality by 2060
24 April 2024 - China is making huge progress toward its goal of reducing net emissions to zero, Norwegian consulting firm DNV estimated in a report
Renewables in Greece get shortcut to grid connection with PPAs
23 April 2024 - Renewables projects in Greece with PPAs with energy-intensive industrial consumers get priority in the transmission grid connection queue
Green Volt, world’s largest floating wind project, obtains planning approval
23 April 2024 - The project has now received all its planning approvals and remains on track to be the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Europe
Solar power plants in North Macedonian industrial zones to supply exporters to EU
23 April 2024 - Solar power plants in industrial zones in North Macedonia will enable manufacturers exporting their products to the EU to avoid CBAM
Applications open for EUSEW Policy Conference
23 April 2024 - The 18th European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place from June 11 to 13 in a hybrid format.
EU awards EUR 9 million to four sustainable transport projects in Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia
18 April 2024 - The EU has awarded EUR 424 million to 42 sustainable transport projects including one in Bulgaria, two in Slovenia, and one in Greece
Belgrade Energy Forum greets top officials, global investors in renewable on May 13-14
17 April 2024 - The sponsor roster for Belgrade Energy Forum 2024 is expanding with some of the most prominent global names in the renewables realm
Governments, firms pledge support for solar manufacturing with EU Solar Charter
17 April 2024 - A hundred representatives of the European solar sector and energy ministers from 23 member states have signed the EU Solar Charter
Greece’s PPC sets its sights on Italy, Croatia in tandem with Mytilineos
16 April 2024 - Public Power Corp. – PPC is about to pay out the first dividend in a decade and is widening the scope of its regional expansion
ACER urges TSOs to make 70% of cross-border power transmission capacity available by end-2025
15 April 2024 - ACER said most EU member states are far below the minimum 70% capacity margin available for cross-zonal electricity trading