Brent oil on track for highest-ever monthly jump in March
The Middle East war shook the oil market, with the benchmark Brent crude oil price spiking more than 55% since the end of February
Threat of mass exodus as desalination plants targeted in Gulf countries, Iran
The Iran war could heavily disrupt the water supply in the region, and desalination plants in particular, alongside environmental disasters
Greece outlines long-term investment plan to solve water crisis
The Greek government presented a plan to maintain the water supply, as drought has reduced reserves
Water shortages in Southeastern Europe point to desalination as strategic approach
Turkey got its first floating desalination facility, running on wind and solar power, while other Balkan countries are examining such options
Mitsotakis raises idea of using SMRs for islands, data centers
The discussion on nuclear energy plants has been raised again in Greece after many years, following the rise of SMRs
Nuclear energy sector expanding to supply data centers, high-tech industries
Nuclear technologies will have a broader role than traditional grid electricity supply, the World Nuclear Association's Director General Sama Bilbao y León said
Dozens of pumped storage hydropower projects underway in Greece
The pileup of wind and solar power projects in Greece bolstered the interest in investments in pumped hydropower storage facilities
EDF scraps project Nuward to turn to simpler small modular reactor design
The French nuclear power giant EDF gave up on its original vision for Nuward, an innovative SMR, turning instead to proven technologies
