Siemens, Uniper exploring green hydrogen use in gas infrastructure
Siemens and Uniper broadened cooperation with so-called brownfield transformation, aimed at decarbonizing energy facilities with hydrogen from renewable sources. Excess wind power could be utilized for electrolysis. Uniper SE and Siemens Gas and Power agreed to work on decarbonization in electricity production and develop coupling solutions, all with the help of the emerging hydrogen technology. […]
Expertise France hiring energy experts in Albania for consultancy services
Expertise France called on specialists in the energy sector with knowledge of the Albanian context and experience of at least five years to apply by April 17 and join the agency’s technical assistance program in the Balkan country. The French public agency for international technical assistance is looking for professionals in the energy field who […]
GEN-I cuts Slovenian power prices 15% for three months amid pandemic
Energy trader and supplier GEN-I lowered its electricity tariffs for low voltage in Slovenia, adding to the government’s support measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Households and small businesses buying power from GEN-I doo are getting a 15% discount in the company’s home market. Slovenian customers in the category will be paying almost 30% less […]
Electricity, carbon prices plummet as coronavirus wounds EU economy
Market participants pushed prices of electricity and emission certificates lower at the main exchanges in Europe while widespread shutdowns caused a decline in carbon and other greenhouse gases released by the industry because of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Statistical data show a global recession is close as the pandemic crippled […]
Birol: COVID-19 shock shows renewables’ importance for power balance
Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said the lockdowns due to the coronavirus outbreak are a stress test for power grids and the entire system. In his view, the disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic point to the future role of renewables in balancing. Electrical energy is crucial for modern society, the International Energy […]
CROPEX: First guarantees of origin for power from biomass sold for EUR 1.11 apiece
The Croatian electricity market started bimonthly auctions. CROPEX divided the sales of guarantees of origin for electricity from wind power plants into two categories and added biomass units. The Croatian Power Exchange has said all 296,348 guarantees of origin were sold at the latest auctions, in which biomass power plants were introduced. It was also […]
Slovenia exempts households, small firms from green power surcharge for three months
Slovenia temporarily freed small business customers and households from the obligation to pay for the support to producers of power from renewable sources and high-efficiency cogeneration. Additionally, the network charge has been significantly lowered, also as a response to the outbreak of COVID-19. As part of the emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the […]
ContourGlobal abandons Kosova e Re project, exits coal altogether
The foreign investor has faced a setback with regulatory hurdles and financing drying up for the planned lignite-fired thermal power unit. ContourGlobal told shareholders it wasn’t able to meet deadlines and that it is scrapping Kosova e Re as it exits the coal sector. The emphasis has shifted to clean technologies and there will be […]