European Commission unveils action plan to develop sustainable and circular bioeconomy
The European Commission has put forward an action plan today to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy, as part of its drive to boost jobs, growth and investment in the EU. It aims to improve and scale up the sustainable use of renewable resources to address global and local challenges such as climate change and […]
European Commission to co-fund EUR 1.39 billion project to build Bucharest metro’s 6th line
The European Commission has announced to Romania’s Ministry of Transport that it will co-fund the Bucharest metro’s sixth line, a project worth EUR 1.39 billion, according to a press release on the ministry’s website. Negotiations are ongoing on the maximum amount of non-reimbursable funds to be allocated for the Bucharest metro’s sixth line under the […]
Multi-stakeholder approach in achieving clean energy transition important and necessary, second Sustainability Forum hears
The second Sustainability Forum took place on June 22 in Vienna, gathering more than 120 participants from a multi-stakeholder environment actively engaged in the process of the energy transition of the Energy Community’s contracting parties. The Forum’s participants agreed that energy transition has already started bringing new models into focus of the energy sector development, […]
EU reaches agreement on binding 32% target for renewables
A binding EU target of 32% of final energy consumption from renewables by 2030 with an upwards revision clause by 2023 was reached between negotiators from the Parliament, Commission, and Council. New targets and rules were also agreed for self-consumption, biofuels, and the heating and cooling sector. The European Commission had proposed a target of […]
EU issues two guides to considering environment in renewable energy projects
The European Commission has issued two guidance documents on how energy transmission infrastructure and hydropower can be made to operate in accordance with the requirements of the Habitats and Birds Directives. Two guidance documents have been published as part of the EU Action plan for nature, people and the economy. “Guidance documents offer practical recommendations […]
Public vote for EUSEW 2018 Citizens’ Award kicks off
12 finalists across 4 categories are in the competition for the EU Sustainable Energy Awards. The Awards are a major feature of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), organized annually by the European Commission (Directorate General for Energy and EASME). A high-level jury decides the winner in each of the categories – Consumers, Public Sector, […]
EUSEW18 Policy Conference registrations are now open
Registration is now open for this year’s Policy Conference at the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2018 (EUSEW). Organised every year by the European Commission, EUSEW is Europe’s largest event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use. The Policy Conference takes place in Brussels between June 5 and 7, 2018. Under the tagline “Lead the clean […]
EU report: Southern Europe’s fossil fuel power plants contradict European markets’ pattern
In the fourth quarter of 2017 low water levels in the Balkans negatively affected wholesale electricity prices in Hungary and Slovenia, but also in Romania and Serbia, while fossil fuel based electricity generation in the Southern Europe secured profitability contrary to the case in the European markets, the European Commission’s latest Quarterly report on European […]