Gas and nuclear’s green taxonomy prospects divided European institutions
MEPs opposed the European Commission’s plan to include nuclear energy and gas in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU taxonomy. The two responsible committees consider that the proposal does not respect the sustainability criteria. Unraveling over the financing of gas and nuclear projects is expected in the European Parliament […]
Austria to ban gas boilers in new buildings in 2023
Austria is phasing out fossil fuels in heating, starting with a ban on the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from next year
Renewables are cornerstone of Kosovo* energy strategy through 2031
Kosovo* aims to boost its renewables capacity by 5.6 times within a decade to 1.4 GW including 100 MW from the prosumers segment
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Romanian energy suppliers warn compensation for price caps is drying up their liquidity
The Romanian association of energy suppliers says some of its members may cease operations amid a lack of compensation for energy price caps
Wind, solar save Turkey amazing USD 7 billion in last 12 months
Wind and solar power plants saved Turkey USD 7 billion over the last 12 months as it would have had to compensate for the shortfall with gas imports
Romania to use EUR 1.4 billion of EU funds to strengthen its energy sector
The EU allowed Romania to use its share of the Modernisation Fund for the makeover of coal plant owner CE Oltenia and the electricity grid
Greece preparing for rolling power outages if Russia cuts off gas
If Russia stops delivering gas, Greece intends to impose rotating blackouts for energy-intensive industries
