hydrogen
Greece, Saudi Arabia launch power interconnection joint venture
28 September 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO is working on projects for interconnections from Germany and Poland to Saudi Arabia
First hydrogen valley to be established in Cyprus
21 September 2023 - A group of companies including ones from Greece and Romania want to establish the first hydrogen valley in Cyprus
Green hydrogen pilot project launched at Chiren gas storage facility in Bulgaria
21 September 2023 - Bulgartransgaz joined forces with domestic and Italian and US partners in a pilot project for green hydrogen at the Chiren storage facility
EPCG mulls green ammonia, hydrogen production with European companies
13 September 2023 - More details will be available soon as Montenegro's power utility has undertaken the initial steps, Bojan Đordan said
European Parliament votes to double renewables share in consumption by 2030
13 September 2023 - Lawmakers passed the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED3) including a 2030 renewables target share of 42.5% in energy consumption
HEP eyes hydrogen production at site of its lone coal power plant Plomin
06 September 2023 - The plan is for TPP Plomin to cease operation in 2035, so HEP is considering the options to use its location
Germany’s EnBW buys stake in green ammonia plant under construction
01 September 2023 - EnBW bought 10% of the Skipavika Green Ammonia (SkiGA) project in Western Norway amid a worsening perspective for the technology
EU publishes terms for European Hydrogen Bank’s upcoming pilot auction
31 August 2023 - The auction, funded by the Innovation Fund under the umbrella of the European Hydrogen Bank, is intended to be opened on November 23
Share of green hydrogen in Vienna cogeneration plant reaches 15%
29 August 2023 - The gas-fired Donaustadt heat and power plant in Vienna is now using a mix with up to 15% of green hydrogen
Greece plans 1.7 GW of electrolyzers, string of new projects to become green hydrogen leader
24 August 2023 - Green hydrogen and renewable gasses are considered a must for the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors, such as transportation and shipping
EU adopts rules for CBAM transitional phase starting on October 1
18 August 2023 - Importers of electricity, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, iron, and steel to the EU will be charged a carbon border tax from 2026
Bulgartransgaz opens market consultation on hydrogen transmission capacity
18 August 2023 - Bulgaria's gas transmission and storage system operator Bulgartransgaz launched a non-binding market demand assessment survey for hydrogen
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 1.15 billion for just transition of coal regions
10 August 2023 - The coal regions of Stara Zagora, Pernik and Kyustendil are eligible for EUR 1.15 billion in EU funds for a green economic transformation
Trakia Economic Zone in Bulgaria aims to become carbon neutral by 2040
02 August 2023 - Trakia Economic Zone aims to become the first carbon-neutral industrial zone in Europe and in the world. Several green energy projects are under construction.
National Hydrogen Association of Slovenia set up to promote more ambitious goals
31 July 2023 - The National Hydrogen Association of Slovenia has urged the government to adopt a national hydrogen strategy
Europe’s largest steel plant gets up to EUR 2 billion to transition to green hydrogen
26 July 2023 - Germany earmarked grants of up to EUR 2 billion for ThyssenKrupp to decarbonize its steel production processes using hydrogen