PPC Renewables, RWE targeting 2 GW solar deal for Greece by year-end

PPC Renewables and German RWE are working on a formal business agreement on joint development of photovoltaic systems in lignite mining areas in Greece while coal facilities are being shut down. The two companies are reportedly eyeing a deal through December. Representatives of Germany’s RWE completed a three-day working visit to Greece, where they visited […]

Renewables September 3, 2020

Fool’s Gold: Financial institutions waste billions on coal, undermining climate action

European financial institutions and international investors and banks including BlackRock and Japanese megabanks are keeping Europe’s terminally declining coal industry on life support, handing companies EUR 12 billion in investment, and EUR 9.8 billion in loans and underwriting in less than 1.5 years, according to a new report by Europe Beyond Coal and partners. Such […]