“New tech inside“: Europe needs to embrace ground-breaking geothermal technologies
The new REPowerEU Plan presented last week by the European Commission is the latest proposal of measures that would speed up the transformation of Europe’s…
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EU wants to ban new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday (14 July) a proposal that would effectively ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in the EU from…
Q&A: What does the Brexit deal say about climate change and energy?
Last month, four years after the Brexit referendum, the UK and the EU agreed on a trade deal just days before the 31 December deadline. As well…
GE eyes 100% hydrogen-fuelled power plants by 2030
While fossil gas is often seen as a transition fuel towards a fully decarbonised energy mix, GE Gas Power sees low-carbon gas as “a destination…
Energy efficiency must apply across all renewables, EU Commission says
Europe needs a massive increase in renewable electricity to meet its 2030 decarbonisation targets, including a ramp up of clean hydrogen production from electrolysers, a…
Floating solar panels on 1% of reservoirs ‘could double’ Africa’s hydropower capacity
Solar panels floating on the lakes formed by Africa’s hydropower dams could be a major new source of power, according to a new study. If…
Five countries object to EU’s latest hydrogen ‘manifesto’
Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain have issued a joint letter calling on the European Union to clearly prioritise renewable energies under an EU-led project aiming to…
Energy performance in buildings is key to meeting 2030 emissions target
Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans have pledged to kick-start a renovation wave across Europe. This is a management challenge with three aspects that…
Renewable or ‘low-carbon’? EU countries face off over hydrogen
EU member states are fighting over which type of hydrogen to support, with two opposing camps facing off: those backing green hydrogen produced exclusively from…
EU unveils Renovation Wave Strategy to improve buildings’ energy performance
Published October 16, 2020 Author Balkan Green Energy News The European Commission has published a Renovation Wave Strategy aimed at improving the energy performance of buildings, in what…
CCS and CCU among low-carbon technologies to be developed and tested at scale over the next decade
Brussels, 17 September 2020 – The European Commission presented their plan to increase the EU’s 2030 target for emission reduction to at least 55%, up from…
Power and gas ‘coupling’ seen as key to EU’s zero-carbon quest
As Europe moves towards net-zero emissions, policymakers are looking at all available sources of energy, including new low-carbon gases like hydrogen, to decarbonise at least…
Renewables: Europe on track to reach its 20% target by 2020
How is Europe performing in renewable energy? Having achieved a share of 16% renewables in its final energy consumption in 2014 and an estimated share…
Putting energy efficiency first: consuming better, getting cleaner
European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and EU Commissioner in charge of climate and energy, Spanish, Miguel Arias Canete (R) give a press…
Winning ‘hearts and minds’ for the energy transition
For the past three years, the R&Dialogue project has been working on facilitating social acceptance for the transition to a low carbon society. Endorsed by…