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EC targets faster wind/solar permitting, heat pumps, consumer protection
Europe must amend its permitting rules to clear the way for a massive acceleration in wind and solar development in response to the war in Ukraine, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said March 8.
read more... 09/03/2022
Germany to speed renewables push due to Ukraine crisis
Germany aims to speed up wind and solar energy projects, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday, as the war in Ukraine underscores the need to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
read more... 01/03/2022
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Enel inks solar tracker deal with Comal as part of plant reconversion plans
Enel has reached a deal with Italy's Comal to install a solar tracker factory at a giant power plant it is converting into a green energy hub as part of plans to cut its carbon footprint.
read more... 18/02/2022
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Power grid flexibility vital to ‘avoid blackouts’
Batteries and hydrogen can provide the necessary flexibility for Europe’s electricity grid to avoid blackouts in an energy system increasingly dominated by intermittent wind and solar, said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission vice-president in charge of foresight.
read more... 14/02/2022
Macron presents France’s long-term ‘nuclear-heavy’ energy plan
Multiplying solar energy capacity tenfold, deploying around fifty offshore wind farms and building six EPR 2 nuclear reactors. These are all part of France’s long-term energy plan President Emmanuel Macron detailed on Thursday (10 February). EURACTIV France reports.
read more... 14/02/2022