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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

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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

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Italy plans to raise 1.5 bln euros from green energy clawback

Italy expects to raise around 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion)from a scheme to claw back profits from solar and clean power producers to curb soaring energy prices, a document showed.

read more... 07/02/2022

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