EU will allow renewable projects to be authorized in less than a year
The European Commission wants to speed up the green transition of the EU bloc and at the same time reduce…
Eastern Europe could receive more EU funding to accept the embargo on Russia
The European Commission is considering offering more money to Eastern European member states to upgrade their oil infrastructure in a…
EU adjusts plans to sanction Russian oil to persuade reluctant states
The European Commission has proposed a series of changes to its Russian oil embargo in a bid to persuade reluctant…
European regulators support maintaining current price-setting mechanisms
The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) considers the EU’s current market design is “worth keeping”. In…
Bulgaria to set up first regional platform as part of the EU’s Energy Purchase Platform
The European Commission and Bulgaria agreed to set up in Sofia a first regional taskforce, as part of the EU’s…
The next steps needed for solar manufacturing in the EU
We’ve seen several key successes for the European Solar Initiative in the last 12 months, told Naomi Chevillard, Senior Policy…
Greenpeace: EU taxonomy will keep us in the age of fossil fuels
Early February 2022, the European Commission formally presented its proposal to label gas and nuclear energy as green and sustainable…
Michal Wendolowski (Bellona Europa): An EU strategy for CCS would help a lot, as the focus has changed
Looking forward to see more development around Carbon Capture & Storage – CCS in the wider Central and Eastern European…
Visa calls for standardized seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle charging
Visa has launched a call to standardize the systems for seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle (EV) charging points across…
WindEurope criticizes bureaucratic procedures blocking Italian new wind projects
The lack of permitted projects led to an undersubscribed renewables auction in Italy, says Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO, in a…
Eurostat will publish more detailed data on energy from 2023
The European Commission has adopted the most encompassing amendment of the energy statistics regulation ever conducted, aiming is to support…
Before the Taxonomy, the EU clarifies the rules for state aid
The European Commission (EC) has published the new 2022 guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (OACME),…
Energy Community kicks off renewables certificates project to help accelerate the energy transition
The Energy Community launched the implementation of a project to create an electronic system for guarantees of origin in Albania,…
EC approved Romania’s plan – green light to investment for restructuring CE Oltenia
The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to provide Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA with restructuring aid worth up to 2.66…
Council support the EC for a common charger for electronic devices
Member states agreed on a negotiating mandate for the common charger proposal. The proposal aims to makes sure that it…
The European Commission asks 26 questions to accelerate solar energy deployment
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on solar energy in the EU, as part of the preparation of…
Only 8 EU countries reported to the Commission barriers in taking-up renewable PPAs
Renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) – direct contracts between corporate companies and electricity suppliers – are expected to become a…
500 million euros for microelectronics – call for projects
Between January 17 and February 4, 2022, the Ministry of Economy is gathering project proposals that could qualify for funding…
Proposals for the new Renewable Energy Directive
On 14 July 2021 the European Commission adopted the “Fit for 55” package, adapting existing climate and energy legislation to…
EC will tax 25% of the revenue from the sale of carbon certificates
European Commission proposed on Wednesday three new taxes in the EU bloc, which over the next few decades would allow…
The EU buzzwords and targets
The European Union’s “Green Deal” provides a masterplan for a just transition to a sustainable, climate-friendly future, aiming to make…
Transelectrica gets the first money from the Modernization Fund – 23 million euros
The project to build a new 400 kV overhead power line between Constanța Nord and Medgidia Sud, proposed by Transelectrica,…
No new fossil fuel projects will receive funding from the Connecting Europe Facility
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on the revision of the Trans-European Networks…