Bulgaria one of three EU countries in reaching RES 2020 targets
Energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption in the European Union (EU) reached 15 % in 2013, compared with 8.3 % in 2004, Eurostat said. The share of renewables in gross final consumption...
View Article200,000 more electric vehicle charging stations planned in next 4 years
Romania intends to install 200,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the next four years, as part of efforts to boost its share of renewables for fuels used in road transport, which is at only 1%...
View ArticleEP approves 2030 target of 32% for renewables, 32.5% for energy efficiency,...
The European Parliament (EP) has approved a binding 2030 target for renewables of 32% and an indicative target on energy efficiency of 32.5% that will play a crucial role in meeting the EU’s climate...
View ArticleDraft National Energy and Climate Plan envisages EUR 32.7 bln in investments...
Greece’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan calls for EUR 32.7 billion in investments from 2020 to 2030 for the share of renewable energy sources (RES) in energy consumption to rise to 32% and...
View ArticleRomania’s draft plan envisages 27.9% target for renewables share in energy...
Romania’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), to be sent to the European Commission, envisages a 27.9% share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption in 2030, compared to the EU’s...
View ArticleEnergy Community adopts decision lowering Macedonia’s 2020 renewables target...
The Energy Community’s Ministerial Council has adopted a decision lowering Macedonia’s 2020 target for the share of renewable energy sources in gross final energy consumption from 28% to 23%. The...
View ArticleHEP says to invest EUR 135 million in renewables on average annually to lift...
Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to invest HRK 1 billion (around EUR 135 million) in renewable energy sources on average annually, in what will enable it to increase...
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How world’s favorite toy maker achieved its 100% renewable energy target
As Lego’s products hide in gift wrapping under Christmas trees around the world, it is worth recalling that the Danish toy company has achieved its 100% renewable energy target, three years ahead of...
View ArticleGreece to offer 456 MW in mixed wind and solar capacities in April 15 auction
Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, will offer 456 MW in the country’s first mixed renewable energy auction on April 15, having received eight applications for a total of 637.78 MW in wind and solar...
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EU NECPs: Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Cyprus, others need to step up...
The European Commission has released an assessment of the EU member states’ first-ever draft integrated national energy and climate plans (NECPs), urging them to step up ambition to implement the Paris...
View ArticleBiH, Serbia unlikely to meet 2020 renewables targets – Energy Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia are unlikely to meet the 2020 renewables targets, while the situation in Albania, Kosovo* and North Macedonia remains questionable, the Energy Community Secretariat...
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Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Kosovo still short on 2020...
Five countries from the region – Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Kosovo – have not yet reached their 2020 renewable energy targets. Greece managed to get to its threshold, according to...
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