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Spain taxes renewables, nuclear power plants to help consumers cope with high electricity prices
Spain has introduced a charge on the production of renewable energy power plants to mitigate the impact of soaring electricity and gas prices on consumers. A similar levy for nuclear and hydropower plants is in the pipeline.
read more... 29/09/2021
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Poland’s solar capacity doubles in a year
Poland's installed solar generation capacity doubled year on year to reach 5.5GW at the end of July, but its strong growth has raised challenges for the stability of the Polish power system, which continues to depend on less flexible coal and lignite-fired plants.
read more... 06/09/2021
Exposing The Blue Hydrogen Lie
Recent reports suggest that oil companies in the U.K. have been exaggerating the costs of blue hydrogen projects, as well as the need for their development to decarbonize the industry, in order to gain additional funding for new hydrogen plants.
read more... 02/09/2021
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Derdap 3, Bistrica
The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September. Investments in new power plants include the construction of pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3 and Bistrica. According to Professor Nikola Rajaković, the two systems could play a major role in Serbia’s energy transition by facilitating the integration of solar power plants and wind farms.
read more... 24/08/2021
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Asia's new coal plant plans jeopardise climate targets
Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power plants planned around the world, the Carbon Tracker group said on Wednesday, saying most would prove uneconomical and the new plants would put international climate goals out of reach.
read more... 30/06/2021