Enel Ranked Among Country’s Most Sustainable Firms in 2017
Enel Green Power Hellas, Enel’s Greek renewables subsidiary, was ranked among the 21 companies recognised in the first edition of the Quality Net Foundation’s Sustainability Performance Directory in the Greek Market, out of the 54 companies that applied for the...
New Wave of RES Investments On Way, DG Energy Official Tells
A new wave of green energy investments throughout Europe, to be propelled by ambitious emission targets set by the European Commission, is on the way, Gerasimos Thomas, a highly ranked DG Energy official, has told a conference in Delphi, central Greece. European...
Renewables’ Geopolitical Impact Investigated
WORLDWIDE: A new commission will examine the effect green power growth will have on the world's political landscape. The former president of Iceland, Olafur Grimsson, will chair the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation, which is being backed...
Building Frenzy In Wind Energy Sector Spearheaded By Kafirea Investment
Construction activity in the country’s wind energy sector has reached lofty levels in recent times, as highlighted by a capacity of more than 500 MW now being installed. This heightened activity includes a major 300 million-euro investment in Kafirea, southern Evia,...
Siemens Gamesa Wins Hornsea Project Two Deal
UK: Siemens Gamesa will supply turbines for Ørsted's 1,386MW Hornsea Project Two, 89km off the east coast of England. It will provide its SG-8.0-167 DD turbines for what will the world’s biggest offshore wind farm when operational in 2022. The manufacturer will...
Wind Energy Output Up 12% In 2017, Sector Association Reports
The total amount of wind energy generated in 2017, both for commercial use and test runs, reached 2,651 MW, a 12 percent increase compared to the previous year, ELETAEN, the Greek Wind Energy Association, has announced. Of this amount, 321.7 MW was generated on...
Wind Εnergy Ιnstallations Εxceeded 300 MW Ιn 2017
Preliminary data has shown that the total amount of wind energy installations made in 2017 exceeded 300 MW, which rates as the renewable energy sub-sector’s second strongest annual performance, ELETAEN (Greek Wind Energy Association) director Panagiotis Ladakakos told...
Ambitious RES Αuctions For Wind, PV Capacities Seen For First Half Of ’18
The energy ministry intends to stage two RES capacity auctions within the first six months of 2018 offering 300 MW for wind energy installations and 300 MW for photovoltaic capacity, well over an initial plan already endorsed by the European Commission and offering...
PPC Renewables Aiming For Development Of 700 MW In 2018-19
Looking forward to RES auctions scheduled for this coming April, PPC Renewables aims to develop 700 MW in RES capacity over the next two years, primarily in the wind and photovoltaic energy domains. PPC Renewables intends to begin with 18 wind and small hydropower...
European Player In Advanced Eltech Anemos Takeover Talks
A key European energy firm currently not present in the Greek market is believed to be engaged in advanced takeover talks with Eltech Anemos, a listed company ranked among Greece’s top three green energy players. The Eltech Anemos portfolio includes installed wind...