New study outlines a transition plan for Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant, located in Belchatow, Poland London and Łódź : Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewables paired with batteries or lower-carbon thermal capacity, research group BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds in a new report. Such a transition would lower […]
Spain can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through a society-wide effort that leverages the country’s natural endowments and new technologies to unlock sustainable and inclusive growth. In a world that is accelerating efforts to combat climate change and in the midst of increasing economic and geopolitical uncertainties, Spain could play a starring role. The country’s […]
The Puertollano renewable hydrogen production plant also includes a 100 MW photovoltaic plant and a 5 MW / 20 MWh battery system. Europe’s largest green hydrogen production plant, located in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, is now operational. The project, developed by Iberdrola for Fertiberia, generates green hydrogen using a 20 MW electrolyser that separates hydrogen and […]
The European Commission’s plan for major financial and policy support for a rapid and massive deployment of green hydrogen has been welcomed as a ground-breaking shift for the nascent technology. The EC, as part of its RePowerEU strategy designed to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, has set a target of producing 10 million […]
ALQUEVA, Portugal : Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal’s Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park in July. Built by the country’s main utility EDP (EDP.LS) on Western Europe’s biggest artificial lake, the shiny […]
Australian renewable green energy development giant Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions for 50 million customers, partner on journey to deliver up to five million tonnes per annum of green, renewable hydrogen (GH2) to Europe by 2030. […]
The European Union in 2020 sourced 21.3% of its energy from renewables, surpassing its 2009 goal. With most of the continent’s energy came from oil and petroleum products, its announcement was one of the first ambitious global promises to address climate change. Within the broad range of renewable energy sources Europe relied upon, one source […]
Australian renewable green energy development giant Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions for 50 million customers, partner on journey to deliver up to five million tonnes per annum of green, renewable hydrogen (GH2) to Europe by 2030. […]
The project’s IRR exceeds 15% Minety, the United Kingdom, March 25, 2022, The Mintey project is Europe’s largest energy storage project at 99.8MW/99.8MWh and is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary of commercial operation. The project was completed in April 2021, and has been operating safely and efficiently with outstanding results. Spanning across land larger […]
Russian officials have not signaled they would consider cutting supplies in the case of new sanctions. Moscow relies on energy exports, and although it just signed a gas deal with China, Europe is a key source of revenue. Europe is likewise dependent on Russia, so any Western sanctions would likely avoid directly targeting Russian energy supplies. […]