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Energy
Greece Sells 49% of Public Power Corporation HEDNO to Australian Company
Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) has sold 49% of its stake to Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Group
Energy
Five Percent of Power Plants Create 73% of Electrical Generation Emissions
Power plants across the world are giants of environmental pollution. A study published in the journal Enviornmental Research Letters found that five percent of the 29,000 power plants included in the study were the source of 73 percent of the planet's emissions of carbon dioxide from the electricity generation sector.
Energy
Biden Introduces Stricter Pollution Rules in Move to Push Electric Cars
President Joe Biden is introducing newer, stricter pollution laws in an attempt to phase out gas cars and make electric cars the dominant mode of personal transportation in America. Biden's strategy is to use tailpipe regulations to edge the public over to electric vehicles from their gas-fueled counterparts. Biden sees this move as the key to reducing the pollution that is contributing to global warming.
Energy
Athens’ Iconic Syntagma Square to be Transformed into Sustainable Area
Syntagma Square, the heart of Athens, will be transformed into a sustainable urban area following a vote on Monday.
Energy
New Electric-Powered Buses Start Trials in Athens
Electric buses are being introduced to the wealth of public transport options available to those in Athens on Monday.
Energy
Greek Island of Tilos Wins EU Environmental Award
The small Greek island of Tilos has been awarded an EU RESponsible Island Prize for its efforts to use local renewable energy.
Economy
Volkswagen to Transform Greek Island Astypalaia into Green Energy Hub
Astypalaia, aided by a major investment from Volkswagen, will soon become the Mediterranean's first and only green energy hub.
Energy
Eight People Injured in Alcohol Distillery Explosion in Central Greece
An explosion at an alcohol distillery near Larissa, central Greece, has left at least eight people injured on Friday.
Business
Interconnector Gas Pipeline Between Greece, Bulgaria Delayed
The Interconnector, or IGB, the proposed gas pipeline between Bulgaria and Greece, has been delayed until June of 2022.
Energy
Greece To Sign Energy Treaty With North Macedonia
Greece is expected to sign its latest energy deal in early May, this time with the neighboring Northern Macedonia.
Energy
Turkey Vows to Resume Eastern Mediterranean Drilling “Soon”
Turkey will “soon” resume its seismic and drilling activities under the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Fatih Donmez, its Energy Minister.
Energy
Crete Connects to Electrical Grid of Mainland Greece
Greece announced on Thursday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese
Business
Floating Solar Power Arrays To Be Based off Greece and Cyprus
Ocean Sun announced it signed an agreement with Greece’s MP Quantum Group (MP) to develop floating solar power arrays in Greece and Cyprus.
Energy
Tilos, Greece’s First Energy-Self-Sufficient Island
The Greek island of Tilos in the Dodecanese has become the first in the entire Mediterranean to become fully self-sufficient in energy.
Energy
Mt. Athos Monastic Community to Use 100% Renewable Energy
Greece's ancient monastic community of Mt. Athos will soon begin receiving its electricity from solar panels.